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Приєднався 14 жов 2016
Here you will find videos that gives you an insight in Norwegian and Nordic everyday life and you will meet people with exciting and peculiar and sometimes unusual hobbies over a broad specter. In the long winter evenings Norwegians are very creative.
My videos also reflect the great variety both in nature and weather, and of course the big difference between winter and summer. In the winter the temperature can sink to under -4 degrees Fahrenheit. In the summer it can be 86 degrees Fahrenheit. Most Norwegians love the seasons. Bathing in the se in the summer, skiing in the forest and mountains in winter.
Please feel free to contact me if you have comments og questions!
Me: I am a retired journalist and newspaper editor, still working as much as ever. I produce videos for TV Agder, a local tv channel. I write detective books, eight books so far. I have also made books in rope and knots, and about bicycling in South Norway. And I like to make inventions in my workshop.
My videos also reflect the great variety both in nature and weather, and of course the big difference between winter and summer. In the winter the temperature can sink to under -4 degrees Fahrenheit. In the summer it can be 86 degrees Fahrenheit. Most Norwegians love the seasons. Bathing in the se in the summer, skiing in the forest and mountains in winter.
Please feel free to contact me if you have comments og questions!
Me: I am a retired journalist and newspaper editor, still working as much as ever. I produce videos for TV Agder, a local tv channel. I write detective books, eight books so far. I have also made books in rope and knots, and about bicycling in South Norway. And I like to make inventions in my workshop.
WW2: War Relic at Avreid Bridge, Norway
Throughout Norway, traces of the German occupation from April 9, 1940, to May 8, 1945, can be found. Over the course of five years, Adolf Hitler carried out an extensive construction of fortifications and smaller military posts, especially along the coast.
After the Allied raid on Svolvær on March 4, 1941, Hitler became convinced that Norway would become the decisive area of the war - "Norwegen wird das Schicksalsgebiet dieses Krieges." These words were part of the speech he gave in the Reichstag in Berlin on May 1.
To prevent the Allies from invading Norway, the Norwegian coast was turned into Festung Norwegen. Fortifications were built along the entire coastline, including at Urheia in Risør, Kalvesund on Flosterøya in Flosta, Hove on Tromøy, Hisøy near Arendal, and Sotra near Bergen.
At highways, waterways, and other strategic points, smaller bunkers and machine gun positions were constructed. These could be used to control traffic at specific junctions, and they were meant to prevent Allied advances if Winston Churchill and President Roosevelt decided to send their troops to invade Norway.
Many of these control posts and machine gun positions have become overgrown over the years and are nearly invisible to those who do not know of them. However, the solid concrete installations will remain forever. The German Kriegsmarine submarine bunkers are too massive to even think about removing.
Near the Avreid bridge in Risør municipality, in the far south of Norway, there is a rather overgrown machine gun position. For years, I have passed this spot at Båssvik without knowing about this war memory. However, the History Society for Risør and Søndeled has placed an information board as part of the hiking trail to Havrefjell.
During World War II, many thousands of Norwegians worked on German installations. Many did so because they were assigned this work by the Norwegian authorities, while others did so out of sheer necessity. It is important to remember that during the harsh 1930s, unemployment was high, and many Norwegian families faced extreme poverty. Many children were malnourished.
The German hourly wages were good, and for many people who had struggled for years without being able to make ends meet, working for the Germans was a way out of poverty and hunger.
A man from Agder said: "Throughout my life, I’ve struggled with a huge store debt [debt to the shopkeeper because the man bought 'on credit']. Now I have the chance to pay off the debt, and I’m taking that chance!"
After all, Norway was a relatively peaceful corner of the world during the world war, even though the Germans also acted harshly here, with arrests, torture, and concentration camps.
The Germans stationed in southern Norway had a relatively calm time. Neither the Germans at Urheia in Risør nor Kalvesund in Flosta were particularly involved in direct combat actions.
The Avreid bridge was probably a peaceful spot. The bridge was undermined, but it was not necessary to blow it up.
