more old tat(an old camera)

[mel b3]

evening gents,

 

im always finding old tat at work , yesterday i came by this old camera , it has no real financial value , but its a very interesting find. i think its a 1953 - 1957 model , i bet its taken some interesting pics in its time.

 

[TIGHTCHOKE]

Interesting!

[TaxiDriver]

Wonder if you can still get 120 roll film nowadays

I had one of those as a first camera at the age of 10 yrs old, and a family friend who was more like a surrogate grandad taught me to develop the b/w film, IIRC you only got 12 or 15 shots on a roll.

[mel b3]

Wonder if you can still get 120 roll film nowadays

I had one of those as a first camera at the age of 10 yrs old, and a family friend who was more like a surrogate grandad taught me to develop the b/w film, IIRC you only got 12 or 15 shots on a roll.

i didnt realise that you could buy any film at all these days , i thought everything was digital.

[clakk]

Still get 35mm at The photo shop in our local Tesco,s 24 or 36 exposure but not cheap £5 a throw ,so much easier to use digital

[nagantino]

You will still get 120 but probably on line. There are still labs to process it to negative also then you could print. I take the negative and scan so you can work it in photoshop. It's a great pastime. I think it's like LPs.......they will make comeback.

[mel b3]

You will still get 120 but probably on line. There are still labs to process it to negative also then you could print. I take the negative and scan so you can work it in photoshop. It's a great pastime. I think it's like LPs.......they will make comeback.

I might just try it out, it would be quite interesting.

[oldypigeonpopper]

hello, i like those oldy cameras, keep looking for a kodak pocket one used in WW 1 , you know the saying mel what ones mans tat is another mans treasure

[hawkfanz]

yes i think kodak or one of the other brands has started producing film again,it was mentioned at my last visit to the anoraks railway circle,lol

[mel b3]

if i get time tomorrow , ill post pics of my other fantastical bin finds lol.

[grrclark]

Have a good rake in the bins and find an old web camera then give yourself a project to transplant the guts of the web camera into the box brownie. The photographic output might be bobbins, but then again so was the output of most box brownies using film.

[mel b3]

That would actually be quite cool.

[vmaxphil]

Film is making a bit of a comeback of late amateur photographer had an article on it a few weeks ago

[Mr.C]

Time to dust of the medium format gear, if I can find where I put it.....

[masmiffy]

Think I have an old box camera somewhere was gonna bin it

Still got my Canon AV1 and another 35mm Pentax, tried to get valuation but seems worth nothing sadly

Edited May 10, 2017 by masmiffy

[clakk]

+1 on the Canon Av 1 cant sell it for buttons ,shame such a nice camera in its day

[Pushkin]

Here you go this might help for film - but it isn't cheap these days

http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_odkw=120+roll+film&_osacat=0&_from=R40&_trksid=m570.l1313&_nkw=120+roll+film&_sacat=0

Pushkin

[mel b3]

Thats brilliant , thankyou , im very tempted to give it a go when I get the chance.