Forum: Toy Cameras
13th October 2015, 05:00 AM
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Forum: Toy Cameras
11th October 2015, 06:33 AM
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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....
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Forum: Toy Cameras
8th December 2013, 06:24 AM
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Forum: Toy Cameras
27th November 2013, 08:52 AM
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Forum: Toy Cameras
23rd November 2013, 06:54 AM
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Forum: Toy Cameras
21st November 2013, 05:43 AM
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Forum: Toy Cameras
23rd June 2013, 05:15 AM
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Forum: Toy Cameras
22nd June 2013, 06:13 AM
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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...
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Forum: Toy Cameras
20th June 2013, 07:43 AM
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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...
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Forum: Photography in general
9th November 2012, 07:00 AM
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Replies: 16
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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.....
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Forum: Photography in general
9th November 2012, 06:54 AM
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Forum: Photography in general
7th November 2012, 07:19 AM
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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....
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Forum: Photography in general
5th November 2012, 07:14 AM
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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...
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Forum: Photography in general
5th November 2012, 06:45 AM
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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...
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Forum: Photography in general
4th November 2012, 07:22 AM
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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...
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Forum: Articles
30th October 2012, 08:46 AM
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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...
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Forum: Articles
27th October 2012, 10:48 AM
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Forum: Books
27th August 2012, 04:48 AM
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Replies: 7
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Thanks.
Thanks Ian, I would love to read these books you mention.
Regards,
Ravindra
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Forum: Toy Cameras
27th August 2012, 04:44 AM
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Replies: 7
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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...
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Forum: Books
26th August 2012, 07:01 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 4,607
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,...
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Forum: Books
25th August 2012, 07:03 AM
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Replies: 7
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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...
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Forum: Photography in general
2nd July 2012, 09:34 AM
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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,...
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Forum: Photography in general
13th November 2011, 08:06 AM
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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...
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Forum: Photography in general
25th July 2011, 08:57 AM
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Replies: 174
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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...
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Forum: Introductions
16th July 2011, 07:05 AM
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Replies: 12
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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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