I have the biggest one in town. Do you want to see it?

[Redstone]

The biggest camera, I meant. (Hush your dirty minds now, you.)

Just got it yesterday:



Redstone

[lizziegrace]

1. Don't know much about cameras

But that's a big camera!

:hi:

How are you Redstone??

[Redstone]

2. Middling well, m'dear, thanks for asking. Tomorrow will be better.

Redstone

[lizziegrace]

8. You're from another time

you could be photographing the battle at Gettysburg or the Plains Indians.

:)

[Redstone]

13. Why, thank you again. You're quite observant.

You'll do well in life, trust me.

Redstone

[lizziegrace]

14. Already 45

should I consider this mid-life if I'm lucky?

:hug:

[Redstone]

16. Yes, indeedy. 45 is just getting started.

Redstone

[WI_DEM]

3. Oh, you tease! I thought you were talking about a tree

[mwdem]

4. Ohh, nice!

What is it, exactly?:hi:

[bridgit]

5. now that's nice, full size negs i presume...

what? 10x, 12x? i wannabe see'n some bona fide Ansel Adams shit posted real soon :thumbsup:

[tjwash]

6. Now that rules.

nt

[In_The_Wind]

7. Good grief, Redstone! That's huge!

:hi:

[Redstone]

9. That's what SHE said.

(Sorry, Joanie; as a contemporary of mine, you MUST remember when that was a commonly-used phrase on the streetcorner, yes?)

Redstone

[In_The_Wind]

12. I'll bet SHE was as happy about its size as you are.

*giggle* I remember that old line and it's still funny today.

[BikeWriter]

10. That's HUGH! It looks complicated.

[asthmaticeog]

11. Pretty cool.

What's it take, 8x10 sheet film? Have you shot anything with it yet?

[Dangerously Amused]

15. Actually,

...that looks to be about the size of the old 4x5's we had to drag around in art school. (Photography minor.) Does it have a bellows? I can't tell. Sweet camera, anyway. And I like your little monkey friend.


:7


Hope you're feeling better these days.

[long_green]

17. why is Tommy Chong holding your camera?

nm

[marzipanni]

18. Cool, and if it doesn't work out too well as a camera

you could turn it in to a street organ- I see a little monkey on it already.

on edit: oops I guess the monkey that appears to be sitting atop your camera is actually suspended from the lamp behind it ;)

[Deja Q]

19. *GASP* Look at the size of those knobs!

:wow:

:rofl:

[Redstone]

20. OK, it's a KA39A-1 aerial reconnaisance camera, vintage 1959.

It shot 12 by 12-inch negatives on a roll of film with synchronized motor drive and shutter. There's even a setting to enter your flight altitude / speed, varying from 1000 feet at 100 MPH to 5000 feet at 200 MPH. Even if I had a 24-volt, 15-amp power supply to run it, it would be worthless; the film transport mechanism is too rusted to salvage. And where can you get rolls of 12-inch wide film these days?

I'm going to pull out the lens (6-inch Wollensak) and shutter, and pitch the rest. The lens and shutter might do something interesting on my Speed Graphic, or serve as a paperweight. We'll see.

But it will be fun to play with, nonetheless.

And it gave me a subject line that MADE you look at the post, didn't it?

Redstone

[graywarrior]

21. Now that contraption may be able to capture your hugeness.

When it does, please share.

[astonamous]

22. What kind of film does that use?

Here is a picture of the one I use...I'm getting a new digital one very soon.

[Schema Thing]

23. 8 inch roll film? Bah, anything less than 11x14 is point and shoot.

Actually, that's a cool acquisition.

Will you be able to find film and shoot it? Or is it sheet film?

[Schema Thing]

26. oops, nevermind. Your too big for me!

I saw your comments up-thread. I mean, your huge 12 inch is too big for my smart ass.... er... <I>comments</I>... uh.. nevermind, lol.

[0007]

24. That is an extra large one, 'eh?

[madeline_con]

25. Is that you?

Why, you're damn good looking, Redsotne! :hi:

[Redstone]

28. Why, you're damn nice to say that. Thank you.

Redstone

[eyepaddle]

27. That is SCHWWWEEEEEEET!

Does it take photos on glass slides and what-have-you?

And you look to me like the kind of guy who buys stuff to do stuff--when are we gonna see the results? :)

PS Three days and no ugly swims and counting!

[merh]

29. What camera?

I'm too busy looking at that fine fella in the photo to see any camera, no matter how big. :hug:

:loveya:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

30. My dear Redstone......

Damn, but you're one fine looking man! You have an air of strength and confidence about you that I find very attractive.....

I love a strong, masculine man, and you are one.....

Oh, and yes, the camera.....fascinating! Wish you could take pictures with it!

:loveya: :hug:

[lizziegrace]

33. Isn't he though?

If Redstone wasn't already spoken for, I would start speaking. :)

[CaliforniaPeggy]

34. Take a number, and get in line!

I spotted him a loooooong time ago!

I'm with you on this one! Lucky, lucky Mrs. R! :hi:

[Redstone]

39. Aw, shucks. Gee whiz, as a matter of fact. You ladies are making me

blush here, you know. Warm an old guy's heart, you do, you and LizzieG and Merh.

(Mrs R thinks that's a good picture of me too.)

Redstone

[DS1]

31. You have to take a self-protrait with this, in front of a mirror

It would be the ultimate myspace/du "Post your picture" spoof of all time!

[Redstone]

38. I could probably do that...lock the shutter open and sneak the Nikon 990

inside...great idea!

Wait till you see the size of the goddam remote conrol for this beast. I'll put up a pic of it later.

Redstone

[LSK]

32. what size memory stick does that take?

:popcorn: :popcorn: :popcorn:

[Redstone]

37. Memory stick? It's got enough room to stick a whole damn computer

in the back! (And I didn't even have the separate controller unit in that picture - it's about half the size of a briefcase its ownself!)

Redstone

[sarge43]

35. Wow, that's one big ....... camera. n/t

[LaurenG]

36. I have never seen one so big!

Congratulations on your big camera.

[mdmc]

40. thats too big

[Redstone]

41. Nah. No such thing as too big. Now I just need an airplane to bolt it

into, wire it up, and I'm on my way!

Redstone

[northzax]

42. where do you put the memory card?

scandisc, is it?