f/12.5

Posted on May 17, 2011 by spilledinkguy

Here’s a shot of a Kodak Tourist that Annabelle found a little while back. She’s even modified it to accept 35mm film. Pretty sweet, huh?

Also, note to self: before spending day off at botanical garden / transportation museum remember to charge digital camera battery. Yikes. Tourists.

About this image: digital photograph, lightly modified

40 thoughts on “f/12.5”

ramoncito17 on May 17, 2011 at 10:33 am said:

I really love old cameras. Good that Anabelle was able to modify it to use a 35 mm film. Are the film sizes originally intended for use for the Kodak Tourist still available? Nice picture!

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- spilledinkguy on May 17, 2011 at 10:38 am said:
  
  Me too! I REALLY wish I could get my hands on a functional wet-plate camera… with a late 1800’s era lens… wow!
  I’m not sure about the film. We figured it would be much easier (and less expensive) to have 35mm processed. And, if I ever get some chemistry, I have a tank and reel to process B/W 35mm at home.
  Thank you very much for the kind words (as always), sir! 🙂
  
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  - frigginloon on May 17, 2011 at 8:32 pm said:
    
    I use to have a dark room ….but that’s a whole other story.
    I had to put warning signs on my fridge just in case someone decided to take a swig of developer 😦 .
    
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    - spilledinkguy on May 18, 2011 at 9:48 am said:
      
      Hahaha…
      not for me you wouldn’t have had to, Loon.
      I find D76 to have a lovely, earth flavor…
      🙂
      
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      - frigginloon on May 19, 2011 at 1:04 am said:
        
        I find the 2008 batch has a fuller flavor 🙂
      - spilledinkguy on May 19, 2011 at 9:27 am said:
        
        Hahaha…
        I see you have a very refined palate, F.L.! 🙂
Meet the Buttrams on May 17, 2011 at 10:38 am said:

Wow, that’s a great shot. What kind of camera/lens/photography software do you use, or is that the magician’s secret? 😉

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- spilledinkguy on May 17, 2011 at 10:44 am said:
  
  Thank you so much!
  Not at all (just a bit embarrassing). I’m shooting with Canon’s first digital rebel (I could really use an upgrade, though… most phones have more resolution than I’ve got in my DSLR)! And I use Photoshop – all the time. I’m still running CS3 there, though. *sigh* Oh well. Old dog, I guess…
  🙂
  
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ceceliafutch on May 17, 2011 at 11:07 am said:

Nice photo! I love old cameras myself. But i’ve completely converted to DSLR now, because it is getting more and more difficult to find places that will do a decent job developing color, and I no longer have my own B&W lab. 😦 Whatever it is you do, you do it well! (I don’t have photoshop! $$$$ Someday.)

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- spilledinkguy on May 17, 2011 at 11:19 am said:
  
  Thank you very much for your kind words, Cecelia!
  Yeah, that $ thing is a bummer. We got our Photoshop when Annabelle was teaching – there was a huge price break (otherwise we couldn’t have done it). I miss processing B/W, too… maybe some day, though. 🙂
  
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thedailydish on May 17, 2011 at 11:25 am said:

We were watching This Old House last night and the home they’re working on was previously owned by a fairly famous former street photographer. They were showcasing the room where he used to develop all his film, etc. Got me thinking about photo club in junior high school, what fun it was processing film. The good old days.. Glad to see this pic today. Beautiful.

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- spilledinkguy on May 17, 2011 at 11:30 am said:
  
  Thanks, Dishy –
  I loved processing/printing film when I was in college – it was so much fun (and very relaxing)! I miss it a lot. When Annabelle and I are Oprah rich we’re totally building a dark room. 🙂
  
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  - Binky on May 17, 2011 at 9:47 pm said:
    
    So you actually think there’s a future for film?
    
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    - spilledinkguy on May 18, 2011 at 9:58 am said:
      
      Well… define… future.
      As in Mrs. & Mr. Public / commercially? I would guess not. Digital is too simple, convenient and relatively cost effective. I think ‘art world’ types will try to hang on, though. At least until costs get way too prohibitive.
      🙂
      
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Tony McGurk on May 17, 2011 at 3:48 pm said:

Nice old camera. So if a camera photographs a camera does it cause some sort of anomaly in the time/space factors of the universe. Kinda like holding 2 mirrors at each other. Maybe it’s only if you click both camera shutters at the same time. You should try it but don’t blame me if your sucked into some time warp type event & end up 32,ooo,oo3 miles from earth floating for all eternity without oxygen in space

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- spilledinkguy on May 17, 2011 at 3:50 pm said:
  
  You know… I never thought of that!
  I have been feeling a bit strange, lately…
  and what’s that loud whirring sound?! 🙂
  
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- Binky on May 17, 2011 at 9:45 pm said:
  
  Now I’m too scared to take any more pictures!
  
