My first Instamatic was from Christmas 1963 or 64.Early Kodak advertisement.Still going strong in 1967.
October 1967 at Rhinebeck, New York. My Instamatic was my camera phone back in the day (always with me)..
Spad XIIIFokker D-7The Instamatic 104 with its amazing flashcube.
How many millions of these were sold? If you were a child of the 1960s and ’70s then your life was recorded in the little squares these cameras produced. Thanks for stopping by, Chris
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Comments are always welcomed, as I’ve learned quite a bit from reader feedback. As always, thanks for stopping by, and while you’re at it, feel free to visit my camera shop at http://www.ccstudio2380.com (CC Design Studios hosted by Etsy). – Chris Whelan
I-95, Jacksonville, Florida, looking south over the St. Johns River just before sunset.Colorful blossoms.Bird’s eye view.Mandevilla blossoms in the sunshine.
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Comments are always welcomed, as I’ve learned quite a bit from reader feedback. As always, thanks for stopping by, and while you’re at it, feel free to visit my camera shop at http://www.ccstudio2380.com (CC Design Studios hosted by Etsy). – Chris Whelan
The image below is a straight-from-the-camera shot with this awesome little digicam.
Full auto exposure. Great color and, at 2 megapixels, good resolution.
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Comments are always welcomed, as I’ve learned quite a bit from reader feedback. As always, thanks for stopping by, and while you’re at it, feel free to visit my camera shop at http://www.ccstudio2380.com (CC Design Studios hosted by Etsy). – Chris Whelan
Zeiss Ikon Contax IIIa 35mm rangefinder camera from 1951.Old wounds heal slowly.Butterfly bush with no activity.Gerbera daisy. Fujifilm X-T2 set on Acros black and white film capture.Canon EOS R Canon RF 70-200mm f4L IS USM Lens Velvia Vivid
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Comments are always welcomed, as I’ve learned quite a bit from reader feedback. As always, thanks for stopping by, and while you’re at it, feel free to visit my camera shop at http://www.ccstudio2380.com (CC Design Studios hosted by Etsy). – Chris Whelan
My mom, Mary, December 1960 (and me with my first of many cameras).
My mom and my other mom (mother-in-law) Gladys in 1982 (below).
Gladys and Mary – missing them both.
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Comments are always welcomed, as I’ve learned quite a bit from reader feedback. As always, thanks for stopping by, and while you’re at it, feel free to visit my camera shop at http://www.ccstudio2380.com (CC Design Studios hosted by Etsy). – Chris Whelan
The ‘Magic Kingdom’.The blossom, ant, and a hidden face.“Amelia’s Mermaids’. A local statue here at the beach and a perfect place to test cameras and lenses.Gerbera daisy in our garden.Having a ball. 50th wedding anniversary visit.
A small sample of some recent photography. Thanks for stopping by, Chris
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Comments are always welcomed, as I’ve learned quite a bit from reader feedback. As always, thanks for stopping by, and while you’re at it, feel free to visit my camera shop at http://www.ccstudio2380.com (CC Design Studios hosted by Etsy). – Chris Whelan
Rey tells us to ‘stay in line’…Toy Story Mania – my favorite!They used to be everywhere.For real.Get pumped up!
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Comments are always welcomed, as I’ve learned quite a bit from reader feedback. As always, thanks for stopping by, and while you’re at it, feel free to visit my camera shop at http://www.ccstudio2380.com (CC Design Studios hosted by Etsy). – Chris Whelan
Fujifilm Nexia 4200 ix Z MRC APS film camera from 2001. It’s still new with its original Japanese market box. It features a super-sharp Fujinon 23-90mm 4x zoom lens. APS film is still available, as is processing through online film labs. These little cameras were competent in the pre-digital age and could produce stunning images. This one is available in my camera shop at http://www.ccstudio2380.com Thanks, Chris
Sharp-looking camera.
I’ve collected quite a few of these Fujifilm cameras over the years, and they’ve been fun cameras to use when shooting. This one is unused and is available for purchase in my camera shop.
As the box indicates, the Fujinon lens has the 35mm film equivalent of a 28-112.5mm lens.
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Comments are always welcomed, as I’ve learned quite a bit from reader feedback. As always, thanks for stopping by, and while you’re at it, feel free to visit my camera shop at http://www.ccstudio2380.com (CC Design Studios hosted by Etsy). – Chris Whelan
At the Whispering Canyon Cafe at the Disney Wilderness Lodge.
I first met Carol on my birthday in 1972. We started dating in the Summer of 1973 and married in March 1974. Hopefully there’s many more years together.
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The Contax 50th Anniversary Edition 137 MD Quartz 35mm SLR film camera.
The ’50 Years’ model had a unique leatherette and a gold Contax ‘button’ on the flash sync terminal.I don’t usually chase anniversary models, but this one struck me as pure in the early 1980s.
Contax celebrated fifty years, 1932-1982.
One of two standard lenses is shown here.Contax numbered their cameras, consequently. As far as I am aware, no date code is hidden in the serial numbers.It’s a simple manual focus aperture priority camera first released in 1980. Notice the location of the tripod socket. The entire baseplate is removable to be able to install the four AA batteries needed to power the meter and motor drive.Advertisement from early 1980.I believe the red sticker indicates that the color of the body is ‘fin’ or ‘wine.’ The Google Translate app isn’t apparent.There aren’t many of these models still available, but they are well worth being chased.
This particular camera was sold in Japan, and unfortunately, I don’t have the original paperwork or Japanese instruction booklet. I’d love to find the correct strap, too. The proper case is a bit of a mystery, but I believe it should have been C-004, according to my friend Graham in the UK. By the way, the period correct flash units made for the 137 MD is the Contax TLA20 and TLA30 Auto Flash units for true TTL flash metering. There is also a 137 Data Back and a 137 Grip Adapter. Thanks for stopping by and be sure to visit my camera shop (hosted by Etsy) at http://www.ccstudio2380.com – Chris
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Comments are always welcomed, as I’ve learned quite a bit from reader feedback. As always, thanks for stopping by, and while you’re at it, feel free to visit my camera shop at http://www.ccstudio2380.com (CC Design Studios hosted by Etsy). – Chris Whelan
Chasing Classic Cameras with Chris 