nice collection...I just got the agfa isolette I in the mail the other day...can't wait to get the first roll of film into it...a beautifully engineered camera and still so good looking after all these years...thank you for your video!
@@pembridgehouse my pleasure Geoff,, yes looking forward to getting back into film photography again, after having been spoiled by digital cameras ....
@@bvista58 I like both worlds as much really and love the versitility of digital photography ,but I look at what some people do with it today, particularly in wedding photography, and I think the modern wedding digital stuff is not as good as what we did back in the day.But that is just an old timer's point of view.cheers. Geoff
@@pembridgehouse digital is like instant gratification....it keeps people from thinking about the whole process....just like in many other scenarios....life is just a push of a button away for todays younger generation...
@@bvista58 It is for young ones but it is the only world they know.I marvel at the skills my young grand children have in the digital world.They all have skills that leave me way behind. I marvel at what they can do.
The small lever on the back side of the 'Isolette II' is to set the camera to a T-Mode. You set the apeture to B (bulb-mode, apeture stay open as long as you press down the shutter release button), switch the T-lever on the back to the red dot position and shoot. The apeture will stay open until you switch this T-lever back to its resting position, without the need to press the shutter release button all the time, like in bulb mode. Depending on the model of the shutter (Vario/Prontor/Prontor-S or SV/SV-S, Compur-Rapid/Syncro) and lens (4.5/85mm Agnar/Apotar lens or 3.5/75mm Solinar lens) the older version have the so called hyperfocal-scale (tells you the range of sharpness depending on your setting of apeture and distance) on the top left side as a separte to operate scale (old style) or as a scale on the lens ring, where you can read the range of sharpness directly after you set apeture und distance.
Nice video showing off a nice collection! Having your dad's camera is is awesome! I hope it still works for you! I just recently purchased two Ansco cameras. One is the Ansco Viking which shoots 6x9 images and the Ansco Speedex Special R which is 6x6 with an uncoupled rangefinder. I'm currently getting the bellows replaced on both. The Viking takes wonderful shots and I'm hoping to get the same quality out of the Speedex.
Sounds like you have some nice ones there. Some of these old cameras are great just to hold let alone take a picture. Good luck with your shooting. Geoff.
Thanks for your comments. Yes you have to think what you are doung with older film cameras and so much more satisfying when you work it out yourself. cheers. Geoff
nice collection...I just got the agfa isolette I in the mail the other day...can't wait to get the first roll of film into it...a beautifully engineered camera and still so good looking after all these years...thank you for your video!
Thanks for your comments . Enjoy your Isolette.These old cameras are great,. Thanks for subscribing also. Geoff
@@pembridgehouse my pleasure Geoff,, yes looking forward to getting back into film photography again, after having been spoiled by digital cameras ....
@@bvista58 I like both worlds as much really and love the versitility of digital photography ,but I look at what some people do with it today, particularly in wedding photography, and I think the modern wedding digital stuff is not as good as what we did back in the day.But that is just an old timer's point of view.cheers. Geoff
@@pembridgehouse digital is like instant gratification....it keeps people from thinking about the whole process....just like in many other scenarios....life is just a push of a button away for todays younger generation...
@@bvista58 It is for young ones but it is the only world they know.I marvel at the skills my young grand children have in the digital world.They all have skills that leave me way behind. I marvel at what they can do.
The small lever on the back side of the 'Isolette II' is to set the camera to a T-Mode. You set the apeture to B (bulb-mode, apeture stay open as long as you press down the shutter release button), switch the T-lever on the back to the red dot position and shoot. The apeture will stay open until you switch this T-lever back to its resting position, without the need to press the shutter release button all the time, like in bulb mode.
Depending on the model of the shutter (Vario/Prontor/Prontor-S or SV/SV-S, Compur-Rapid/Syncro) and lens (4.5/85mm Agnar/Apotar lens or 3.5/75mm Solinar lens) the older version have the so called hyperfocal-scale (tells you the range of sharpness depending on your setting of apeture and distance) on the top left side as a separte to operate scale (old style) or as a scale on the lens ring, where you can read the range of sharpness directly after you set apeture und distance.
Thank you for this information. Geoff
Nice video showing off a nice collection! Having your dad's camera is is awesome! I hope it still works for you!
I just recently purchased two Ansco cameras. One is the Ansco Viking which shoots 6x9 images and the Ansco Speedex Special R which is 6x6 with an uncoupled rangefinder. I'm currently getting the bellows replaced on both. The Viking takes wonderful shots and I'm hoping to get the same quality out of the Speedex.
Sounds like you have some nice ones there. Some of these old cameras are great just to hold let alone take a picture. Good luck with your shooting. Geoff.
@@pembridgehouse Just received both cameras back CLA and new bellows!! They appear and feel like new. Have a roll now in the Speedex now!
@@tgchism great news. Enjoy!
I own the 35mm agfa and its fun to shoot. Older film cameras will make a photographer.
Thanks for your comments. Yes you have to think what you are doung with older film cameras and so much more satisfying when you work it out yourself. cheers. Geoff