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  - spilledinkguy on May 18, 2011 at 9:53 am said:
    
    Just be sure to put on your spacesuit first, Binky!
    🙂
    
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Bearman on May 17, 2011 at 4:28 pm said:

How do you take a picture of a camera when the camera is in the shot? You must be good with mirrors.

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- spilledinkguy on May 17, 2011 at 5:44 pm said:
  
  Both smoke and mirrors, Bearman. 🙂
  
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Annabelle on May 17, 2011 at 6:35 pm said:

Ooooooo the tourist! Sweet! Hopefully when we get the roll that’s in this one developed there will be a photo or two you can post. I’m looking forward to seeing what it does in sunlight…

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- spilledinkguy on May 17, 2011 at 8:24 pm said:
  
  I’m keeping my touristy fingers crossed too, Annabelle!
  🙂
  
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Jillsy Girl on May 17, 2011 at 6:57 pm said:

Annabelle modified a camera…you guys are too much!

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- spilledinkguy on May 17, 2011 at 8:22 pm said:
  
  We are… uh…
  well, we’re… something, I guess!
  🙂
  
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Robert X. Jones on May 17, 2011 at 7:25 pm said:

Hey, you might consider starting you own camera and typewriter museum. Nice shot.

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- spilledinkguy on May 17, 2011 at 8:23 pm said:
  
  Hahaha…
  Step right up heeere!
  Thanks very much, Mr. J! 🙂
  
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Unapologetically Mundane on May 17, 2011 at 8:01 pm said:

I realize I don’t know a lot about you yet, because I’m now picturing you living in a place where one can just come upon cameras in the streets, and I’m not sure where that is.

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- spilledinkguy on May 17, 2011 at 8:24 pm said:
  
  Hahaha…
  the hills are alive…
  with the sound of shutter release buttons…
  🙂
  
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frigginloon on May 17, 2011 at 8:40 pm said:

I miss the good old days of 35mm, where it took sometimes months to finish the roll and them another week waiting for it to be developed. Oh and then wishing you had ordered double prints because it cost like 10x more to get reprints because they’d cut the negs. Better still when you ordered a poster print of your fav photo and it comes back with way too much magenta 😦

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- spilledinkguy on May 18, 2011 at 9:49 am said:
  
  Digital definitely has it’s advantages, F.L.
  On the other hand, I do miss analogue.
  Especially any processes I could do on my own…
  🙂
  
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Derrick on May 17, 2011 at 9:26 pm said:

Very cool! Except the part about not charging your battery. Doh! I just hate it when that happens.

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- spilledinkguy on May 18, 2011 at 9:50 am said:
  
  Happens way to much to me!
  I had even taken all my stuff out the night before to charge the battery… and STILL somehow manged to re-forget. Not a good sign. 🙂
  
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  - Derrick on May 19, 2011 at 7:54 pm said:
    
    gettin’ old dude 😉
    
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    - spilledinkguy on May 19, 2011 at 7:58 pm said:
      
      Seems very possible…
      if only I could remember when I was born again…
      🙂
      
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Lynn on May 18, 2011 at 12:09 am said:

I’ve got tons of ancient camera equipment but i dont think I have any that old. I have thoguht of throwing them away but something always told me to hang on to them. You mean they can actually be worth something? Who knew?

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- spilledinkguy on May 18, 2011 at 10:00 am said:
  
  If it was me I wouldn’t throw it out, Lynn. Even if the stuff isn’t in working order it might make for some pretty cool display pieces. There’s definitely a market for that sort of thing. 🙂
  
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Christakis Schinis on May 19, 2011 at 3:42 am said:

That camera looks like a beauty. On forgetting to charge the battery, been there. Even worse actually. I charged the battery and spent an hour shooting before I realised the memory card was still in the PC.

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- spilledinkguy on May 19, 2011 at 9:28 am said:
  
  Fortunately my camera starts freaking out if there’s no memory card installed, because I have don that very thing many, many times! Thanks so much for stopping by, C.S.! 🙂
  
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bluntdelivery on May 22, 2011 at 4:06 pm said:

mmmmm. love old cameras. i have a couple. have no clue about them or how to use them. or film in general.

i’d like to learn though 😉

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- spilledinkguy on May 22, 2011 at 4:14 pm said:
  
  HA!
  I don’t believe it for a minute, B.D.!
  I bet you know all about film!
  🙂
  
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