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Holy S---! I never expected this
On 2010-09-24 16:50:00 -0700, Twibil said:
On Sep 24, 4:30*pm, Savageduck wrote: Aah! My first venture into 35mm. Dad's Argus C-3, which also led me to the magic of the darkroom. He must have got that sometime between 1948-1950. No plastic there. Sure? If I recall, that black nubbly stuff covering most of the camera body was Tolex: a (wait for it) plastic-impregnated cloth that in later incarnations was used for covering guitar amps, Etc. ~Pete Oh! Well! Then I guess there is no escape for Rich. http://homepage.mac.com/lco/filechute/Argus_C3.jpg -- Regards, Savageduck |
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Holy S---! I never expected this
On 9/24/2010 8:23 PM, Savageduck wrote:
On 2010-09-24 16:50:00 -0700, Twibil said: On Sep 24, 4:30 pm, Savageduck wrote: Aah! My first venture into 35mm. Dad's Argus C-3, which also led me to the magic of the darkroom. He must have got that sometime between 1948-1950. No plastic there. Sure? If I recall, that black nubbly stuff covering most of the camera body was Tolex: a (wait for it) plastic-impregnated cloth that in later incarnations was used for covering guitar amps, Etc. ~Pete Oh! Well! Then I guess there is no escape for Rich. http://homepage.mac.com/lco/filechute/Argus_C3.jpg I suspect that that black ring securing the lens is also some kind of synthetic--it has remained reliably black on mine, which hit several beaches in the Pacific during WWII. |
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Holy S---! I never expected this
On Fri, 24 Sep 2010 18:36:12 -0400, Robert Coe wrote:
On Sun, 19 Sep 2010 20:05:21 -0700 (PDT), Rich wrote: : On Sep 19, 10:46Â*pm, Savageduck : wrote: : On 2010-09-19 19:21:50 -0700, RichA said: : : http://dpreview.com/news/1009/10091910fujifilmx100.asp : : Fuji, where is the DSLR with that sensor? : : Well it isn't the Spanish Inquisition, but it is almost as appealing : the comfy chair. : : This might be premature, but I like this concept. It looks like it : could be the digital replacement for my old Yashica Electro 35 with : its fixed 45mm f/1.7 : : -- : Regards, : : Savageduck : : I applaud Fuji for doing this (and not sinking completely into : the abyss of P&S Hell) and I applaud shooters with the discipline : to shoot with a fixed focal length lens. I still have an Argus C-3. Would you applaud my "discipline" if I went back to using it? Bob I might but I don't think your wallet would. -- Neil - reverse 'ra' and delete 'l'. |
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