After the Allied raid on Svolvær on March 4, 1941, Hitler became convinced that Norway would become the decisive area of the war - "Norwegen wird das Schicksalsgebiet dieses Krieges." These words were part of the speech he gave in the Reichstag in Berlin on May 1.
To prevent the Allies from invading Norway, the Norwegian coast was turned into Festung Norwegen. Fortifications were built along the entire coastline, including at Urheia in Risør, Kalvesund on Flosterøya in Flosta, Hove on Tromøy, Hisøy near Arendal, and Sotra near Bergen.
At highways, waterways, and other strategic points, smaller bunkers and machine gun positions were constructed. These could be used to control traffic at specific junctions, and they were meant to prevent Allied advances if Winston Churchill and President Roosevelt decided to send their troops to invade Norway.
Many of these control posts and machine gun positions have become overgrown over the years and are nearly invisible to those who do not know of them. However, the solid concrete installations will remain forever. The German Kriegsmarine submarine bunkers are too massive to even think about removing.
Near the Avreid bridge in Risør municipality, in the far south of Norway, there is a rather overgrown machine gun position. For years, I have passed this spot at Båssvik without knowing about this war memory. However, the History Society for Risør and Søndeled has placed an information board as part of the hiking trail to Havrefjell.
During World War II, many thousands of Norwegians worked on German installations. Many did so because they were assigned this work by the Norwegian authorities, while others did so out of sheer necessity. It is important to remember that during the harsh 1930s, unemployment was high, and many Norwegian families faced extreme poverty. Many children were malnourished.
The German hourly wages were good, and for many people who had struggled for years without being able to make ends meet, working for the Germans was a way out of poverty and hunger.
A man from Agder said: "Throughout my life, I’ve struggled with a huge store debt [debt to the shopkeeper because the man bought 'on credit']. Now I have the chance to pay off the debt, and I’m taking that chance!"
After all, Norway was a relatively peaceful corner of the world during the world war, even though the Germans also acted harshly here, with arrests, torture, and concentration camps.
The Germans stationed in southern Norway had a relatively calm time. Neither the Germans at Urheia in Risør nor Kalvesund in Flosta were particularly involved in direct combat actions.
The Avreid bridge was probably a peaceful spot. The bridge was undermined, but it was not necessary to blow it up.
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Krigsminnet ved Avreid bru i Risør (English version will soon appear)
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Over hele Norge finnes spor etter tyskernes okkupasjon av Norge fra 9. april 1940 til 8. mai 1945. I løpet av fem år foretok Adolf Hitler en formidabel utbygging av festningsverk og mindre militære poster, spesielt langs kysten. Etter de alliertes raid mot Svolvær 4. mars 1941, fikk Hitler for seg at Norge ville bli denne krigens skjebnesone - «Norwegen wird das Schicksalsgebiet dieses Krieges»...
Lur ide: Slik får du mykt smør!
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Jeg bor alene og dersom jeg skal ha hjemmebakte kaker, må jeg lage dem selv. Jeg er spesielt glad i fyrstekake med makronfyll. Da er det viktig å smøre kakeformene godt med smør. Problemet er at jeg glemmer å ta ut en passelig klatt fra kjøleskapet, med den følge at smøret er steinhardt når jeg skal bruke det. Umulig å smøre kakeformene. I tillegg til å bake kaker, hender det at det faller en o...
Smart Idea: How to Get Soft Butter!
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I live alone, so if I want homemade cakes, I have to bake them myself. I’m especially fond of fyrstekake with almond filling. For that, it’s crucial to grease the baking tins well with butter. The problem is, I always forget to take out a suitable chunk from the fridge beforehand, which means the butter is rock-hard when I need it. Impossible to spread on the tins. Besides baking cakes, I occas...
Norwegian heritage site: Old mill and sawmill
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Koppsåna is a living cultural heritage site located in Åmli municipality in Agder, Southern Norway. Here you can find a sawmill, a grain mill, and a building for storing materials, as well as walls that regulated the water flow. Large stone walls, built by skilled craftsmen using only manual labor, stand as structures intended to last forever! Norway is known for producing most of its electrica...
