“F” is for F: The Nikon F Photomic FTN
The Nikon F was Nippon Kogaku’s first Nikon SLR camera. The Photomic FTN was a specific type of prism on the top of the camera.
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“F” is for Falcon
“F” is for Falcon
Falcon was a name given to many inexpensive, often plastic cameras, mostly manufactured by Utility Manufacturing Company. The company was founded around 1934 and was sold to the Spartus Corporation of Chicago sometime in the 1940s.
“E” is for Exakta
“E” is for Exakta, by Ihagee
The Exacta cameras, and smaller Exa models, are single-lens reflex cameras made in Germany.
“D” is for Dynamatic
“D” is for Dynamatic, from Voigtlander
The Dynamatic cameras were manufactured in the early 1960’s for the standard 35mm roll film.
“C” is for C3
“C” is for C3: Argus’s “Brick”
The Brick was the name applied to this rather brick-shaped camera that was very popular in the 30’s to 50’s
“B” is for Brownie
“B” is for Brownie: The infamous Kodak Brownie.
Brownie cameras are probably the best known of antique cameras. It seems inevitable that if I mention that I collect cameras, someone asks me if I have a Brownie. The answer is yes.
“A” is for, well, A
“A” is for A: The Univex Model A camera.
The Universal Camera Corporation lasted from 1933 to 1952. The Model A was one of its first cameras, designed to take photos on special No. 00 roll film.
Cameras from A to Z
Tomorrow is the first day of the Blogging from A to Z challenge. I’m really excited about this year’s challenge, because I’m blogging about cameras.
I’ll be choosing camera models whose names begin with the appropriate letter of the alphabet, beginning with the letter A tomorrow.Continue reading “Cameras from A to Z”
Cameras, Cameras Everywhere –
…and the one I use most often is the one in my cell phone.
Because the A to Z blogging challenge is starting soon I’ve been thinking a lot about cameras. That’s because I decided that cameras will be the theme I use for the challenge.
We have a few cameras (by few, I mean about 600), so I figured it would be easy. A greater challenge would be to narrow down the types of cameras.
I decided to go with single lens film cameras. You might ask, what other kinds of cameras are there? Besides digital cameras, of course.
For giggles, I thought I’d present here a little tutorial on the types of cameras out there.Continue reading “Cameras, Cameras Everywhere –”
April’s Blogging from A to Z Theme Reveal
April is among my favorite months for blogging, because of the Blogging from A to Z challenge. The idea is that or each day of the month, exluding weekends, one writes a blog post related to a specific letter of the alphabet. April 1 is A, April 2 is B, etc.
While a theme is not a requirement, it can make blogging a lot more interesting. In this post, I shall reveal to you, my dear reader, what this year’s theme will be for this blog. A lot of blogs are participating in the A to Z challenge and are revealing their themes today, in a the A to Z Theme Reveal Blogfest.
Last year, I blogged about Paleocene mammal species.
This year, my theme will be…Continue reading “April’s Blogging from A to Z Theme Reveal”
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