Camera Family Portrait

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Originally Posted by Old Timer

Here is one of Grandpa Nikon. He is a little worst for wear and hasn't been cleaned in a very long time but still has the same Nikon quality he always has.

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I thought about you yesterday. Yesterday was our seventh anniverisary, so the wife and I spent the day together. We went to Greenville and had hot Krispy Kreme donoughts for breakfast, Olive Garden for lunch and did a little shopping in between.

On our way out of town we stopped by my favorite camera shop, ASAP Photo and I bought a couple of small things. I also admired their used Nikons. They have F's, FA's, FEII's, FG's, an FM 2, and some Nikkormat's, just to name the ones I remember! They even had a F3 on the counter with a manual focus 300mm f2.8. And I thought about you and your 30+ year collection of Nikons.

BTW, they also have plenty of auto cameras. N5005, N6006, N8008, N8008s, three N90's , a pair of F100's,... you get the idea.

I love going into this camera store! ;-)
I'm sure it would be your kind of place if you lived near here.

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Originally Posted by Outdoorsman

I've had about enough of all this Nikonian noodling! It's time for a small but wholly lethal Canon family to rear its formidable head! :D
This is my collection, sans everything non-Canon. I also have a Vivitar SL/220 with a 28mm, a 50mm, and a 135mm. All full-manual gear. Works great, just need to get the 220's meter repaired. Also have a Sigma 70-300 that is usually mated to a (lousy) Quantaray 2X teleconverter. Not to mention the Bogen tripod and of course my trusty camera bag...

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Hey Outdoorsman, thanks for spelling Nikonian right! Even if you don't care for Nikon's - don't worry, there's thearapy for that. ;-)

Nice collection of gear. I have a Quantaray (made by Sigma for Ritz Camera) 70-300mm. That is a great lens for the price! It is the lens I use the most - until I get my 80-200mm f2.8. :-)

Hey Michael! I'm glad you bought that backpack! It's a great little bag, isn't it?

Does your s have the cell phone holder? :)

What an awesome thread this is! I've enjoyed it immensely.

I just took another look at your Nikon Family - awesome. :cool: And that comes straight out of the mouth of an AVID Canon lover. However, don't tell anyone, but I just added a small Panasonic FZ3 to my equipment for a 2nd carry around camera. It's small & light, and has a very long zoom Leica lens with IS. Cool for a good price. That is......if the results are sharp!

I really enjoy seeing everyone's equipment and how much they love it. :)

Liz

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Originally Posted by Old Timer

In the Samurai thread below I mentioned having been a Nikon shooter since 1972. I never trade or sell Nikons. So I guess I would have to be considered a collector. With little else to do this afternoon I decided to do a family portrait. It was kind of spur of the moment and I don't have a studio or studio lights or equipment but here is kind of quick and somewhat dirty image of the family all together at the kitchen table. I don't think I left any one out.

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Originally Posted by walterick

Hey Michael! I'm glad you bought that backpack! It's a great little bag, isn't it?

Does your s have the cell phone holder? :)

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Yup, I got the cell phone holder with it!! It is a pretty nice little backpack, and for the price, you can't go wrong. I put all my old AE-1 gear in it and it fit just fine. I kind of wish that the middle divider was adjustable, but for less than $18 with shipping I'm sure not going to complain about it. The best feature for me is that it made my Lowe Pro significantly lighter! :D I haven't taken it anywhere yet cause I haven't done anything with film since school got out, but I'm looking forward putting it thru it's paces when the weather gets nicer. Thanks for letting us know about that pack!

Okay I found the rest of my 'family'

On the left is a Kodak Brownie Hawkeye flash, from the '50s. A garage sale buy for only 30 cents!

In the center is my Ritoch Elnica 35M. A very nice camera (garage sale $5.00), uses a Colour Rikenon 1:1.8 f=40mm lens. Very nice camera, too bad I can't get batteries for it.

And on the right is is my mom's first camera, which first belonged to her father. I don't know the model of this Agfa camera, it is similar to the Synco-Box however it isn't the syncro-box. We still have photos taken by this camera at home.

I had a Brownie Hawkeye Flash just like this when I was a little girl. I recall loving to take pictures.........then that faded until I "grew up" into a rather "mature" adult before I got a serious camera.

I enjoyed seeing your collection. ;)

Liz

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Originally Posted by Axle

Okay I found the rest of my 'family'

On the left is a Kodak Brownie Hawkeye flash, from the '50s. A garage sale buy for only 30 cents!

