“O” is for the Agfa Optima.
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Scientist (Paleontology, Geochemistry, Geology); Writer (Speculative and Science Fiction, plus technical and non-technical Science); Mom to great boy on the Autism spectrum; possessor of too many hobbies.
What is that? Wednesday: Realistic Dinosaurs
I’m a paleontologist. I’m a little selective about dinosaur toys… understandably. So when I saw this toy set at the drug store yesterday, I had to buy it – if only to protect unsuspecting children from buying it and thinking its contents really represented actual dinosaurs.
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“N” is for Nikomat
“N” is for Nikomat, one of Nikon’s early SLRs.
“M” is for Mercury
“M” is for the Univex Mercury CC, a fantastic little 35mm camera that took half-frame shots (that is, it got 48 exposures on a typical 24-exposure roll of film).
“L” is for Land Camera
“L” is for the Polaroid Land Camera.
This camera was named after Dr. Edwin Land, who invented the instant picture process that all the Polaroid cameras used. It’s because of him that we ‘shake it like a Polaroid.’
“K” is for Karat, and Kandor
“K” is for the Agfa Karat. It’s also for Kandor, a silly little camera by Irwin Corporation.
“J” is for Jiffy
“J” is for the Jiffy Kodak
The Jiffy Kodak is a fairly common camera with a pop-out front that took roll film.
“I” is for Instamatic
“I” is for Instamatic, Kodak’s camera for 126 cartridge film
Instamatics arose with the advent of 126 cartridge film. The cartridge made loading and unloading the camera very easy.
“H” is for Hit, and for Haeg
“H” is for Hit, and the Ernemann Haeg
Hit cameras are very small film cameras first marketed under the Hit name.
“G” is for Graphic
“G” is for Graphic: The Graphic 35 from Graflex
The Speed Graphic from Graflex is a camera that recalls the past. This was a common press camera, that took images on large plates.
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