Old Cameras
(Here are just 5 Cameras - out of the 18 I own - that I have been given or have purchased over the years)
All information has been gathered from the internet
(Here are just 5 Cameras - out of the 18 I own - that I have been given or have purchased over the years)
All information has been gathered from the internet
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Billy-Clack No. 74 The Billy-Clack No. 74 takes eight 6×9 cm pictures on 120 film. It has an f/11 Bilinarachromat lens, with aperture settings for f/16 and f/22, again by switching between fixed-size apertures. Like the No. 51, it has an 'I' and 'B' shutter and brilliant finders for both orientations. It also has a folding frame finder on the camera body. Instead of the yellow filter, this camera has a portrait lens. Again, early examples are covered with leatherette, as pictured here, with vertical stripes impressed above the Agfa rhombus logo. Later cameras have herringbone covering. |
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Adox Golf 63 (1952-1958)
This 6x6 German roll film camera is a good exemplar of numerous brands of similar folding cameras during the fifties. This one is a basic version without the rangefinder. A common aspect to most of them is a rather simple and cumbersome "squinty" viewfinder, actually a small hole through the top plate with a glass on each end. Obviously the finder wasn't yet much of an importance during the fifties. If you could see through it enough to satisfyingly frame a picture, that was OK. Anyway, it is in most cases much better than those "bright finders" in the box cameras. Adoxar 1:6,3 / 75mm lens and a Vario shutter 1/25-1/200, takes care of the exposure. Very useful feature is a double exposure prevention with an indicator. A small hole between the shutter release and a rewind knob signs red, when the new frame is ready for an exposure. Adox Golf is as rigid and well finished as any of contemporary German folding camera. Camera is manufactured by Adox Kamerawerke in Wiesbaden. |
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Ross Ensign Ful-Vue Super 1954-1959 620 film 6x6cm exposures Box type / TLR camera |
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Sony DSC-F1
Manufacturer: Sony Corporation Made in: Japan Introduced: 1996 Camera Type: Live Preview Format: Digital (internal memory) Dimensions (cm): 10.8 x 7.8 x 4.5 10.8 x 8.8 x 3.8 (lens rotated 90°) |
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The Sony DSC-F1 is the very first model released under Sony’s “Cyber-shot” line of consumer digital cameras - 1996 - and also the first of their high-end F series which all feature rotatable lenses. The F1 wowed the masses when it was announced, being named one of Business Week magazine’s “Top New Products” and receiving the “Innovations Award” at the annual Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas.
The DSC-F1 features what was then considered state of the art technology with a 1/3″ CCD sensor capable of producing VGA quality images (640×480 pixels). Coupled to the 0.3 megapixel sensor is a 4.8mm (35mm equivalent) f/2.0 lens that can rotate up to 180 degrees for self-portraits or shooting from the hip. The electronic shutter is capable of speeds ranging from 1/30 to 1/1000 seconds and once taken, images are stored in the camera’s 4MB of internal memory which can then be retrieved by connecting the camera to a computer. Amazingly, The DSC-F1 also has an infrared transceiver which allows it to beam images directly to Sony’s DPP-M55 digital color printer.
The DSC-F1 features what was then considered state of the art technology with a 1/3″ CCD sensor capable of producing VGA quality images (640×480 pixels). Coupled to the 0.3 megapixel sensor is a 4.8mm (35mm equivalent) f/2.0 lens that can rotate up to 180 degrees for self-portraits or shooting from the hip. The electronic shutter is capable of speeds ranging from 1/30 to 1/1000 seconds and once taken, images are stored in the camera’s 4MB of internal memory which can then be retrieved by connecting the camera to a computer. Amazingly, The DSC-F1 also has an infrared transceiver which allows it to beam images directly to Sony’s DPP-M55 digital color printer.
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Nikon Coolpix 950 - (1999) Body type Compact Max resolution1600 x 1200 Effective pixels 2 megapixels Sensor size 1/2" (6.4 x 4.8 mm) Sensor type CCD ISO80, 100, 160, 320 Focal length (equiv.)38–115 mm Optical zoom 3× Screen size 2″ Screen dots 130,000 Min shutter speed 8 sec Max shutter speed 1/750 sec Storage types Compact Flash (Type I only) Weight (inc. batteries) 480 g (1.06 lb / 16.93 oz) Dimensions 143 x 77 x 37 mm (5.63 x 3.01 x 1.44″) |