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Guttorm Eskild Nilsen
Norway
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.
57-Year-Old Camera: A Pig in a Poke?
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 is known as an affordable copy of the Leica cameras from the same period.
I found the camera on Norway’s largest online marketplace. It was very inexpensive. The listing included several good pictures of the camera, and the seller lowered the price a bit to NOK 500 (about 50 euros).
My first impression of the camera was very good. However, it turned out that the slow shutter speeds, those below 1/60 sec., didn’t work at all.
I decided to partially disassemble the camera. Perhaps it had the same issue as the first Zorki camera I bought.
It turned out that my Zorki 4 had been opened and partially disassembled before. It couldn’t have been done by a professional. The gasket behind the lens mount threads (Leica LTM screw mount, M39) was installed incorrectly, and part of it was inside the camera, in front of the film. Some screws were missing, and the "repair" was poorly executed.
I absolutely don’t want to criticize the seller; he couldn’t have known about this.
The fabric on the shutter curtain had been glued to the rollers with internal springs, and the glue had deteriorated after nearly 60 years. Perhaps no surprise.
Sometimes you end up buying a "pig in a poke," without being able to blame either yourself or the seller.
The lens on the Zorki 4 is very good, so I’ve attached it to my Zorki 2-C.
All in all, it turned out reasonably well, and I now have plenty of small screws that may come in handy for future camera projects.
Over 1.7 million units were produced, making it one of the most mass-produced Soviet cameras. Zorki 4 became popular among both amateur and professional photographers due to its low price and solid quality. While not as advanced as the Leica cameras it imitated, the Zorki 4 has gained a certain cult status among collectors and enthusiasts of classic cameras.
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 is known as an affordable copy of the Leica cameras from the same period.
I found the camera on Norway’s largest online marketplace. It was very inexpensive. The listing included several good pictures of the camera, and the seller lowered the price a bit to NOK 500 (about 50 euros).
My first impression of the camera was very good. However, it turned out that the slow shutter speeds, those below 1/60 sec., didn’t work at all.
I decided to partially disassemble the camera. Perhaps it had the same issue as the first Zorki camera I bought.
It turned out that my Zorki 4 had been opened and partially disassembled before. It couldn’t have been done by a professional. The gasket behind the lens mount threads (Leica LTM screw mount, M39) was installed incorrectly, and part of it was inside the camera, in front of the film. Some screws were missing, and the "repair" was poorly executed.
I absolutely don’t want to criticize the seller; he couldn’t have known about this.
The fabric on the shutter curtain had been glued to the rollers with internal springs, and the glue had deteriorated after nearly 60 years. Perhaps no surprise.
Sometimes you end up buying a "pig in a poke," without being able to blame either yourself or the seller.
The lens on the Zorki 4 is very good, so I’ve attached it to my Zorki 2-C.
All in all, it turned out reasonably well, and I now have plenty of small screws that may come in handy for future camera projects.
Over 1.7 million units were produced, making it one of the most mass-produced Soviet cameras. Zorki 4 became popular among both amateur and professional photographers due to its low price and solid quality. While not as advanced as the Leica cameras it imitated, the Zorki 4 has gained a certain cult status among collectors and enthusiasts of classic cameras.
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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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I was going to record drone footage of a place in southern Norway where an English transport plane was shot down in the spring of 1945, as World War II was in its final phase. My drone wasn’t shot down, but I was inattentive. The drone didn’t have obstacle sensors, and before I knew it, it crashed into a towering birch tree! I had no choice but to head home without the drone and put the remote ...
Mini-sluser: Helt som på ORDENTLIG!
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Vest-Telemark Museum Eidsborg har blant mye annet, en miniutgave av Telemarkskanalen fra Skien til Dalen.
På Mæl startet siste etappe for tungtvannet
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Den mest berømte tungtvannsaksjonen, operasjon Gunnerside, fant sted i februar 1943. Aksjonen vakte beundring og respekt, selv hos tyskerne. Ett år seinere, i februar 1944, fant den siste tungtvannsaksjonen sted. Den var vellykket i den forstand at militære motstandsmenn klarte å senke jernbaneferja "Hydro" som fraktet jernbanevogner med kalilut i tønner. Kaliluten skulle i Tyskland destilleres...
Blinkskudd i sort/hvitt med Flexaret fra 1958.
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Jeg har tilbrakt sommerferien sammen med mitt 65 år gamle Flexaret toøyde speilrefleks-kamera. Gamle veteraner duger fortsatt. Det gjelder Flexaret-en, - og forhåpentlig meg også. Sort/hvitt-bildene i denne videoen er tatt med film på 100 og 200 ASA. Lukkertida er for det meste 1/100 sekund. Noen ganger nede på 1/50 sekund. Jeg har målt lyset med en IKOPHOT lysmåler fra Zeiss-Ikon. Den er fra 1...
Kan du ta bilder med et 75 år gammelt kamera? (JA!)
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Jeg kjøpte et brukt og gammelt Flexaret toøyd speilreflekskamera (TLR-kamera) på FINN. Jeg betalte kr 450,- pluss porto for kameraet. Flexaret-kameraene ble produsert av Meopta-fabrikken i Tsjekkoslovakia fra 1939 - 1970. Jeg har fått tak i et Flexaret IIa. Denne typen ble produsert fra 1947 av. Dette fotografiapparatet er altså eldre enn meg, som er født i 1954. Kameraet viste seg å virke. Og ...
