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Re: George's Dilemma (antique Kodak)
- From: P3D Bill Davis <bd3d@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Subject: Re: George's Dilemma (antique Kodak)
- Date: Tue, 20 May 1997 22:19:51 -0400
At 08:39 PM 5/20/97 -0400, you wrote:
>>>"Antique"?
>>
>>Mine's 40+ years old. Have you got a new one?
>
>My Realist w/ Ilex Paragon lenses is 50 years old... There are some
>Realists that are 30 years old... I would reserve the term "antique" for a
>camera that is from the turn of the century or older. The Realist and your
>Kodak are just "old cameras".
Fine by me. Forestalls my becoming an antique by some years... :--)
>But I have a
>serious question: What is your normal routine? Do you advance the Kodak
>right after you take a picture or just before taking the next picture?
Right after I take a picture.
>believe it is recommended not to leave the shutter cocked for long periods
>of time which would suggest that it is better to advance just before taking
>the picture.
I had heard this when I was learning photography with an SLR and sort of
thought it had to do with the relatively strong springs used for the
mirrors on those things. Maybe the same holds true for the wimpy little
springs in the Kodak. Whatever the case, if there's film in it, my Kodak
is likely to be cocked, even if it sits that way for a week or more (lots
more, sometimes). My current regular user, bought from Don Fraina a bit
over three years ago, has had this treatment since then and has not had a
problem. One is waiting to happen, perhaps.
>
>IF I decide not to keep it and IF it works properly (no sticky shutters)
>THEN I will ask quite a bit for it and I am sure some suc..., I mean
>customer, will pay it, after all the publicity that you guys gave this
>camera!!!
Darn it! Always shooting myself in the foot. It's Elliot's fault really,
he's always saying the nicest things about the Kodak! I try to be more or
less noncommittal about it, relating just my humble experiences.
I occasionally run into people while I'm shooting who say "Hey, I've got
one of those in the attic that my father/uncle/grandfather had. Are they
any good?" Foolish me, I generally say something like "Sure, they can take
some real neat pictures, they use regular slide film and are easy to use,
etc..." Then they go off and I never see them again. What I should say is
"Nah, they don't have a very good reputation among the serious stereo
photographers. The camera to get is a Realist, now there's a stereo
camera! By the way, instead of throwing away Grandpa's Kodak, why not sell
it to me? These things are always breaking down and I could use a spare
for the parts. You could probably get 10 or 20 bucks for it in a garage
sale, but I'll give you $30. $40 if you have one of those goofy-looking
brown viewers to go with it."
>-- George Themelis
>
Bill D., the Smiling Snapshooter
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