Daisy Mae – The original angry dog (for no good reason).
Happy New Year to all of our friends.
C&C
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FFT instruction booklet dated June 1973
The camera was offered with the Auto Yashinon-DS 50mm f1.9 lens.
By the way, I have no idea what the FFT stands for if anything. If you do (or have a wild guess) let me know. The second to the last M42 camera made was the Electro AX. Both died in the spring of 1974.
If you’ve got a nice (working) example of this camera we are interested buyers. You can contact me at ccphotographyai@gmail.com
Thanks for stopping by! – Chris
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Yashica TL Electro X ITS from 1973
Undated sales brochure for the TL Electro X ITS. By the way, the marketing people had the name ‘Tomioka’ removed from this cover image of the lens – it’s the big empty space on the left side of the lens ring.
After years (yes, years) of searching almost everything Yashica published I’ve come to the conclusion that the intent of the marketing behind this camera was to promote Yashica’s first real system 35mm SLR. No, it doesn’t have an interchangeable back or viewfinder like the Canon F-1 and the Nikon F, but it did have a host of quality lenses and accessories. Oh, and no motor drive.
So ‘ITS’ most likely means ‘Integrated Technology System’ since the TL Electro X was advertised as having a brain – a built-in IC brain with an electronically controlled focal-plane shutter and electronic LED exposure control.
Mint set from September 1973 with the later Yashica (Tomioka) Auto Yashinon-DS 50mm f1.4 lens. Take note of the writing on the box about electronic photography.
In later years when Yashica teamed up with Contax and Zeiss to develop the Contax RTS – ‘Real Time System’.
Thanks for stopping by! – Chris
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Wall art – Jacksonville, Florida
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Peace and Love – Chris and Carol
Thanks for stopping by and feel free to stop by the shop at http://www.ccstudio2380.com – Chris
A view from my sunroom window of our backyard habitat. Steady winter rains have reestablished the bog. It’s rained for about 48 hours straight as a low from the Gulf of Mexico moved across the southeast.
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Miss Liberty extending an olive branch as she gazes across the Pacific Ocean to the trade markets in Asia. Of course, the obverse of the coin features 13 stars representing the original thirteen colonies.
The coin is slightly larger than a Morgan silver dollar that most are familiar with. A close-up of the date shows the level of detail within the coin.
For a while, the coin circulated within the United States as well as in East Asia. It has the distinction of being the first US coin that was demonetized while in circulation. The coinage act of 1965 remonetized the coin which makes it legal tender again but its worth is far more than a dollar.
Have a lovely day and thanks for stopping by! – Chris
Rare Fuji Fujifilm Neopan Film Changing Dark Bag
– Official Film of the Los Angeles 1984 Olympics
– Unused with Original Box
It’s available in my camera shop at http://www.ccstudio2380.com or you can purchase it directly from this post.
Not many of these still survive to this day. This one is unused with its original box. It’s in mint condition – the zipper works as it should, the nylon is soft and pliable and the elastic
sleeve cuffs are lightproof and tight.
Perfect (and rather rare) Olympic collectible and perfect for use as a film changing bag while out and about and in the light.
The original box is a bit shopworn and it has some tape and glue on it (see pics) but it’s
still solid.
The bag is quite large with plenty of room inside to maneuver your camera(s) around. This is a very well made accessory with high-quality materials.
Look closely at the logo – there are some defects visible from the manufacturing process here and there but no soiling or stains. My pictures are an accurate depiction of the bag.
I mail daily and super fast. I’ll mail it FOR FREE in the USA via USPS Priority Mail with tracking and insurance.
Fujifilm 1984 Olympics Neopan Dark Bag with Original Box
Genuine (and rather rare) Fujifilm 1984 Los Angeles Olympics film changing bag with its original box. It mails FOR FREE in the USA - international shipping is available so please ask for a quote. Thanks, Chris
$105.00
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Holiday roadkill along US Highway 17 just north of Yulee, Florida
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Chasing Classic Cameras with Chris 