In the center is my Ritoch Elnica 35M. A very nice camera (garage sale $5.00), uses a Colour Rikenon 1:1.8 f=40mm lens. Very nice camera, too bad I can't get batteries for it.

And on the right is is my mom's first camera, which first belonged to her father. I don't know the model of this Agfa camera, it is similar to the Synco-Box however it isn't the syncro-box. We still have photos taken by this camera at home.

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Here is a little family portrait that I put together this afternoon. I had to do some digging in a closet to find this fellow but it was worth it. I came by this several years ago after my next door neighbor died. His son was going through his things and knew that I loved cameras. He ask if I would like an old camera of his fathers. I had no idea what he was going to bring over. I was really suprised to become the new guardian of this old warrior. My nieghbor Bill had been a photographer in the 40's and the 50's around town doing all types of photos from weddings to scenics. The Speed Graphic was state of the art back then and 4X5 negatives gave you plenty to work with. I have never shoot an image with this camera mainly because of trying to get 4x5 film and getting it processed, but I did use one just like it in college when we were shooting a magizine cover and needed a large format negitive to work with. Hope you enjoy this family picture.

Whoa. That's so cool!

I believe my college still has some similar cameras floating around that is still used by photography students.

That looks like a really great setup you got there OT. I have looked for gear like that on ebay but never found anything I could afford. Someday I hope to add someting like that to my collection to take out and shoot with for special events. Thanks for posting it!

Whew! I was beginning to think this thread was becoming a Nikon camera portrait thread :D . Thank goodness for the Speed Graphic. Well, I guess I should contribute my esoteric collection. The one on the left is my parents old Canon TLb with a 1:1.8 50mm lens, and the one on the right is a Seagull 4A-107. The first picture is a standard portrait, but the second is a little whimsy on my part. You might call it a show of non-Nikonian ostentation :rolleyes: . Enjoy!

Dzerzhinski

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Originally Posted by Dzerzhinski46

Whew! I was beginning to think this thread was becoming a Nikon camera portrait thread :D . Thank goodness for the Speed Graphic. Well, I guess I should contribute my esoteric collection. The one on the left is my parents old Canon TLb with a 1:1.8 50mm lens, and the one on the right is a Seagull 4A-107. The first picture is a standard portrait, but the second is a little whimsy on my part. You might call it a show of non-Nikonian ostentation :rolleyes: . Enjoy!

Dzerzhinski

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Very cool shot of a very different family. Got to love those TLR's. I have shot a lot of pictures with one of those baby's. Thanks for sharing.

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Originally Posted by Axle

Okay I found the rest of my 'family'

On the left is a Kodak Brownie Hawkeye flash, from the '50s. A garage sale buy for only 30 cents!

In the center is my Ritoch Elnica 35M. A very nice camera (garage sale $5.00), uses a Colour Rikenon 1:1.8 f=40mm lens. Very nice camera, too bad I can't get batteries for it.

And on the right is is my mom's first camera, which first belonged to her father. I don't know the model of this Agfa camera, it is similar to the Synco-Box however it isn't the syncro-box. We still have photos taken by this camera at home.

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I love the variety in your family. I would love to still have the old family Brownie. But allas it was gone long before I could get my hands on it. Thanks for sharing these.

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Originally Posted by Liz

I However, don't tell anyone, but I just added a small Panasonic FZ3 to my equipment for a 2nd carry around camera. It's small & light, and has a very long zoom Leica lens with IS. Cool for a good price. That is......if the results are sharp!

I really enjoy seeing everyone's equipment and how much they love it. :)

Liz

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Liz I have really enjoyed this thread also I hope more people will share photo of their extended family's those are the most fun. Congradulations on the addition to your family.

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Originally Posted by Speed

I thought about you yesterday. Yesterday was our seventh anniverisary, so the wife and I spent the day together. We went to Greenville and had hot Krispy Kreme donoughts for breakfast, Olive Garden for lunch and did a little shopping in between.

On our way out of town we stopped by my favorite camera shop, ASAP Photo and I bought a couple of small things. I also admired their used Nikons. They have F's, FA's, FEII's, FG's, an FM 2, and some Nikkormat's, just to name the ones I remember! They even had a F3 on the counter with a manual focus 300mm f2.8. And I thought about you and your 30+ year collection of Nikons.

