[rollei_list] Re: Press Cameras
- From: Bob James <starboy0@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 24 Mar 2012 19:35:35 -0500
Hello Don,
When I was a kid watching Superman on TV I remember Jimmy Olson with his press
camera. I thought it would be so cool to have a camera like that! Even today
the idea of that large negative size entices me, especially with the advances
of today's film.
Anyone shot Tri-X in a press camera lately? Also I'm wondering how good were
the lenses in those press cameras?
Bob
On Mar 24, 2012, at 2:18 PM, Don Williams <dwilli10@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> Just a random comment-
>
> Today I just happened to watch, on TV, the show about the "21" quiz show
> where Charles vanDoren and others were found to have been given answers to
> the questions. Maybe half of you will remember it.
>
> As I watched the movie, I noticed there were many press cameras and some
> pretty cheap cameras in the courtroom scenes.
>
> From a very young age I wanted a press camera, maybe a Speed Graphic, or
> something similar. I now realize that having a press camera would have been
> a real bother and I would have had no need for one.
>
> Are there others who had the same thoughts as a young amateur photographer?
>
> DAW
>
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