new LF camera and son's quip

[stillsilver]

Woo Hoo, I got my brand-spanky used Calumet Cadet in the mail yesterday. I was assembling it in the living room (feeling like a kid at Christmas) when my 16 yr. old looked at it and remarked that it looked like it belonged in a museum. I looked at him and replied that it will outlast ANY digital camera he will ever own and it belongs making photographs and NOT sitting in a room with a velvet rope around it.

Now to deplete the world’s supply of 4x5 b&w film.

Mike (still grinning)

 

[jovo]

..... it looked like it belonged in a museum.

Remind your son that museums are where they exhibit the really good stuff!!

 

[Ian Grant]

I have a Cambo Cadet (same camera), not sure if it could actually outlast the best d****al cameras, the build qualities OK but it's a budget monorail and designed to be cheap and cheerful. Having said that it's a good functional camera and treated well will last for years.

Good luck, make some good images with it then rub your son's nose on the prints

Ian

 

[JBrunner]

My Tachihara is like two years old. Many times passer by remark at the incredible condition of my antique camera, and ask if I did the restoration myself.

 

[John Kasaian]

I've got a couple of cameras pushing 75 years and they all work just fine

 

[Christopher Walrath]

(i wanna big camwuh) sighhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

 

[papagene]

(i wanna big camwuh) sighhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

Chris... you will get your big camwuh in due time.

Mike... I also have the Calumet Cadet and for the money it is a fine camera and should last you many years of happy use.
My other big camwuh is a Kocak 2D 5x7 from the early part of the 20th century and I expect that to last me quite a long time.

gene

 

[Zach in Israel]

My Sinar is not that old, when I want to use an old camera I have a Rollei. That being said when I pull it out I have had pro's with digital cameras in awe. (And offer to buy it!) I love that camera.

 

[Ole]

My Tachihara is like two years old. Many times passer by remark at the incredible condition of my antique camera, and ask if I did the restoration myself.

I hear that sometimes too, but most often when the camera really is antique - or when it's the almost-brand-new Gandolfi.

 

[junqbox]

My old Toyo still makes great images and always attracts attention when I take a studio camera into the outdoors. A field version would be great, but as long as the wife is happy to help with the lugging she can hold the purse strings.