En liten foss ved veien/A small waterfall, right by the road
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For å komme fra Gjerstad i Agder til Kroken i Telemark, kan du kjøre en smal grusvei. Noen kilometer før du kommer til fylkesgrensa, passerer du forbi en liten foss. Vannføringen er ikke stor, men her finner du likevel et eksempel på hvordan selv små vassdrag ble regulert. I mange tilfeller dreier det seg om det mange vil kalle store bekker, men de var likevel viktig i tømmerfløting når vannfør...
Kilsund en grå dag i november/Kilsund a cloudy day in November
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Kilsund i Flosta, helt øst i Arendal kommune, er mest kjent for sol og sommer. Men lokalsamfunnet lever hele året, selv en overskyet og grå dag i sist i november. Mens Anders på bensinstasjonen monterte nye vinterdekk på en bil jeg leverte, ruslet jeg innover veien mot Sundet og Svartnesbo. Jeg har både sykla og gått her mangfoldige ganger tidligere, fordi jeg er født og oppvokste i Kilsund. Je...
CLOSED but not FORGOTTEN: Haugsjå Stop on the Arendal Line
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Haugsjå Stop on the Arendal Line has never been among the world's most significant railway stations. In fact, it was never even intended to exist. In 1910, the Norwegian Parliament had to pass a special resolution to allow its construction. By that time, passengers could already take the train as far as Åmli in Agder. From 1913, it was possible to take the train all the way up to Treungen, whic...
Nedlagt, men ikke glemt: Haugsjå stoppested på Arendalsbanen
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Haugsjå stoppested på Arendalsbanen har aldri vært blant verdens mest betydningsfulle jernbanestasjoner. Det var ikke en gang meningen at den skulle vært etablert. Det norske Stortinget måtte i 1910, fatte et ekstravedtak for at den skulle kunne bygges. På det tidspunktet kunne du allerede ta toget til Åmli i Agder. Fra 1913 kunne du ta toget helt opp til Treungen, som den gang het Tveitsund. O...
FANTASTIC model BUILDING: Cultural Heritage in Miniature!
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One of the three contributors to this documentary film is Trond Atle Olsen from Varhaug in Rogaland. In his spare time, he runs the company Modellbygg, which produces and sells a variety of self-made wooden building kits of Norwegian houses and buildings. Email address: post@modellbygg.com Website: www.modellbygg.com Facebook: profile.php?id=61559745399074 It is important to preser...
Norske kulturminner i miniatyr.
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ENGLISH version of this film: ua-cam.com/video/xcdV5rg9rXIE/v-deo.htmln av de tre medvirkende i denne dokumentarfilmen er Trond Atle Olsen fra Varhaug i Rogland. Han driver på fritida firmaet Modellbygg, og leverer en rekke selvproduserte tre-byggesett av norske hus og bygninger. E-postadresse: post@modellbygg.com. Hjemmeside: www.modellbygg.com. Facebook: profile.php?id=6155974539...
Sunday at an Abandoned House in Norway (with Music)
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You’ve probably experienced this too: it’s incredible what interesting subjects you can find if you take a walk or bike ride with a camera. In this case, I took one of my film cameras (a Sony ZV-E10 with a separate Røde microphone). Like many other Norwegians, I live far from a major city, surrounded by nature. In Norway, there is still plenty of untouched nature. If you walk in a remote place,...
57-Year-Old Camera: A Pig in a Poke?
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I am fascinated by Russian cameras. Some time ago, I bought a Zorki 2-C. One of the shutter curtain shafts turned out to be stuck, but I managed to loosen and oil it. The camera seems to work fine. A few days ago, I bought a Zorki 4. It’s a Soviet 35 mm camera produced by the Krasnogorsk Mechanical Factory (KMZ) in Russia between 1956 and 1973. It was an improvement on earlier Zorki models and ...
