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Some info on the camera here:
http://www.earlyphotography.co.uk/site/entry_C32.html
I picked this camera up almost a year ago at a vide grenier ( car boot sale to you guys! lol)
Like many of its kind, it hadn't been particularly well cared for, the lens/ shutter housing was loose , and the whole apparatus was so thick of "hard set" dust that i litterally had to scrape a finger nail though it in an attempt to check the state of the bellows before trying to haggle a price ...anyone ever attempted that in France ???......my lord, it's so hard ! lol
Some TLC and the red bellows showed up to be in reasonable shape, the rear "door" is somewhat of a loose fit though and is where the light entry is coming from I think, however for a camera dating back 100 plus years it has shown some potential in what it can offer particularly in the first shot........the detail is superb.
To grab a snapshot of one of my puddy tats was quite an achievement tbh ..... that was shot F/4, guessed metering and pure pure chance that she would stay something like stationary! lol
Appologies for the other not so good attempts but I thought I'd show all 5 frames shot on a roll of 120 Fomopan film ( modified to fit the camera, hence the panoramic style framing!)
Devd in LC29
Thanks for taking time to look
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http://www.earlyphotography.co.uk/site/entry_C32.html
I picked this camera up almost a year ago at a vide grenier ( car boot sale to you guys! lol)
Like many of its kind, it hadn't been particularly well cared for, the lens/ shutter housing was loose , and the whole apparatus was so thick of "hard set" dust that i litterally had to scrape a finger nail though it in an attempt to check the state of the bellows before trying to haggle a price ...anyone ever attempted that in France ???......my lord, it's so hard ! lol
Some TLC and the red bellows showed up to be in reasonable shape, the rear "door" is somewhat of a loose fit though and is where the light entry is coming from I think, however for a camera dating back 100 plus years it has shown some potential in what it can offer particularly in the first shot........the detail is superb.
To grab a snapshot of one of my puddy tats was quite an achievement tbh ..... that was shot F/4, guessed metering and pure pure chance that she would stay something like stationary! lol
Appologies for the other not so good attempts but I thought I'd show all 5 frames shot on a roll of 120 Fomopan film ( modified to fit the camera, hence the panoramic style framing!)
Devd in LC29
Thanks for taking time to look
1. View attachment 16418
2.View attachment 16419
3.View attachment 16420
4. View attachment 16421
5. View attachment 16422