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Sunday, August 16, 2009
Saturday, August 15, 2009
POTD - August 16, 2009
I'm failing horribly at the POTD idea. :)
I may rename it Bi-monthly Pic of the Month (BMPOTM).
The BMPOTM is a Kodak Bantam Special - circa 1939. A friend recently brought over a camera his father bought pre-WWII. February 4, 1939 to be exact, for a whopping $90.13. The original receipt and all the paperwork are still in the original box!
Seeing this is a weak attempt at a blog about photography... I thought it would make a good subject.
The Kodak Bantam is a folding camera using Kodak's 828 film format (35mm film with only 1 perforation per image). It was a very compact camera, designed by the famous Walter Dorwin Teague. The basic model had a 1:12.5 Doublet lens and a single speed shutter. It appeared in 1935, together with another model that had a 1:6.3 lens and a rigid finder. Most Bantams were strut folders, but the F.8 model of 1938 had a rectangular pull-out lens tube instead. The luxurious Bantam Special was launched in 1936.
Enjoy! Here's the complete gallery.
I may rename it Bi-monthly Pic of the Month (BMPOTM).
The BMPOTM is a Kodak Bantam Special - circa 1939. A friend recently brought over a camera his father bought pre-WWII. February 4, 1939 to be exact, for a whopping $90.13. The original receipt and all the paperwork are still in the original box!
Seeing this is a weak attempt at a blog about photography... I thought it would make a good subject.
The Kodak Bantam is a folding camera using Kodak's 828 film format (35mm film with only 1 perforation per image). It was a very compact camera, designed by the famous Walter Dorwin Teague. The basic model had a 1:12.5 Doublet lens and a single speed shutter. It appeared in 1935, together with another model that had a 1:6.3 lens and a rigid finder. Most Bantams were strut folders, but the F.8 model of 1938 had a rectangular pull-out lens tube instead. The luxurious Bantam Special was launched in 1936.
Enjoy! Here's the complete gallery.
Tuesday, August 4, 2009
POTD - August 04, '09
So far the pic of the day has been more like a pic of the month. However, as I was heading out to a game of tennis I found this guy who wouldn't leave the hood of my wife's car. He actually seemed very interested in the len of my camera and would actually approach it as I closed in on him. If I wiggled my finger, he would cock his head and seemed to make eye contact. I was no more than 3 inches from him most of the time.
I spent about 5 minutes and snapped about two dozen shots. All were handheld and the DOF was so shallow most were either blurry or out of focus. I fortunately found two shots that were usable. The higher shutter speed is what saved this shot.
Shot at 1/200 at f2.8, iso 400
Here's the Gallery.
BTW - The Brown Anole, Anolis sagrei (or Norops sagrei) is an invasive species not native to Florida or the US. <---- Stupid Florida Fact. Oh, and this one is a female (DO NOT ask me how i know that).
If you have now learned something new....go home for the day!
I spent about 5 minutes and snapped about two dozen shots. All were handheld and the DOF was so shallow most were either blurry or out of focus. I fortunately found two shots that were usable. The higher shutter speed is what saved this shot.
Shot at 1/200 at f2.8, iso 400
Here's the Gallery.
BTW - The Brown Anole, Anolis sagrei (or Norops sagrei) is an invasive species not native to Florida or the US. <---- Stupid Florida Fact. Oh, and this one is a female (DO NOT ask me how i know that).
If you have now learned something new....go home for the day!
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