Jeg og kameraet like gamle. Begge virker! (Engelsk tale. Norske undertekster.)
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For noen år siden utviklet en av sønnene mine en interesse for analog svart-hvitt-fotografering. Jeg gjenopplivet også min egen interesse. Som journalist har jeg fotografert siden tidlig på 1970-tallet. Frem til årtusenskiftet betydde dette å fotografere med svart-hvitt-film og bruke timer på å fremkalle filmen og lage papirkopier i avisens mørkerom. Som mangeårig avisjournalist og redaktør bru...
I am as old as the camera. Both of us still work!
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A few years ago, one of my sons developed an interest in analog black-and-white photography. I also rekindled my interest. As a journalist, I have been photographing since the early 1970s. Until the turn of the millennium, this meant shooting with black-and-white film and spending hours developing the film and making paper enlargements in the newspaper's darkroom. As a longtime newspaper journa...
The drone filmed its own "death"! (And hung in a tree all winter.)
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The drone filmed its own "death"! (And hung in a tree all winter.)
På Mæl startet siste etappe for tungtvannet
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På Mæl startet siste etappe for tungtvannet
Blinkskudd i sort/hvitt med Flexaret fra 1958.
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Blinkskudd i sort/hvitt med Flexaret fra 1958.
Kan du ta bilder med et 75 år gammelt kamera? (JA!)
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Kan du ta bilder med et 75 år gammelt kamera? (JA!)
Does a 75-year-old Flexaret camera really work? (YES!!)
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Does a 75-year-old Flexaret camera really work? (YES!!)
Vinner plattgatteren fra 1932 sin klasse i Flosta-regattaen?
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Vinner plattgatteren fra 1932 sin klasse i Flosta-regattaen?
Norge var verdens største eksportør av is.
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Norge var verdens største eksportør av is.
Hopestranda var tidligere et viktig knutepunkt.
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Hopestranda var tidligere et viktig knutepunkt.
Har du to slitne batterier? Ta med begge to!
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Har du to slitne batterier? Ta med begge to!
Too fast to capture what you did to make it vape
I tape a strip of sandpaper to the end of a pen and sand the contact points inside the mod and the lid of the battery compartment. Remember to sand the poles, the ends, of the batteries as well. Hope you get it to work!
mange enkeltpersoner såg seg nøydde te å ta arbeide for okkupasjonsmakten - verre var det med dei mange krigsprofitørane, som uten unntak tende nok te å komme seg opp utan å kome i styresmaktenes søkjelys seinare. stor skam.
For enda mer utfyllende informasjon, trykk mer under teksten. Bra og kortfattet beskrivelse. Men jeg kjente også folk som var unge under krigen, og som ble sendt til andre steder på "tvangsarbeid", så det var nok ikke alltid at betaling var motivasjonen? Men de fleste var veldig lite meddelsomme om sin "innsats" i årene 1940-45.
Opplysende og lærerikt som ellers, fantastisk hvordan du finner, og forteller om alt dette vi andre ikke ser. 🙂
Takk for hyggelig tilbakemelding. Dette fortidsminnet er ikke så vanskelig å finne, men jeg hadde kjørt forbi hundrevis av ganger, uten å ane at det eksisterer.
Beautiful sound
Veldig flott film. Lærerik var den også 👍
Tusen takk, hyggelig å høre!
Mycket fin film.
Tusen takk!
Sånt här kan man bara ha i Norge. En olåst dörr......
If only things would be that easy. Dislike.
Fantastisk bra, en nytelse å se slikt godt håndtverk😁🏅
It’s another nice quiet moment, although it’s wintertime and dark weather ! I like the impressions ❤
Norge blir bare mer og mer nedlagt. Rart at dette landet går rundt.
Beautiful...
Hva er tittelen på musikkstykket brukt i bakgrunnen?
