The Official Girls Scouts of America Camera was made in Chicago by The Herbert George Company in 1956. The camera is an Imperial Mark XII Flash camera that’s been re-branded. These plastic-bodied cameras were the first to be manufactured in several colors, and various face plates were installed. They also made the Official Boy Scouts […]
Read More The Official Girl Scouts of America CameraMy 13-year old loves to tease me about using the Barbie camera. When I pull it out of my camera bag, his reaction is a combination of silliness and flamboyance, “Are you shooting with your [high pitched voice] Barbie camera today?” The Barbie Instant Camera was made in the United Kingdom by Polaroid in 1998. […]
Read More Come On Barbie, Let’s Go PartyThe Hi-Matic series was Minolta’s most popular line of consumer rangefinder cameras. The F was produced in 1972 as an economy model. Not only economic in price, but in size and weight. The Hi-Matic F weighs 350g and measures only 113 x 73 x 54mm. With a small footprint, the camera does have a nice […]
Read More Minolta Hi-Matic FCamera: Yashica Electro 35 GS (1970 – 1973) Film: Kodak Tri-X 400 (Expired 6/10) bought at Goodwill for $.99 Process: RepliColor, Salt Lake City, UT Scanner: Epson Perfection V600 Photo This Post Sponsored by: 24/7 Camera Bags at Adorama – Created for the urban photographer looking for infallible support and organization when shooting from […]
Read More Expired, Retired, and Still Fired – Part 2One of the most recognizable cameras in history is the Kodak Brownie. They made several models of the Brownie, but the Hawkeye Flash stands out because of its simple square bakelite body. The Kodak Brownie Hawkeye Flash was designed by Arthur H. Crapsey, and manufactured from May 1949 to July 1961. The cost, $5.00 USD […]
Read More Kodak Brownie Hawkeye FlashBack in March when I won a Minolta Hi-Matic 7S at the Film Photography Project Walking Workshop, I had been looking to get a 35mm rangefinder camera. Shortly after that, my friend Mike Williams sent me a Yashica Electro 35 GS, another great rangefinder. And now, the Canon Canonet G-III QL17 rangefinder. I actually found […]
Read More Canon Canonet G-III QL17The Electro 35 GS was the third generation of Electro automatic rangefinder cameras made by Yashica from 1970 -1972. The Electro GS features a sharp Yashinon f/1.7 – 16, 45mm lens. A CdS cell on the front-left of the camera detects the amount of light and alerts you on the top of the camera and […]
Read More Yashica Electro 35 GSOne of my favorite looking classic cameras is the original 1964 Pentax Spotmatic made in Japan by Asahi. The Spotmatic was the first 35mm SLR camera to use TTL (Through the Lens) metering. The meter originally required a 1.35v mercury cell battery and is the only non-mechanical function on the camera. I found this camera […]
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