Does a 75-year-old Flexaret camera really work? (YES!!)
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I bought a used and old Flexaret twin-lens reflex camera (TLR camera) on the Norwegian classifieds website Finn. I paid 45 Euros for the camera. It's a Flexaret IIa. This type of Flexaret was produced in Czechoslovakia from 1947 by the Meopta factory. The camera I bought is, therefore, older than I am, as I was born in 1954. It turned out the camera works. And it really takes good black-and-whi...
Vinner plattgatteren fra 1932 sin klasse i Flosta-regattaen?
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Ice from Norway to Africa!
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It seems incredible, but in the 1800s, Norwegian sailing ships transported ice from Norway as far south as Africa. Just before the year 1900, Norway was the world's largest exporter of natural ice from lakes. It should be noted that most of the ice was not sent to Africa, but to England and the rest of Europe. Tons of Norwegian ice blocks were crushed and used for preserving fresh fish and othe...
Norge var verdens største eksportør av is.
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Hopestranda var tidligere et viktig knutepunkt.
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Hopestranda i Risør kommune var i tidligere tider et viktig knutepunkt. De siste åra har jeg flere ganger i uke syklet forbi avkjørselen til Hopestranda. En dag svingte jeg nedenom. Også i dag er det et hyggelig sted, like i nærheten av dagens butikk, som ligger oppe ved bilveien.
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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
@@rickrogers728 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
Fin historie Guttorm. Jeg har et 16mm Meopta kamera med noen objektiver stående her også. God kvalitet. Dersom det er sopp det er på linse-elementene kan du prøve å dynke dem i Hydrogen peroksid 3%.
Takk for hyggelige ord, og takk for tipset!
Exciting to see Vintage cameras at work, thanks for sharing :)
Smukke billeder!
Tusen takk! Veldig hyggelig å høre!
What a great story/journey! The images look amazing and would be hard to imitate in software. Great job!
Thank you very much!
If it's film is available , it can capture beautiful B/W photo .
Film is available here in Norway, and I'm sure in other countries too.
Nice videography!
Thank you for your pleasant comment!
Glava isolasjon endra detta. www.google.com/search?q=glava+reklame&rlz=1C1ONGR_enNO951NO951&oq=glava+rek&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUqBwgAEAAYgAQyBwgAEAAYgAQyBggBEEUYOTIICAIQABgWGB4yCggDEAAYDxgWGB4yCggEEAAYogQYiQUyCggFEAAYgAQYogQyCggGEAAYgAQYogQyCggHEAAYgAQYogSoAgiwAgE&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8#fpstate=ive&vld=cid:395a59f5,vid:L9PMssvldaw,st:0 Ein litt lang reklame, hadde ikkje funka i dag. Når filmen helst ikkje skal vare meir enn 1.32 minutt
Wait.. what did you do? Edit: nevermind I read the description! Don’t the proper sandpaper though
Flott video med god informasjon og en avslappende fortellerstemme. Fikk lyst på slik båt nå.
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Underbar film !! tänk och bo där.
Kreativt som vanlig, og fint med litt nynorsk-opplæring 🙂
Trivelig med de Islandske gresshusene. Det er spennende å fotografere på Island. Det er noen interessante formasjoner sammen med mye symmetri som gjør at resultatene kan bli veldig fine.
Tusen takk!
Spennende historie som oser av nostalgi, og fint laget Guttorm. Synd UA-cam algoritmen ikke spiller på lag, den hadde fortjent flere tilskuere. Mvh Lars
Mye tau i propellen 😊 men fin båt
Good job! But we need the subtitles, They allow us to understand with English you will reach more people tack från Barcelona
Flott film ❄️
Tusen takk!
@@GuttormEskildNilsen 🙂👍
Very nice video ❤
Man, i have tried so many thing, i was decided to buy a new mod tomorrow. THANK YOU FOR SAVING MY VAPE. Simple yet worked perfectly. <3
Guttorm beautiful combination of shots. Well done. I’m a professional drone cinematographer from New York City with tutorials to share what I’ve learned. Congrats on your channel. New subscriber here! -TED NEMETH
Thank you for the kind words!
Da capo Guttorm, den skyldige vender alltid tilbake til åstedet heter det vel i din krim(inelle) verden? 😉 At det var noe kjent med Espelandsmyr stasjon var ikke så rart, men jeg fikk en følelse av å ha hørt historien før. Så jeg måtte etterforske litt i rullebladet ditt på youtube! Og fant dette beviset! ua-cam.com/video/llYy0Q3kunU/v-deo.html Men du er ingen copycat av deg selv, nei du lager hele greia på nytt. Og historien blir bra den 👍, nå er det Go-ahead som kjører toget, på den forrige var det vel NSB? Og godstoget bråker nesten like mye som før. Men det er kanskje den samme Skoda`n som er med på begge turene? I så fall er ikke det så lurt å bruke samme kjøretøy, når du skal gjenta kriminelle handlinger, det burde du vite. P.S: Der finnes også en sånn liten tunell (kulvert) ved Askekjær, litt øst for stasjonen. Hvis du trenger en ny rømmningsvei, neste gang du er på Espelandsmyr.
Helt sant at disse karene tar deg godt i mot.🌳❤️🌳
"Det går alltid et tog", men å stanse gjør de dessverre ikke så ofte lenger 😢
En utrolig fascinerende historie.
Tusen takk, veldig hyggelig å høre!