Analog Solace

Hello, my name is Brendon and I'm a vintage camera collector and user. I love to photograph and use my vintage technology

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What is your favorite ice cream flavor?

Chocolate ice cream loaded with chocolate and Caramel pieces 🍨😛

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Look at this guy! My first box camera. Marvel s-20 made by ansco for sears in the 30s and 40s. There's really not a whole lot of information out there about it that I can find. It does take 120 film so I do plan on putting a roll through it someday. The styling is so great!

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Silhouette of the old burr oak

Canon Model 7 and Fuji Acros 100 ii

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It's been awhile since I posted here, but today I got another little pocket camera. I've had the Olympus trip 35 and petri color 35 for awhile and I just got the Olympus XA2 today so I decided to take a little group photo. All three of these cameras are great options if you aren't a big fan of the plasticy full blown point and shoot cameras, but want something easy and pocketable. The petri color 35 is especially cool because it has full manual control. The light meter does not work in mine though, unfortunately. The two Olympus cameras are full auto, except for focusing. All three of these cameras use zone focusing with pictures and distance markings. No rangefinders here. I've put a test roll through the trip 35 and got great results. I have not yet developed the test roll from the petri color 35. It was a true test of my abilities as I metered only by eye and guessed the distances. I'm looking forward to sending a roll through a XA2, I've heard it's lens is great. The trip 35 and petri both required some disassembly and repair, but the XA2 came with its original packaging and only needed a battery to get running. If you run across any of these 3 cameras for a good price pick one up! They are great fun. I got each of these for around $20-30 but I am thrifty.

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Yes, another gear post but this time it was taken with an actual film camera! This is my nippon kogaku 3.5cm 2.8 lens photographed with my Nikon F and nippon kogaku 5.8cm 1.4 lens. This is from a roll of Kodak 400TX I shot last July.

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Spring Lake, NJ

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The light 👌

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These two passed their dynamic testing with flying colors! Both of them are over 50 years old which makes that so much more impressive. The sekonic is easy to use if a bit finicky with the different settings for when the 2 light sensors are used. The weston uses Weston Emulsion rating numbers, which on my meter is about half the ISO number. I tested them against a Canon DSLR and while they didn't agree every time, the test shots with the handheld meter settings always turned out great. How will I choose which meter to use when? Mostly aesthetics but also the Weston is a lot bigger and heavier than the sekonic. I think I'll use the sekonic with Japanese cameras and the Weston with cameras made in the USA. My polaroid 110a however matches the aesthetic of the sekonic better despite being made in the USA 🤷‍♂️.

Sekonic Auto-leader 2 model 99 and Weston Master Universal model 715

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I've been shooting with my first film camera today, and it's still on of my favorite. I got it back in July 2018 from a friend who found it at a yard sale for $5. You don't find deals like that much anymore. The nikon FG is an underrated 35mm slr. It has aperture priority, full program, and metered full manual. I really appreciate the illuminated LED viewfinder shutter speed scale. When I'm shooting in lower light and don't want to use my phone as a meter it is my go-to. Also have to mention the phenomenal series-e 50mm 1.8. A sharp and compact little gem!

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Here's a photo I took awhile back with my intrepid 4x5 and wwii era Kodak ektar 127mm f4.7 lens. I'll get a photo of this lens posted soon. It is gorgeous and unique because it was painted black for the US military. The out of focus parts of the composition are my favorite. I think I shot this wide open or maybe 5.6. The in-focus tree is remarkably sharp, and draws in the eye. Rollei RPX 25 film

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Today in the mail I got... a box! A box which contains a Zeiss Ikon Maximar 207/7 folding 9x12cm camera, along with 3 glass plate holders with sheet film adapters and a pack film holder with 4 sheets left. It was manufactured sometime between 1927 and 1937. What's so amazing is that the format is nearly 4x5 yet it fits in a very small package. It's going to need a good cleaning and lubrication but is in fair condition for its age. Maybe someday I will aquire 9x12cm sheet film and give it a try! It is a gorgeous camera in the meantime.

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Just the green

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Thank you so, so much for following me! It means a lot :)

Hey thanks for following me first 😊 You have great work.

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This is my latest acquisition, a very nice polaroid 110a. Originally designed for the now discontinued polaroid instant roll film, the camera now needs to be converted to a supported format to be used today. As soon as I can I'm getting a Lo-fi and Diy non-destructive graflok conversion kit so I can use 4x5 sheet film or eventually a lomograflok for instax Wide. These cameras were designed for professionals and as such have a very high quality lens and advanced features such as a coupled rangefinder and parralax correcting viewfinder. It's one of the best options for a walk-around 4x5 camera.

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I'm going to work on taking better photos of my cameras to post here but for now here's a phone snap of my beloved Mamiya C3. Manufactured in 1960's Japan, this would've been many professional's top choice for medium format. The mamiya C series cameras were the only TLR style cameras with interchangeable lenses. On top of that, the 80mm 2.8 is an extremely sharp lens on par with hasselblad! Right now mine is loaded up with Lomo color 100CN.