A vintage camera and a vintage Volvo. It doesn't get much better than that! That's a lovely little camera. There is something about small mechanical cameras that is so appealing. All that technology in a pocketable package. It's wonderful to be able to use a camera from such a very long time ago and to think about the family occasions that the old lens might have seen back in the day. What a splendid gift from your father.
I really like your videos. Fiddling around with old cameras is such a joy. And it is the first time I realize that handling such a small camera before shooting looks like somebody is playing with a Rubrik's cube :)
@@oddballcamera Sounds good. I'm a big fan of 127 and 126 cameras. Just small unusual cameras in general. Hope to see one of the Detrola models or the Bolsey cameras...cheers!
Wow! Another great little camera - some nice shots too. I think there is generally too much importance placed on precision of focus. Focus is easier to achieve on more modern, automated, equipment where using scale focus is a bit more hit and miss. I think composition and mood are a better target for these older cameras.
a jewel of a camera! The sharpness issue may also be due to the pressure plate. (Btw, sharpness does not necessarily make for a "better" photo). Interesting video and look for more pics with this camera, thanks.
What a wonderful present. I've watched for one without success while haunting cameras swap meets for 40 years. Very high quality made, so think of it as a Rollei 35 shooting the smallest style of medium format roll film. I think the format was 645, in landscape mode, but not sure. Cameras of this style were very popular in Europe before WWII, but interest collapsed thereafter. The sharpness issues shown in the video could be just a poor lens, but there are so many sharpness killing steps between film in box and scanned image result these days, who could tell from the video. This was not an inexpensive camera, so my bet is that the lens is okay. (Lens looks like a Tessar copy and does not look to be coated, so that might become an issue in critical lighting.)
Thank you! I agree, I think the lens is OK since the images focused at infinity are sharp. I'm looking forward to running another roll of film through it again!
We just purchased this camera and our version looks exactly like yours. You skipped showing how to load the film. We assume it is top loaded but we can't get our top off. Is the key the lever at the top with the L and O for lock and open?
Yes, sorry, by the time I decided to start making this video I already had loaded film into the camera, so I skipped filming the loading procedure. You are correct that the big lever on the top of the camera is the lock for opening the camera, and L and O do stand for "lock" and "open". However, the camera is not top loading. When you slide the lever to "O", then the back and bottom plate of the camera come off together. Once open the loading procedure is pretty straightforward. Good luck and I hope you have fun with your camera!
A great camera indeed .. nice pictoralist images with the lens. I guess you could outfit it to with a film adaptor to accept 120 film but would the numbers be accurate in the red windows? coincidentally, I as well had an April birthday (older than you) and received a nice Yashica elect 35 from my family. Nice video - happy birthday.
That’s a gorgeous little camera. Yet another one for my list to collect if I find one . Have you any thoughts on shoe mount rangefinders ? It might be helpful for that focusing situation. I regularly use an old voigtländer unit with some of my voigtländer and Zeiss Ikon cameras
Awesome! You can find re-rolled 127 film at Film Photography Project, Blue Moon Camera, Freestyle Photo, and others. You can also buy Shanghai GP3 in 127 size on Amazon. Another option is to find expired 127 film on eBay. Have fun!
Thank you for showing such a beautiful vintage work of art.
My pleasure! Thank you for the feedback, I really appreciate it.
Now I need to keep an eye out for one of those. Great pics too!
Yes! They're fun to shoot with. Thank you!
Lovely little camera. Also Happy Birthday.🎉
A vintage camera and a vintage Volvo. It doesn't get much better than that! That's a lovely little camera. There is something about small mechanical cameras that is so appealing. All that technology in a pocketable package.
It's wonderful to be able to use a camera from such a very long time ago and to think about the family occasions that the old lens might have seen back in the day. What a splendid gift from your father.
Yes, I agree completely--this is one of the things that appeals to me most when using these old cameras.
What a beautiful little camera.
Great photos… beautiful little gem there! So well preserved! Nice pictures… love the contrast. Loving your videos.
Thank you! I appreciate your comments.
I really like your videos. Fiddling around with old cameras is such a joy. And it is the first time I realize that handling such a small camera before shooting looks like somebody is playing with a Rubrik's cube :)
Ha! Yes, the motions of setting up this camera to shoot do look like someone solving a Rubik's Cube, don't they! That's funny...
Gorgeous!
You really have great ta ste in neat old cameras,,,very cool! Keep up the great videos.
Thank you so much! I really appreciate the feedback. Watch for more videos soon.
@@oddballcamera Sounds good. I'm a big fan of 127 and 126 cameras. Just small unusual cameras in general. Hope to see one of the Detrola models or the Bolsey cameras...cheers!
Wow! Another great little camera - some nice shots too. I think there is generally too much importance placed on precision of focus. Focus is easier to achieve on more modern, automated, equipment where using scale focus is a bit more hit and miss. I think composition and mood are a better target for these older cameras.
Thank you! I absolutely agree about composition and mood.
a jewel of a camera! The sharpness issue may also be due to the pressure plate. (Btw, sharpness does not necessarily make for a "better" photo). Interesting video and look for more pics with this camera, thanks.
Ah that's a really good point about the pressure plate, I will take a look at that also.
What a wonderful present. I've watched for one without success while haunting cameras swap meets for 40 years. Very high quality made, so think of it as a Rollei 35 shooting the smallest style of medium format roll film. I think the format was 645, in landscape mode, but not sure. Cameras of this style were very popular in Europe before WWII, but interest collapsed thereafter. The sharpness issues shown in the video could be just a poor lens, but there are so many sharpness killing steps between film in box and scanned image result these days, who could tell from the video. This was not an inexpensive camera, so my bet is that the lens is okay. (Lens looks like a Tessar copy and does not look to be coated, so that might become an issue in critical lighting.)
Thank you! I agree, I think the lens is OK since the images focused at infinity are sharp. I'm looking forward to running another roll of film through it again!
We just purchased this camera and our version looks exactly like yours. You skipped showing how to load the film. We assume it is top loaded but we can't get our top off. Is the key the lever at the top with the L and O for lock and open?
Yes, sorry, by the time I decided to start making this video I already had loaded film into the camera, so I skipped filming the loading procedure. You are correct that the big lever on the top of the camera is the lock for opening the camera, and L and O do stand for "lock" and "open". However, the camera is not top loading. When you slide the lever to "O", then the back and bottom plate of the camera come off together. Once open the loading procedure is pretty straightforward. Good luck and I hope you have fun with your camera!
A great camera indeed .. nice pictoralist images with the lens.
I guess you could outfit it to with a film adaptor to accept 120 film but would the numbers be accurate in the red windows?
coincidentally, I as well had an April birthday (older than you) and received a nice Yashica elect 35 from my family.
Nice video - happy birthday.
Very nice! The Yashica Electro 35s are really great cameras. Happy birthday to you!
Nice
That’s a gorgeous little camera. Yet another one for my list to collect if I find one . Have you any thoughts on shoe mount rangefinders ? It might be helpful for that focusing situation. I regularly use an old voigtländer unit with some of my voigtländer and Zeiss Ikon cameras
Yes, I think that's a great idea about using a shoe mount rangefinder. I do have a couple of those I could try.
@@oddballcamera I do hope it helps
I found one of these at a garage sale and bought it! Where can I get this film?! Thank you for sharing
Awesome! You can find re-rolled 127 film at Film Photography Project, Blue Moon Camera, Freestyle Photo, and others. You can also buy Shanghai GP3 in 127 size on Amazon. Another option is to find expired 127 film on eBay. Have fun!