Jeg kjøper all musikk til filmene fra firmaet Artlist. På musikkfila jeg har brukt i denne filmen, står det: Ada Ragimov - Finest Selection Sicilienne. ChatGPT opplyser følgende: "Sicilienne er en type musikkstykke med opprinnelse fra Sicilia. Det er vanligvis i 6/8- eller 12/8-takt og har en rolig, flytende og ofte melankolsk karakter." Jeg synes denne musikken passer fint til filmen min.
@@danialexl Gabriel Fauré, Sicilienne, I think
Lovely film about a small (former) station in Norway, well filmed, edited and presented. Very nice work! Best regards from the Netherlands!
Thank you very much!
I have just finished an English version of this film - her it is: ua-cam.com/video/9aZ-Sgb7C3Y/v-deo.html
trivelig filmsnutt
Tusen takk!
I had seen the Norwegian version of your video, which I found very inspiring. Now there is the English version! Thank you very much! I sent the link to your video to several model building friends...
Very happy to hear that. I hope your friends enjoy the film.
A great film about fantastic model-builders. I understand some Swedish, with the Norwegian subtitles on, I could understand most of the text. A very inspiring film! Thanks a lot for sharing it. Best regards from the Netherlands!
@@tramways_1435 Thank you very much for your kind comment. An English version of this film is on its way!
Here is the English version of the film: ua-cam.com/video/xcdV5rg9rXI/v-deo.html
Thank you!
Takk for video. Du har en veldig beroligende stemme.
Hyggelig å høre. Tusen takk!
Skikkelig proff video med fantastisk modellbygging!
Tusen takk, veldig hyggelig å høre!
Incredible details and a lovely presentation. Thank you for the subtitles, knowing a tiny bit a Dansk helped a lot. Hilsener fra Tyskland
Vielen Dankef, es freut mich sehr dass du mein Film dir gefallen haben. I am very pleased to hear that you like the video. Could it be a good idea if I made a version with English subtitles? (I speak and understand German, but I have completely forgotten to write correct German. Here is the English version of the film: ua-cam.com/video/xcdV5rg9rXI/v-deo.html
En kjempeflott film, om fantastisk flotte modeller!
Tusen takk. Ja, dette er utrolig dyktige modellbyggere. Dessuten veldig trivelige, det var en fryd å samarbeide med dem.
Kjempegøy , tusen takk 🙂
Veldig hyggelig å høre at du liker filmen.
Kjempeflott video som viser fantastiske kunstnerene og modellbyggere i fri utfoldelse! Og en så fint produsert video. Godt arbeid!
Tusen takk! Jeg setter stor pris på å høre at du synes videoen er god.
Fantastisk!!!
Tusen takk!
Nydelig film og musikk, og detalj-bildene er fantastisk! En mosegrodd stubbe, et bildekk ved døra (hvordan havna det der). Du har sans for detaljer Guttorm. 🙂
Tusen takk, hyggelig å høre!
Hvordan er det med ørret i denne elva i disse dager? Er det en god fluefiske-elv? :)
Det vet jeg sannelig ikke. Jeg foreslår å kontakte Åmli kommune.
Hi, thank you for this lovely video. I am 65, my camera is 70, Zeiss Nettar, I drive an e.bike, I am not a photographer, shoot for 40 yrs, Cheers,Istvan ...And photographed Telemark region yrs ago on a trip.
Thanks for your kind comment!
What mod is this thanks
The mod is a Joyetech eVic Primo that I bought from China some years ago. I have two such mods, and I am a little amazed that both still work. But I have to use the sandpaper now and then.
Really enjoyed thank you
Nice to hear that you like the video!
This was a great video, keep on making them :)
Thank you!
Thanks !! Beautiful video and photos 😊
Thank you for your kind comment.
it works. Great man. thanks a lot and love from Bangladesh. God Bless you man.
I am happy to hear that I could help you!
It must have been a good vintage from 1954! 😊 Wery good video, and pictures. 👍
How is using this camera at night? I have a Flexaret V it’s too dim to focus well under low lighting conditions. Is this just the case with these types of cameras, or should I consider changing the ground glass?
