One of the enduring problems with many older cameras is the 'sticky shutter'. Many cameras with older leaf shutters, start seizing up at slower speeds. Sometimes they stop altogether. I've had my share of those and they usually get consigned to the 'dead camera' box, as a repair usually exceeds its value.
Agfa Isolette III, f3.5 Solinar lens. |
Ashly Gorge, track through the forest - 1 second at f8; colourised black and white. |
I might be getting old, but not too old to smile whenever I find one of the 'fairy houses' scattered throughout the forest. I came across this one in a rather dark place.
'Fairy house' fixed to a Redwood Tree. 8 seconds at f8 |
Inside each house, there is usually a pithy little saying. This one says "Be awesome ... be a book nut." Thank you, I am.
'Fairy house' - 1/2 second at f8. |
There's something very satisfying about using a seventy-year-old camera, to take black-and-white photos and ending up with coloured pictures. Not quick mind you, but satisfying; digital has just become far too easy. (There's a time and place for 'easy'.)
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