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Grumpy Old Guy

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9. Yeshiva Mat!!!! LOL!!!!

Sat Jul 30, 2022, 06:30 PM

Jul 2022

(I needed a good laugh)!

That is an amazing enlargement, isn't it?

Yep, it's a Kodak Brownie, although this is not the same camera that my family had back in the 50s. I'm not really sure how we came by this one. I think someone sent it to me.

I loved my Yashica Mats too. They were really an all around camera. You could shoot landscapes and portraits all day long. I shot a few weddings with them too. That 6x6 negative was awesome, and gave crystal clear 8x10 prints. I paid $100 for the newer one, and $25 for the older one in about 1970 or 71. I had an a rechargeable Graflex flash to go with it.

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We added a new camera to the family. [View all] Grumpy Old Guy Jul 2022 OP

Excellent equipment and technique. TreasonousBastard Jul 2022 #1

Thanks! Grumpy Old Guy Jul 2022 #11

Looks like you're having fun with your new camera. Callalily Jul 2022 #2

Yup! Grumpy Old Guy Jul 2022 #12

The lens gives a pleasant bokeh to the image... nt mitch96 Jul 2022 #3

I'm pleased with the results. Grumpy Old Guy Jul 2022 #13

But what is the lens? At first I was guessing it was kit lens that... TreasonousBastard Jul 2022 #15

The house finch closeup is gorgeous Mousetoescamper Jul 2022 #4

Sparkling! usonian Jul 2022 #5

Why didn't I do that? Mousetoescamper Jul 2022 #7

Ha, Ha, because I am curious. usonian Jul 2022 #8

Yeshiva Mat!!!! LOL!!!! Grumpy Old Guy Jul 2022 #9

A lot of those old lenses are tessar designs. usonian Jul 2022 #14

You brought back some memories. Grumpy Old Guy Jul 2022 #17

Wow! And I am the guy who tells people to be careful what they wish for! usonian Jul 2022 #20

I also used a bridge camera for many years. Grumpy Old Guy Jul 2022 #22

The Hasselblads are expensive only if you're a buyer. usonian Jul 2022 #23

Aaahhh, the Olympus PenFT Grumpy Old Guy Jul 2022 #24

I hada Yashica Mat years ago. Then I "upgraded" to a 124... TreasonousBastard Jul 2022 #16

The camera on the right is a YashicaMat 124. Grumpy Old Guy Jul 2022 #18

I remember those plates. The idea was to even out the.. TreasonousBastard Jul 2022 #19

I had forgotten that part. Grumpy Old Guy Jul 2022 #21

Looks like it's being put to good use urbanhermit Jul 2022 #6

Thanks Urbanhermit. Grumpy Old Guy Jul 2022 #10