My experience after many years of black-and-white photography as a journalist, is that focusing with analog cameras in low light is a challenge. I find the Flexaret difficult to focus under certain conditions, even in good light. I also have a Zeiss Ikon Nettar (ua-cam.com/video/BBQgFz8SFuE/v-deo.html), and with that, I have to measure or estimate the distance when focusing. You can do the same with the Flexaret using the scale. To photograph at night, you need to use a tripod or place the camera on a completely stable surface, as the shutter speed can be long, sometimes up to several seconds. We must remember that our eyes "adjust" to low light, allowing us to develop what is called night vision. The camera cannot do this. We can equip it with more light-sensitive film (400 ASA and higher), but the price we pay is that the silver grains in the film become coarser.
I have one of these but haven't used it for a few years now. If the bellows are light-tight and the shutter works keep your hand held shots to the higher speeds. For other shots the camera needs some support as you showed us. There is little to go wrong as there are no speeds below 1/25sec. which are usually a problem and they are very much more satisfying cameras to use than many modern ones. Thank you so much for reminding us of what they are capable of. I really enjoyed this video - very well presented. Enjoy your photography.
Thank you very much for your kind comment. I became glad when I read it. I am impressed that the bellows ar light-tight after more than 70 years. I aggree with you, these cameras are very good.
Oh thats me on this channel gabriele
very good fotos. My fathjer had nearly the same camera. my be she was older. :))
Thank you very much!
Nicely done video!
Thank you so much! Very nice to hear that you like the video.
Greetings from England - My Father has given me a Zeiss Ikon 522/24 Camera, which uses 35mm film. It belonged to one of his uncles, and is essentially a thing of mechanical beauty (when you hold it in your hands it feels, as we say in England, "just right"). I recently put my first film through it, using the 'Sunny F16' rule and got a couple of very decent pictures. A Light Meter is on my horizon as I type (but don't tell the wife!). Although my camera is from the early 50's, I am only from 1963, so its got approximately 10 years on me! I really enjoyed your video, Guttorm. All the best ...
Thank you very much for your greetings. In addition to the Nettars, I also have an Zeiss Ikon Ikonta 521 (120-film) and a Zeis Ikon Contina (the model with rangefinder) for 35 mm film. I am absolutely not a collector. Together with two of my sons I try analog photographing. For me, it is try once more. The light meter you see me use in the video, is an Ikophot from Zeiss Ikon with selen-cell - it does not ned a battery. I bought it second hand her in Norway for 200 NOK (aprox. 19 euro). Even if its older than you (and younger than me, I believe) it function very good. I hope you go on with the photographing. It can be a good idea to buy a strarter kit for black/white developing.
Hello from toronto canada. Thanks for the nice video. I like your accent, too.
Hello, and thank you very much for your pleasant comment. I am happy that you like det video. When it comes to my accent, I know very well that it is Norwegianenglish. But everyone know that I am not a native English-speaking person, so I think that works OK. (If you want to see some photos from Norway, you can watch this video: ua-cam.com/video/BBQgFz8SFuE/v-deo.html)
Tack för en fantastisk film! Väldigt mycket atmosfär och känsla i dina foton. Funderat ett par gånger på att köpa en Ikon, Nettar, eller liknande, men aldrig hittat någon jag verkligen gillat. Har en Rolleicord Va, som jag är väldigt nöjd med :)
Og tusen takk for en veldig hyggelig tilbakemelding! Setter stor pris på å høre at du liker filmen. Rolleicord høres veldig bra ut, en gammel journalistkollega snakker varmt om den. Jeg kjøpte en Flexaret for et års tid siden. Det er også et veldig artig kamera. Her kan du se en liten film om den: ua-cam.com/video/nFqqItrlYQI/v-deo.html
Schöne fotos
Vielen Danke! Das gefreut mich sehr zu hören. Photografieren Sie auch med ein Zeiss Ikon Kamera?
