Signal Corps, Pro Patria Vigilant ! 557th Maintainace Company Worked on radios in Army, now I work on cameras for fun. I saw you had Robots on table, but not with the tall winder. Got a Robot II to work nicely, and found out they were still mounting them on 262s near end of war. Under cracking cover, they're small holes in back of case for different equipment use, mounting. Now it just needs new vulcanite, or it'll leak light. Someone tried to scratch out Luftwaffen Property off back of camera, but sn still intact inside, they also tried filling in nazAFi property on back ring on the 2/40 Biotar, with silver solder. Lens cleaned up, and works beautifully. Next step, figure best way to get some film through it, then finish the PAX M2, that apparently lived on a US Navy ship.
I read that the Argus C3 was the favorite among American soldiers that were proficient in photography and the Leica IIIa for the German officers. Please correct me if I am wrong.
PanzerProductions Contrary to what you may believe, most film photographs of that era are in fact in 4K. Film has an astonishing resolution to it. Watch the Twilight Zone sometime, and you'll see what I mean.
Its incredible that today we have a bunch of mass produce cameras with little control over them. Back then we had countries devoting to different ideas and concepts to perfect the camera and even consider its draw backs, economics, and ease
I wish they had just gone camera by camera so we could read the cards, then stopping to discuss whichever they thought was interesting. The jumping around and zooming was disturbing. I have a Kine Exacta, definitely the SLR future, but the waist level finder is very difficult (not bright, very small). While it is true the Japanese copied the Germans, by 1941, they had excellent rangefinders (Kwanon), TLRs (many Rolleiflex copies like Minolta Automat I have), and lots of folders by scores of companies including Olympus, Riken/Ricoh, Tokyo Kagaku (TopCon), and many others. More German cameras survive because large numbers were exported. Few Japanese cameras were exported to safe countries.
the British government, during the war, asked members of the public to sell then their leicas and other quality cameras for the war effort. They also got hold of some via some a n neutral European country either Sweden or Switzerland and I believe the U.S. After the war British and American intelligence visited Westlar and took drawings of the leica IIIb and IIIc models this resulted in the British Reid cameras and the American Kardon.
Nice show.....BUT.....you missed saying....who YOU ARE , and WHERE YOU WERE to shot this showing.......At time frame.....10:30, you explained about the Mercury camera, but did nt tell....US.... that the focus was of a range finder type, BUT, the lens DID NOT MOVE IN AND OUT.....The film plane moves in and out....that was an AMERICAN idea, as they DID NOT want to pay ROYALTIES to LEITZ...... At time frame...11:00....this is true. The adverage german soldier used the AGFA for personal photos, not military usage. Did you know that....GENERAL ERNST ROMMEL, used a leica "C" to take ( again personal ) photos, as he went across France with his army to reach the English channel.....When GENERAL PATTEN, landed in ITALY, he used a CONTAX model 1 camera, to show the german general.....whom they are up against.
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I have many of these cameras, and enlargers, now.....but they never cease to amaze me! Thanks
Signal Corps, Pro Patria Vigilant !
557th Maintainace Company
Worked on radios in Army, now I work on cameras for fun. I saw you had Robots on table, but not with the tall winder.
Got a Robot II to work nicely, and found out they were still mounting them on 262s near end of war. Under cracking cover, they're small holes in back of case for different equipment use, mounting. Now it just needs new vulcanite, or it'll leak light.
Someone tried to scratch out Luftwaffen Property off back of camera, but sn still intact inside, they also tried filling in nazAFi property on back ring on the 2/40 Biotar, with silver solder. Lens cleaned up, and works beautifully.
Next step, figure best way to get some film through it, then finish the PAX M2, that apparently lived on a US Navy ship.
fantastoc collection and such fascinating history - I love film cameras
Very interesting indeed thank you👍
Thank you for sharing.
Are those camera are capable of audio recording as well?
Awesome Content :)
They Look Even Really Equal To What A Cam Looks Like Today :D
I read that the Argus C3 was the favorite among American soldiers that were proficient in photography and the Leica IIIa for the German officers. Please correct me if I am wrong.
What that thing, that looks like a radio? 6:01
Odd to omit the stout little Kodak 35 that was used by so many American combat photographers.
Interesting comment.
What about Argus C-four? In vietnam??..
someone should start scanning all those films in 4k most of them are 480p or 720p scans
Dude, in ww2 it was the 1940s, it wasn’t event close to 480p. They can’t just load this in a program and make it 4k you idiot.
PanzerProductions Contrary to what you may believe, most film photographs of that era are in fact in 4K. Film has an astonishing resolution to it. Watch the Twilight Zone sometime, and you'll see what I mean.
Top right corner. I have that projector
Interesting
Which cameras were considered suitable for secret agents?
Oh Dear Chris. "Whats that thing that looks like a drill press?" An enlarger.
Its incredible that today we have a bunch of mass produce cameras with little control over them. Back then we had countries devoting to different ideas and concepts to perfect the camera and even consider its draw backs, economics, and ease
So much for innovation , The Exacta was the future but never mentioned
Exaktas are fantastic if you can get them restored and know how to operate them correctly. ie cock shutter BEFORE changing the shutter speed.
I wish they had just gone camera by camera so we could read the cards, then stopping to discuss whichever they thought was interesting. The jumping around and zooming was disturbing. I have a Kine Exacta, definitely the SLR future, but the waist level finder is very difficult (not bright, very small). While it is true the Japanese copied the Germans, by 1941, they had excellent rangefinders (Kwanon), TLRs (many Rolleiflex copies like Minolta Automat I have), and lots of folders by scores of companies including Olympus, Riken/Ricoh, Tokyo Kagaku (TopCon), and many others. More German cameras survive because large numbers were exported. Few Japanese cameras were exported to safe countries.
fantatoc colletic maceras
Hello, I have a camera I need help trying to identify .Is there a way I can send a picture? Do you have an email ? Thank you
the British government, during the war, asked members of the public to sell then their leicas and other quality cameras for the war effort. They also got hold of some via some a n neutral European country either Sweden or Switzerland and I believe the U.S. After the war British and American intelligence visited Westlar and took drawings of the leica IIIb and IIIc models this resulted in the British Reid cameras and the American Kardon.
Do they record?
my grandpa was ww2 photgerfer
Nice show.....BUT.....you missed saying....who YOU ARE , and WHERE YOU WERE to shot this showing.......At time frame.....10:30, you explained about the Mercury camera, but did nt tell....US.... that the focus was of a range finder type, BUT, the lens DID NOT MOVE IN AND OUT.....The film plane moves in and out....that was an AMERICAN idea, as they DID NOT want to pay ROYALTIES to LEITZ...... At time frame...11:00....this is true. The adverage german soldier used the AGFA for personal photos, not military usage. Did you know that....GENERAL ERNST ROMMEL, used a leica "C" to take ( again personal ) photos, as he went across France with his army to reach the English channel.....When GENERAL PATTEN, landed in ITALY, he used a CONTAX model 1 camera, to show the german general.....whom they are up against.
It would have been "fantastic" if the interviewer was interested in or had a little knowledge of the subject of pre war cameras.
I work at a thrift store & have 2 from 1936 ikon cameras