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Forum: Toy Cameras 13th October 2015, 05:00 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 5,073
Posted By Ravindra
Thank you Paul for pointing out the error. I did...

Thank you Paul for pointing out the error. I did indeed post an image, but sadly it seems to have disappeared. So the best way to see the box camera shutter mechanism is by logging on to my box...
Forum: Toy Cameras 11th October 2015, 06:33 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 5,073
Posted By Ravindra
Smile A Treat for Box Camera Lovers

AT A LATER PLACE on this forum I have described the box camera scenario in India, the various models which appeared on the market, and some of my experiences while hunting around for a camera....
Forum: Toy Cameras 8th December 2013, 06:24 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 13,202
Posted By Ravindra
No, the Viewmaster was never originally an Indian...

No, the Viewmaster was never originally an Indian device. I cant say where this 3-D viewer originated, but the design, no matter which make you buy, seems to be pretty standard. Patel India Limited...
Forum: Toy Cameras 27th November 2013, 08:52 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 13,202
Posted By Ravindra
Thank you Tom for the kind comment. I am glad you...

Thank you Tom for the kind comment. I am glad you enjoyed the thread. You are now the proud owner of a Kodak Autographic, but it is sad when you discover that an instrument which was made for 120,...
Forum: Toy Cameras 23rd November 2013, 06:54 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 13,202
Posted By Ravindra
To all friends who have been kind enough to post...

To all friends who have been kind enough to post a comment, I say a BIG thank you! And thanks also to JOReynolds and Howfilm for your interesting follow up. I would love to see Howfilm’s picture of...
Forum: Toy Cameras 21st November 2013, 05:43 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 13,202
Posted By Ravindra
Thank you friends for your kind comments. ...

Thank you friends for your kind comments.
Regards,
Ravindra
Forum: Toy Cameras 23rd June 2013, 05:15 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 13,202
Posted By Ravindra
Thank you boys, I really appreciate the comments....

Thank you boys, I really appreciate the comments. And I agree with both of you -- much of the joy of photography comes from seeing your results take shape in the darkroom. Just imagine, watching...
Forum: Toy Cameras 22nd June 2013, 06:13 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 13,202
Posted By Ravindra
This is the first time I have come across the...

This is the first time I have come across the Vrede make of cameras, and yet it is all so fascinating ! I am also glad you had Kodak and Agfa too, the big names in those days. And Chloride papers...
Forum: Toy Cameras 20th June 2013, 07:43 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 13,202
Posted By Ravindra
The Box Camera in India

Browsing through old photo magazines, I am amazed to find not so much as a passing reference to the joy of photography using a simple, uncomplicated box camera. The stuff you come across in these...
Forum: Photography in general 9th November 2012, 07:00 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 7,841
Posted By Ravindra
Ivan's Sepia Prints

Thanks Ivan for the links. I have looked up your phostream on FLICKR. How do you get those superb, atmospheric effects all toned in sepia ? It is wonderful.....
Forum: Photography in general 9th November 2012, 06:54 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 7,841
Posted By Ravindra
That's a good idea Steve. But a camera weilding...

That's a good idea Steve. But a camera weilding wife .... that's a forlorn possibility.
Forum: Photography in general 7th November 2012, 07:19 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 7,841
Posted By Ravindra
Horrors...

I did not know Steve was that old. If he got rejected on grounds of his age, I doubt if I stand a dog's chance....
Forum: Photography in general 5th November 2012, 07:14 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 7,841
Posted By Ravindra
Oh, dear , Julia Margaret Cameron !!! Boys, I...

Oh, dear , Julia Margaret Cameron !!!
Boys, I can say with certainty that had I lived in those days, and was a next door neighbour like you Steve, I would definitely have proposed to Julia. A...
Forum: Photography in general 5th November 2012, 06:45 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 7,841
Posted By Ravindra
Old Pics

Thanks a lot boys for the pointers. Some day I MUST visit Whitby and other places, although it is hundreds of miles away. And hey, the pictures I referred to were not taken by Kevin Macdonnell...
Forum: Photography in general 4th November 2012, 07:22 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 7,841
Posted By Ravindra
Victorian Photographs

I wish I could lay my hands on some old issues of Amateur Photographer so that I could spend time in browsing through old Victorian photographs. Ah, the age of glass plate negatives..... True, a...
Forum: Articles 30th October 2012, 08:46 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 13,898
Posted By Ravindra
Robert Leggat's website

Thanks Argentum, for the kind words. As to Robert's page on photographic history, I had known of this site for some time. Lovely history !!

I am saddened to learn about Robert's demise. Although...
Forum: Articles 27th October 2012, 10:48 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 13,898
Posted By Ravindra
A Brief History of Photography in the Nineteenth Century

Early Processes


The origins of photography can be traced to an early optical device known as the camera obscura. Known even during the times of Leonardo da Vinci, the camera obscura, like the...
Forum: Books 27th August 2012, 04:48 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 4,607
Posted By Ravindra
Thanks.

Thanks Ian, I would love to read these books you mention.
Regards,
Ravindra
Forum: Toy Cameras 27th August 2012, 04:44 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 6,232
Posted By Ravindra
Cameras in the attic

Roy, I am pleased to know you have several old box cameras in your attic. I earnestly entreat you, don't ever throw them away -- they are precious!!!

I would love to hear from you in these columns...
Forum: Books 26th August 2012, 07:01 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 4,607
Posted By Ravindra
Thanks guys...

Thank you guys for your feedback.Yes , I agree, since vampires are not reflected in mirrors, it would be difficult to capture them on films !!! However, what I was looking for was a piece of fiction,...
Forum: Books 25th August 2012, 07:03 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 4,607
Posted By Ravindra
Photography in Fiction

I was reading Bram Stoker's Dracula last month, actually reading it a second time after a gap of nearly 20 years, and I was hugely delighted to find a reference to photography it contained. Here are...
Forum: Photography in general 2nd July 2012, 09:34 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 2,531
Posted By Ravindra
Relfex Type Box Camera

Hi Folks,

Here is a sketch I have drawn of a Reflex type Box Camera, also known as a Large finder box camera, much in vogue during the first half of the twentieth century. The Ensign Ful-Vue,...
Forum: Photography in general 13th November 2011, 08:06 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 4,283
Posted By Ravindra
Tips for Classic Camera Enthusiasts

YOU MAY WAKE UP one fine day to find to your utter consternation and dismay that picture-taking has taken on a dull and tiresome aspect. I fervently hope such a catastrophe never occurs, but in the...
Forum: Photography in general 25th July 2011, 08:57 AM
Replies: 174
Views: 59,520
Posted By Ravindra
Old Books and Mags

You have got a point James. Why buy photo mags when you can get the info from the internet. I have a very small collection of old photo mags, and books as well. And I love to dip into them from time...
Forum: Introductions 16th July 2011, 07:05 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 5,499
Posted By Ravindra
Welcome James

Welcome James. All the while as I sent you messages through FADU, I kept thinking you were a teenager who has just begun to explore the world, until came upon your introduction which has enlightened...
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