@@GuttormEskildNilsen nein ich fotografiere mit eine fuji X t 50 aber habe eine Canon FTb Ql nach viele Jahren wieder benutzt , jetzt muss ich noch den film entwickeln lassen. Bin gespannt ob ich noch Analog fotografieren kan
@@gierre1329 Du kannst ganz sicher auch heute analog photografieren. Meine Sohne und ich kaufte ein Startersett mit ein Paterson-Tank. Es funktioniert gut. Es ist gemütliche seine eigne Bilder zy entwickeln. (Viele Fehler in meiner Deutsch, glaube ich. Hoffentlich verstehts du.)
@@GuttormEskildNilsen Danke für deine Antwort. ich schreibe auch nicht gut Englisch.
WTFFFF YOURE A MIRACLE HERE! A HIDDEN GEM!!!! Im about to purchase a new mod but i tried to search some videos for one last time and boom! I found you and it worked!!!!!!!!!!
Thank you for your nice reply. I am happy that I could be to some help.
Thank you very much. I tried it before watching your video. Not working After i saw your video I tried one more time again And working very good
I have one of these and i love it! I love the focus mechanism. It is very smooth and is a genius design.
Yes it is a simple and functional camera.
These Flexarets are extremely undervalued. Quality-wise they compare to Rolleiflex cameras.
Yes, I absolutely agree. A very fascinating and well working camera.
That was my question. Are the lenses sharp, and you just told me they are. Thanks
@@Louisianaman985 Yes, as far as we can see, the lenses are in good condition.
I use Flexaret camera's for years now, I really love them. I have a few with a Mirar Lens (like yours) which is a Triplet lens but I rather use the more "modern" Belar which is a Tessar type lens. Indeed very well build camera's but after all those decades most are in dire need of some cleaning, unless you buy one that has been refurbished already by the seller. I keep a Flexaret IV and VI in the running, they both have the same Belar lens but the Flexaret VI has automatic cocking of the shutter when you wind the film on, which is nice. The things is that they are cheap, quite easy to find online and give very good results. And if something goes bad it's not terrible to fix them yourself, even the more advanced Flexaret VI is not beyond the reach of ordinary people to fix it yourself. I had a IV with a non functioning film transport (the film did not stop automatically at the next frame like it should when wound) and while it took me some thinking to figure out what exactly was going wrong I found it out and it was an easy fix. These are build to last.
Thank you so much for your pleasant and informative comment, I really appreciate it. I also bought a Flexaret IV, and like you, my son and I fumbled a bit to set it correctly so that the film transport stops at the next frame. I agree with you that the Flexaret cameras are very fine cameras. Many of them were sold here in Norway. The other day, I was contacted by an old journalist colleague who had bought one in 1960. He sold it fairly soon, but a few years ago he ordered an old camera from Czechoslovakia. For nearly 30 years, I worked with black and white photography in Norwegian newspapers. It's fun to have taken up this form of photography again. There's something very special about black and white pictures. Good luck with your Flexaret cameras and photography!
I have tried everything. I have tried ISO alcohol and reflashing the with new filmware and nothing worked with my batteries not being recognized. I had tried using sand paper inside but didnt' seem to work. I tried your method with some 500 grit thats all I had in the pen method and this worked right away! Thank you for taking the time to make the video.
Thank you very much for your message. I am happy to hear that my video could help you.
Esas cámaras son tan preciosas🥺😪 que daría por tener una de esas, lastima que en mi país no venden de esas ya
Sí, estas son cámaras fascinantes, sencillas, pero de muy buena calidad. Todavía funcionan, pero el espejo en el visor es una debilidad cuando envejecen. El espejo tiene un recubrimiento de plata que se deteriora con el tiempo. Compré otra cámara. Reemplacé el espejo original con un espejo de acrílico. Parece funcionar igual de bien. (Traducido del noruego al español con la ayuda de inteligencia artificial.)
@@GuttormEskildNilsen que fascinante amigo, debes sentirte muy feliz por eso, eres muy dichoso al tener esas cámaras, saludos desde El Salvador Centroamérica