I sold all the classic cameras of the 1970s and '80s like Canon AE-1, Nikon F, Minolta SRT, Pentax Spotmatic, Topcon Super D, and many large and medium format cameras. My passion for all things cameras and photographic started when I turned 18 and started working at the local camera store. I'm in the process of writing a book on my experiences and pictures from this period. In later years, we published a blog on the shows we saw and also have images on my website. I first was published in Rolling Stone, Musician Magazine, Guitar Player, and other publications. My three friends and I went to see bands at least a couple of times a month. I find myself in the front row at concerts like Traffic, Humble Pie, David Bowie, Led Zeppelin, Queen, and all the classic bands of the '70s. I took that camera on vacation to Alaska shooting 620 films and still have the negatives and photos.įast forward to when I'm 16. Everything was backward, but my brain quickly figured out left was right, and right was left. It was a Univex twin lens camera, and I was mesmerized looking down through the waist level finder. I can still remember when my uncle gave me my first camera. 123 film, which ended production in 1949.įor this camera collecting blog, I want to give you a little background on my interest in anything photographic. I wish I had images from this tremendous camera, but I don't have the glass plate holder, which I might be able to use film in or have the ability to find a roll of No.
Then wind the film to the next frame via a knob on the top left. Set shutter speed, and aperture, pull the dark slide out, and expose the film. On the left side is a release that allows the film chamber to be lowered back into place. You could check the depth of field too by stopping down the lens. Pull out the ground glass, and attach it to the back of the camera via two small clips that allow you to slip it into place. On the right side of the camera, the bottom front corner is another concealed button that, when pressed, allows the film area to swing up over the camera. There is a little "L" bracket that holds it into place. Once you have the film loaded and the lens pulled out, you're ready to make the exposures. If you want to read more about the man and the company, you can do so here. The camera sold for $25.00 and would be returned to the company to have the film processed, prints made, and re-loaded with another roll for $10.00. In 1888, the company introduced the first camera with a roll of film with enough exposures for 100 photos. In 1883, Kodak shocked the industry when he introduces the first film on a roll. After working for almost three years trying to perfect this, by 1880, he invented a dry plate formula and the machine to produce them in quantities. He wanted to make the process more simplified and had read in the British Journal about people experimenting with gelatin emulsion. He realized the amount of equipment needed to take on the trip was enormous, but this is where he fell in love with photography. At the time (1878), the photographers would coat the wet plates themselves. When George was 24, he had planned on taking a trip to Santo Domingo when a friend told him he should document the journey.
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