Happy SUNday! – Minolta Six

March 1, 2020March 1, 2020Chris and Carol 1 Comment

Minolta’s first 6×6 medium-format camera. The body is made almost entirely from Bakelite. 1936

Minolta Six side

Minolta Six top

Minolta six ad

It’s kinda hard to find a pre-war Minolta especially one that has a working shutter. What a lovely picture machine from another era. It’s available in my camera shop at http://www.ccstudio2380.com

Have a beautiful day and as always, thanks for stopping by! – Chris

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Happy SUNday! – Carol’s first Canon camera

February 23, 2020February 25, 2020Chris and Carol Leave a comment

Carol with her brand new Canon AE-1 – 1978

Just back from a trip to the Navy Exchange… Carol’s first 35 mm SLR and she’s all smiles!
Our on-base house in Yokohama, Naka-ku, Honmoku, Japan.

Thanks for stopping by! – Chris & Carol

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Happy SUNday! – Yashica movie camera 1961

February 16, 2020February 16, 2020Chris and Carol 2 Comments

Making home movies in the 1960s.

Yashica 8mm Movie Set

Complete kit. BTW, the little hang tag from LIFE depicts a cover from 1947.

Yashica 8 U-matic 1961

Super-fast Yashinon f/1.8 zoom lens.

Yashinon 9-28mm zoom lens.

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Happy SUNday – days long gone

February 9, 2020February 9, 2020Chris and Carol Leave a comment

Happy SUNday everyone! I hope your day goes well and it’s sunny and warm.

Cocoa Beach F.D. – Me and my favorite truck 1972. Taken with a Yashica TL Electro X on Kodak Ektachrome.

While attending college at nearby Hydrospace Technical Institute (H.T.I.) which was the oceanographic tech school of the Florida Institute of Technology (F.I.T.) I was able to train as a volunteer firefighter with the Cocoa Beach Fire Department, Florida. It was an extremely enjoyable time in my life – 18 years old, SCUBA diving and surfing almost every day and studying a subject I was interested in. I appreciated the time the professional firefighters took to train us and I think they enjoyed the interaction with those hippie boys from school. By the way, the locals referred to H.T.I. as the “Hippie Training Institute”.

Yashica TL Electro X on Kodak Plus X Pan.

Cocoa Beach P.D. and F.D. hanging out.

Thanks for stopping by and enjoy your day! – Chris

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Happy SUNday! – Recent Arrivals

February 2, 2020February 2, 2020Chris and Carol Leave a comment

Some new additions to our already crowded Yashica family of cameras.

Our all-time favorite Yashica SLR.

*** Yashica TL Electro X ***

This one is from April 1973 and was made in the newly opened factory in Hong Kong.

Hard to find Yashica Electro AX – second to the last M42 screw mount lens bodies.

This is the only early Yashica SLR with a leatherette insert on the pentaprism. This one was made in November 1973.

Yashica D TLR from late 1966.

Some of these will be appearing in our shop at http://www.ccstudio2380.com in the coming weeks as well as some other arrivals.

Thanks for stopping by and have a beautiful day! – Chris

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Happy SUNday!

January 26, 2020January 26, 2020Chris and Carol Leave a comment

m&m with attitude!

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There’s always at least one creepy m&m in every bag!!!

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Camera: Samsung Galaxy S8+

Have a beautiful day and thanks for stopping by! – Chris

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Happy SUNday! – texture & contrast

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slate and shell

leaf and slate

arteries and veins

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Happy SUNday!

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Macro cotton swabs.

Camera: Samsung Galaxy S8+

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Happy SUNday! – USAF Senior Airman

January 5, 2020January 5, 2020Chris and Carol 1 Comment

During the Korean War, these are the stripes my father-in-law wore on his uniform while he was stationed in Japan near Tokyo.

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USAF veteran Frank Tifft celebrated his 87th birthday on January 2. Congrats!

Thanks for stopping by! – Chris

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Happy SUNday!

December 29, 2019December 29, 2019Chris and Carol Leave a comment

Yashica’s last M42 mount camera. The FFT is seldom seen on online auction sites as it’s a fairly rare camera due to low production. The camera marked the end of a long line of 35mm SLRs made by Yashica that accepted the universal screw mount lenses.

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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Category Happy SUNday

Happy SUNday! – Minolta Six

Minolta’s first 6×6 medium-format camera. The body is made almost entirely from Bakelite. 1936

Happy SUNday! – Carol’s first Canon camera

Happy SUNday! – Yashica movie camera 1961

Making home movies in the 1960s.

Happy SUNday – days long gone

Happy SUNday everyone! I hope your day goes well and it’s sunny and warm.

Happy SUNday! – Recent Arrivals

Some new additions to our already crowded Yashica family of cameras.

Happy SUNday!

m&m with attitude!

Happy SUNday! – texture & contrast

slate and shell

leaf and slate

arteries and veins

Happy SUNday!

Happy SUNday! – USAF Senior Airman

Happy SUNday!

Yashica’s last M42 mount camera. The FFT is seldom seen on online auction sites as it’s a fairly rare camera due to low production. The camera marked the end of a long line of 35mm SLRs made by Yashica that accepted the universal screw mount lenses.