BTW, they also have plenty of auto cameras. N5005, N6006, N8008, N8008s, three N90's , a pair of F100's,... you get the idea.

I love going into this camera store! ;-)
I'm sure it would be your kind of place if you lived near here.

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Congradulation on the anniverisary. Seven and counting, let hope for a big number. You got a ways to go to match Joy and I, we are coming up on 33 this year. One of the things I love about her is that like your Dawn she encourages my photography. Anytime we are in a town big enough to have a camera shop she always ask if I want to stop by and play a while. You got to love a women like that.

I found out an interesting story behind this particular camera in my collection, the Zenith-B. This camera was made in the USSR and was never avalible in North America. And well I had promised to show it to a member of my church, she wasn't there, however another guy from the church saw it sitting out by the sound board, since we both worked at the back in the tech booth. So he picked it up and started examining it. Well it turns out that the camera I had bought at a garage sale for $5.00 used to be his, a gift from his brother who had purchased the camera in West Germany. Then after the guy from church was done, gave it to one of his friends, from whom I had bought it at the garage sale.

Funny how things work like that.

And thank you for sharing your collection.

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Originally Posted by Speed

Hey Outdoorsman, thanks for spelling Nikonian right! Even if you don't care for Nikon's - don't worry, there's thearapy for that. ;-)

Nice collection of gear. I have a Quantaray (made by Sigma for Ritz Camera) 70-300mm. That is a great lens for the price! It is the lens I use the most - until I get my 80-200mm f2.8. :-)

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After being a photo geek, I also am a word nerd, like Kellybean. I had chosen writing as my career before photography hit me on the head. But now I'm in looooove.
I hear a lot of complaints about softness at 300mm with that lens, but even with a teleconverter, it still does pretty okay, especially, as you said, for the price.
Therapy? :confused: ;)

"Doctor, I keep having this recurring dream where the Canon badging on my gear has turned to the word 'Nikon.' What does this mean?"
"Well, I wouldn't take it too seriously. It could be either a sign that you are subconsciously desiring Nikon equipment or that you feel threatened by Nikon's prowess. Did your mother spank you as a child?"
"Yes, she spanked me with her Nikon camera strap every day! It was horrible. Ever since then I've hated Nikon."
"That seems to be the root of your problem. Now about my bill..."

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Originally Posted by Outdoorsman

After being a photo geek, I also am a word nerd, like Kellybean. I had chosen writing as my career before photography hit me on the head. But now I'm in looooove.
I hear a lot of complaints about softness at 300mm with that lens, but even with a teleconverter, it still does pretty okay, especially, as you said, for the price.
Therapy? :confused: ;)

"Doctor, I keep having this recurring dream where the Canon badging on my gear has turned to the word 'Nikon.' What does this mean?"
"Well, I wouldn't take it too seriously. It could be either a sign that you are subconsciously desiring Nikon equipment or that you feel threatened by Nikon's prowess. Did your mother spank you as a child?"
"Yes, she spanked me with her Nikon camera strap every day! It was horrible. Ever since then I've hated Nikon."
"That seems to be the root of your problem. Now about my bill..."

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I love it! :-)

ROFL!

Great to see you have a sense of humor to boot!

Looking at all these old family photos reminded me of one of my old family memebers. My parents bought a Kodak instant camera when they first came out. Poloroid sued Kodak over it for patent infringment or something like that, and won. All of the Kodak were recalled, but my folks kept theirs. They were able to get film for it for a while but then I think the suplies ran out. Not sure if you can get film for it now or not. Not that it matters since I can't find the camera. I did find my old Disc camera tho. Remember those? I loved that thing when I first got it! Found an old Instamatic too. I will see if I can get some pics to post later.

I will see if I can get some pics to post later.

Yes, I have to do the same thing. I have a small Canon family - and one Panasonic FZ3. I have to figure out how to shoot them together. Maybe I'll post a separate one of the Panasonic...... :rolleyes:

I'm looking forward to seeing yours!

Liz

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Originally Posted by mjs1973

Looking at all these old family photos reminded me of one of my old family memebers. My parents bought a Kodak instant camera when they first came out. Poloroid sued Kodak over it for patent infringment or something like that, and won. All of the Kodak were recalled, but my folks kept theirs. They were able to get film for it for a while but then I think the suplies ran out. Not sure if you can get film for it now or not. Not that it matters since I can't find the camera. I did find my old Disc camera tho. Remember those? I loved that thing when I first got it! Found an old Instamatic too. I will see if I can get some pics to post later.

