Celebrate the Earth and all of its creatures –
Do something nice for the Earth today!
Thanks, Chris and Carol
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We went deep into our archives for these two images in response to this week’s challenge – A Face in a Crowd –
Taken along a typical busy shopping street in Sugita, Japan (just south of Yokohama) in the late 1970s. If you look closely you can see the faces of at least two women inside looking out.
One of our favorite images from our time living in Japan in the late 1970s. The face of the bus driver is clearly seen as he is busy checking me out in his rearview mirror.
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These lovely dolls were handmade for us while we were living in Japan between 1977 and 1980. A wonderful artist came to our home and we helped “design” the dolls we wanted.
Specifically, we lived in a Western-style home in Honmoku, Naka-ku, Kanagawa Prefecture – just south of Yokohama City proper.
The artistry and attention to detail are amazing.
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Of interest, the first M42 screw mount camera made by Yashica was the Penta J which was also known in Japan as the “Jaguar”. The name Jaguar never appeared on the camera body, just in advertising. It is possible that the “J” in the J-3 could have been for Jaguar but the marketers from Yashica decided to shorten it to just “J” at the last minute.
Front and back covers for the first J-3 brochure.
These images (below) are from two different J-3 instruction booklets that we have in our collection. The one on the left appears to be from a rare early version of the book with the image on the right from the later and more common book. Of note, the camera in the left image does not have a name on the body while the camera in the book on the right shows J-3. It’s an entirely different picture of the J-3. Our guess is that the book on the left has either a prototype or pre-production camera before Yashica finalized the name for the camera. They may have still been up in the air about naming it J-3 or possibly Jaguar something.
The left camera appears without a name and very different (and rather odd looking) accessory shoe. The camera on the right carries the J-3 name and the “correct” accessory shoe that ended up in production.
Same instruction booklet but with the “J-3” written in on the image. Look closely, notice how crude it is. Another clue that the camera was a pre-production or prototype camera.
Well, there you have a bit of Yashica controversy discovered 56 years after the fact! lol
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More to come on this one soon – we have the original box and all papers and it’s never been used!
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As a tie-in to a recent post by our friend Peggy at Camera Go Camera of our old neighborhood (US Navy Area 2 Military Base Housing) in Japan. Here’s a picture of our house at 283-D Area 2 after a rare light snowfall.
Our US Navy base house in Honmoku, Naka-Ku, Yokohama from May 1977 to February 1980. We were the last Navy family to live there as the US Navy was in the process of turning over control of the land to the Japanese Government.
US Navy housing Area 2 looking east towards the bay. This part of Yokohama was still very industrial in the late 1970s. Our house is the blue two-story in the middle left. This shot was taken on a nice and steamy hot August day.
Camera: Canon F-1 on Kodachrome 25 color slide film
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Not a term I would normally use, but maybe this Yashica ‘Sailor Boy’ fits the bill as cheeky.
Yashica’s advertising figurine from 1962.
Chris
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We’re always on the lookout for interesting Pentamatic sets. This was purchased from the original owner who purchased it in March of 1961 in Philadelphia. It’s the first Pentamatic set that had the “dealer price card” included.
It’s a beautiful camera in nearly mint condition – hardly any signs of use and of course it works perfectly. This particular camera was made in August 1960 and the lens is from around the same time.
The interesting negative holder from Kodak (upper right) is from the first roll of film that the original owner shot (high contrast B&W copy film). I’m not sure of the exact period the Kodachrome film is from but I do know that I’ve shot more than my share of Kodachrome in my life.
The dealer price card was designed to slip into the cold shoe of the camera (by folding the little tab on it and inserting it in the shoe).
Carol and I are always looking for nice examples of all models of the Pentamatic (Pentamatic, Pentamatic II and Pentamatic S) so if you have a nice one to sell please feel free to contact us through our blog or at chriscarol@ccstudio2380.com
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For my wonderful wife, best friend and fellow photographer – Carol
Happy Birthday!!!
On the road to Fuji – March 1979
Chris
We decided to take a trip back in time in response to this week’s challenge – Pedestrian
Yokohama, Japan 1979
Friendly police and happy shoppers – At Motomachi, Yokohama. Photo by Chris – Canon F-1
New York City, USA c1940
Fashionable pedestrians stepping out in NYC in the late 1930s or early 1940s. The beautiful lady on the far right is my mom. Unknown photographer.
Cannes, France 1986
Summer strolling along Rue Louis Blanc – The French Riviera – Photo by Chris – Canon F-1
Three different decades – Three different countries – All pedestrians through time.
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Chris
