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Amishdelight
Location: "Deliverance Georgia" Gender: Male Total Likes: 111 likes
Be Genuine , S.P.E.C.T.R.E.
| | | My Vintage film Cameras, looking for advice/opinions < on 5/29/2014 12:11 AM > | Reply with Quote
| | | Just procured some of our families camera collection. So here it is... Anyone know anything about the following three cameras? Meaning have you used them, do you prefer certain film, tips or tricks for use, etc. etc. I haven't shot film in 15 years, and that was with a modern SLR! So I'm looking forward to playing with it again. Not to mention they all have sentimental value!
Graflex Century 35, hailing from Japan circa 1957 and said to be a workhorse of average quality. Agfa Ambi Silette, often called the poor mans Leica and comes from Germany circa 1957. The rarest of the bunch, and the one I fell in love with instantly. Mamiya 23 Standard, lenses feature Seikosha leaf shutter and uses a 6x9 film back. They were produced in the 60's and it was the last generation of "press cameras" before reporters switched over to smaller and easier to use 35mm cameras. My Grandfather used it for portraits when doing studio work. Thanks in advance if any of y'all have anything to contribute, and no worries if you don't!
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| PorkyMcCaw
Location: Western PA Gender: Male Total Likes: 59 likes
| | | Re: My Vintage film Cameras, looking for advice/opinions < Reply # 9 on 5/31/2014 3:42 AM > | Reply with Quote
| | | But back to the whole money thing, if you want to save some cash shooting film, I have a couple of recommendations. 1. If you like black and white, it's very easy to develop it yourself. Chemicals and the starting supplies are relatively cheap, and if you buy your film in bulk, it's pretty cheap. You might mess up the first few times you do it, but once you get the hang of it, you can get awesome results. 2. If you really want to shoot medium format color film for cheap, you can look into getting a Polaroid back for your Mamiya. You just slap the Polaroid back on the camera and load it up with some Fuji instant film, which you can get for around $8.50 for 10 shots. Since you don't have to develop it, instant film ends up being cheaper shot for shot than buying film and developing it. Also, with instant film you can reclaim the negatives by bleaching the black part that peels off. The only major drawback with instant film is that the resolving power is pretty low so you can't make massive enlargement with your reclaimed negatives. Hope this helps! *Edit- Unfortunately, my friend just informed me that Polaroid backs apparently don't work with the Mamiya 23 Standard. But it's still something to think about if you ever invest in another MF camera and don't want to spend around 20 dollars to purchase and develop a 12-shot roll.
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| Amishdelight
Location: "Deliverance Georgia" Gender: Male Total Likes: 111 likes
Be Genuine , S.P.E.C.T.R.E.
| | | Re: My Vintage film Cameras, looking for advice/opinions < Reply # 12 on 5/31/2014 9:16 PM > | Reply with Quote
| | | Posted by PorkyMcCaw But back to the whole money thing, if you want to save some cash shooting film, I have a couple of recommendations. 1. If you like black and white, it's very easy to develop it yourself. Chemicals and the starting supplies are relatively cheap, and if you buy your film in bulk, it's pretty cheap. You might mess up the first few times you do it, but once you get the hang of it, you can get awesome results. 2. If you really want to shoot medium format color film for cheap, you can look into getting a Polaroid back for your Mamiya. You just slap the Polaroid back on the camera and load it up with some Fuji instant film, which you can get for around $8.50 for 10 shots. Since you don't have to develop it, instant film ends up being cheaper shot for shot than buying film and developing it. Also, with instant film you can reclaim the negatives by bleaching the black part that peels off. The only major drawback with instant film is that the resolving power is pretty low so you can't make massive enlargement with your reclaimed negatives. Hope this helps! *Edit- Unfortunately, my friend just informed me that Polaroid backs apparently don't work with the Mamiya 23 Standard. But it's still something to think about if you ever invest in another MF camera and don't want to spend around 20 dollars to purchase and develop a 12-shot roll.
| I do like B&W and I had contemplated the ease of developing my own. I could easily build a small dark room in my loft, might could even convert my small wood shop on developing days. Thanks for the encouragement! And yes, in a perfect world I would have a Universal or Super... Or an even more perfect world something completely different haha Does your friend have a standard? I don't see many people on the interwebz shooting with the standard, for obvious reasons
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