I’ve posted a little here and there, but this seems like the spot!
I am new as of about January this year to film photography and photography in general. I feel very fortunate to have discovered this little world. It started when my grandfather pretty much said “here want this?” and handed me a Kodak Retina IIc that he had bought new when he was posted in Germany in the ‘50s. It’s basically snowballed since then. I have another later model Kodak Retina and one working Minolta SRT 102 and one with a broken meter that I might try and fix (although I’ve heard it’s unlikely).
I love taking pictures of course, but to me a big part of the appeal is just how impressive these little old mechanical devices are.
I just got my Retina IIc back from being serviced by Paul Barden and I’m excited to put it back into use. He kindly explained what the small amount of balsam separation in the interior Rodenstock lens was but he thought it was not enough to effect images in a noticeable way.
It’s amazing how much faster you learn when everything is set manually!
This site has already been helpful to me and hopefully I’ll be able to contribute more as I learn.
Take care everyone,
Z
I am new as of about January this year to film photography and photography in general. I feel very fortunate to have discovered this little world. It started when my grandfather pretty much said “here want this?” and handed me a Kodak Retina IIc that he had bought new when he was posted in Germany in the ‘50s. It’s basically snowballed since then. I have another later model Kodak Retina and one working Minolta SRT 102 and one with a broken meter that I might try and fix (although I’ve heard it’s unlikely).
I love taking pictures of course, but to me a big part of the appeal is just how impressive these little old mechanical devices are.
I just got my Retina IIc back from being serviced by Paul Barden and I’m excited to put it back into use. He kindly explained what the small amount of balsam separation in the interior Rodenstock lens was but he thought it was not enough to effect images in a noticeable way.
It’s amazing how much faster you learn when everything is set manually!
This site has already been helpful to me and hopefully I’ll be able to contribute more as I learn.
Take care everyone,
Z
