GAlady
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National Camera Day - June 29th
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Aunt Bea
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RadishRose
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My old camera.
Aunt Bea
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I remember the blinding flash and the hot blistered bulbs, all much too dangerous for people in today's world.
RadishRose
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Gold plated Leica!
"...is worth between, UK £500,000 to UK £800,000, though experts believe that this model could easily cost over a million pounds. Crafted with gold-plated outlines and crocodile skin, it is dated back to World War II. The auction is to take place on November 22th, 2013 in Hong Kong."
I wonder who bought it.
"...is worth between, UK £500,000 to UK £800,000, though experts believe that this model could easily cost over a million pounds. Crafted with gold-plated outlines and crocodile skin, it is dated back to World War II. The auction is to take place on November 22th, 2013 in Hong Kong."
I wonder who bought it.
RadishRose
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Jackie Bouvier Kennedy Onassis at her job as roving photographer. I can't tell the brand of camera, but later she did use a Leicaflex
RadishRose
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The famous American photographer, Dorothea Lange with her camera.
She photographed the Great Depression...
She photographed the Great Depression...
RadishRose
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Ansel Adams, famous photographer of the American West
His favorite early camera
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HONG KONG, Nov 23 — An Asian buyer purchased a rare Leica camera, one of only four of its kind in the world, for US$620,000 (RM1.9 million) at a Hong Kong auction, auctioneers said today.Gold plated Leica!
"...is worth between, UK £500,000 to UK £800,000, though experts believe that this model could easily cost over a million pounds. Crafted with gold-plated outlines and crocodile skin, it is dated back to World War II. The auction is to take place on November 22th, 2013 in Hong Kong."
I wonder who bought it.
The 1932 Leica Luxus II fetched HK$4.84 million (RM1.9 million) late yesterday in an auction where about 80 cameras and accessories went under the hammer in the southern Chinese city.
But the selling price failed to set a new world record for a camera, as some expected, falling short of earlier sale estimates of up to HK$9 million.
The world record for a camera was set in Vienna last year, when a Leica camera prototype — the 0-Series made in 1923 — sold for €2.16 million (RM9.4 million).
The Cameras That Recorded The Moon Landing
"Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin had access to two Hasselblads. The first being the Intra Vehicular Camera (IVA), a conventional 500EL with a Zeiss Planar f/2.8 80mm lens, was not intended for use on the moon’s surface. That camera is therefore the most similar to the original production model."
"Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin had access to two Hasselblads. The first being the Intra Vehicular Camera (IVA), a conventional 500EL with a Zeiss Planar f/2.8 80mm lens, was not intended for use on the moon’s surface. That camera is therefore the most similar to the original production model."
"This is the actual camera that Sir Edmund Hillary used at the summit of Mt Everest on 29 May 1953, the first camera ever to take a photo from the top of the world. Fancy using a Kodak for such an occassion, what was he thinking?!"
"On May 29, 1953, Sir Edmund Hillary made history as the first person (his guide Tenzing Norgay followed right behind) to ascend the summit of Mount Everest. The journey was a perilous one, battling relentless subzero winds and harsh conditions. It took the combined efforts and assistance of over 400 people, including 20 Nepalese Sherpa guides, 362 porters, and 10,000 pounds of baggage and equipment......"
"The endeavor took more than three months, with each climber estimated to be bearing 44 pounds of weight in gear. Hillary, Norgay and their team hauled climbing gear, sleeping bags, extra clothing and boots, a tent, radios (much bigger than today’s compact versions), journals, and a camera."
"On May 29, 1953, Sir Edmund Hillary made history as the first person (his guide Tenzing Norgay followed right behind) to ascend the summit of Mount Everest. The journey was a perilous one, battling relentless subzero winds and harsh conditions. It took the combined efforts and assistance of over 400 people, including 20 Nepalese Sherpa guides, 362 porters, and 10,000 pounds of baggage and equipment......"
"The endeavor took more than three months, with each climber estimated to be bearing 44 pounds of weight in gear. Hillary, Norgay and their team hauled climbing gear, sleeping bags, extra clothing and boots, a tent, radios (much bigger than today’s compact versions), journals, and a camera."
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