I wasn’t surprised by the announcement that Polaroid was ceasing production of instant film, instant film is just one of latest digital photography victims, don’t get me wrong I love digital photography, but it’s not without it’s downside.
- The art of making prints is all but lost.
- Now EVERYONE is a photographer
- Cell phones cameras are everywhere - privacy is non-existent
- People learned the word ‘MEGA-PIXELS’
Pictured above are my (left to right); Kodak Kodamatic Champ, Polaroid OneStep CloseUp and my Polaroid SX-70 Land Camera (with sonar) just 3 of the notable 5 instant cameras I have - no doubt film will still be available, just at a premium price.
Tagged: cameras, collections
While cleaning the studio, I was a bit shocked at exactly how many cameras I actually own, for some obsessive reason I started lining them up on the window sill, it’s like a vintage camera tetris, that’s all 23 of the 25, my Digital Canon EOS rebel is in my hand (obviously) during the shot, and my Prize Vintage B&H ‘Filmo’ 8mm is on it’s tripod elsewhere in the studio. Before you ask, YES, they all work, some are pretty hard to get film for, but all fully functioning.
Oh, also I realize this photo is lame, if you can’t appreciate the framing, appreciate I’m standing on a rolling chair to get them all in, as soon as I can I’ll shoot some individual shots.
Tagged: cameras, collections
So I’ve decided to sacrifice one of my vintage video cameras to convert it into a totally cool webcam (I’ll also be sacrificing an existing webcam - my goal is to minimally impact the vintage camera (at least that’s the plan)), maybe one of the plastic vintage cameras would be a better choice (the one pictured is solid metal). I’ll keep you posted on my progress / success / failure.
Tagged: cameras