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Originally Posted by Speed

I love it! :-)

ROFL!

Great to see you have a sense of humor to boot!

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Now, I've been accused of many things. And a lot of them may even be true. But a sense of humor... That one may be difficult to forgive...
Actually, my mom was the proud owner of the Vivitar SL/220 I learned on side by side with my (R.I.P.) K1000. She was never privy to the joys of Canon or Nikon.
As for the spankings, well, I think it's evident to everyone whether I was beaten as a child! :D

This is the whole family.

EOS 1000QD...

Here are three old members of the family I happened to find while looking for the Kodak instant camere. Never did find it...

My Canon Family minus one of the 10D's and a 50mm that took the photo.Hehehe :D
and (sob sob sob) also the missing children -missing since February 2002 :(

Another Collector I see.
Which one is your actual Shooter Lionheart?

From now on, all owners of more than 2 cameras please tell us your shooter (and lens(es) of course)

Look at all those white lenses! All Canon! I love it!

And I see one or 2 G cameras right up front. I used to have a G2 and G3. I now have the Rebel 300D which is perfect for me - until they make a better one that is 1/2 the weight. ;) I'm going to sell my Rebel 2K - or give it away as I never use it.

Thanks for posting your incredibly beautiful CANON :D Family!

Liz

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Originally Posted by Lionheart

My Canon Family minus one of the 10D's and a 50mm that took the photo.Hehehe :D
and (sob sob sob) also the missing children -missing since February 2002 :(

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Great!! It's about time you posted to this thread. I knew you had a very large family, nice to see them all in one place. Even nicer when some of them are tax deductible. Just like kids once a year they earn their keep. Know how you feel about the missing members. I never got over losing a Pentax and Mamiya to a thief back in 1971. A real since of violation and lose. The insurance money did provide the seed money to enter the world of Nikon how ever. Thanks for posting your beautiful family.

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Originally Posted by 92135011

Another Collector I see.
Which one is your actual Shooter Lionheart?

From now on, all owners of more than 2 cameras please tell us your shooter (and lens(es) of course)

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Here's my main shooter, the 1D Mark II, with my newest family member, the 400 f5.6L.
Actually, almost all these cameras continue to see use at least weekly.
The G1, G2, and A70's( we've actually got 3 of these) are used for patient face snapshots for chart ID in office, and outside the office when we don't want to pack heavy gear. The 10D's (two of them) get the most use along with the 100mm f2,8 Macro and MR-14EX ringlights. The D60 gets routine use by one of the doctors just because he's used to the D60. The A1 and the FD lenses are the only retired members of the family, although I take them out for film shoots every couple months just to make sure they're still working. The D30 gets occasional use on weekends when one of the docs wants an SLR to use that we won't cry too much about if it breaks (it's been broken once before). The remaining lenses with the exception of the 400 f5.6L get at least weekly use in the office studio, or elsewhere in the office by the supervisory staff in creating photos for office manuals and training seminars (we do a lot of in office training and set aside 2 hours each week for staff training).

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Originally Posted by Old Timer

Great!! It's about time you posted to this thread. I knew you had a very large family, nice to see them all in one place. Even nicer when some of them are tax deductible. Just like kids once a year they earn their keep. Know how you feel about the missing members. I never got over losing a Pentax and Mamiya to a thief back in 1971. A real since of violation and lose. The insurance money did provide the seed money to enter the world of Nikon how ever. Thanks for posting your beautiful family.

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The family is actually bigger, but I can't seem to find one of the A1's and FD macro setups that we used to use before digital, and I'm personally missing two AE-1's and 3 FD lenses somewhere in a box in the garage or attic. I also have several vintage box cameras from the 1940's that I need to dig up-they're still in working condition, although finding film is a problem. Then there's the EOS 630, A2, and EOS-3 that I gave away that I wish were still part of the family.

This pile should make Almo feel better about his collection! I actually ommitted all of the "projects" and really random accessories (though I had to include the microscope adaptor). But my coffee table is only so big - so no bags, cases, batteries, tripods, the new Bogen monopod, ect. I also forgot the Polaroid.

The photo was taken with the Nikon Coolpix 4500. I wanted to picture it, but the Intel just wasn't up to taking the shot.

1 Olympus Stylus Zoom 140
2 Pentax *istDS w/ Pentax-A 50/2 MF lens
3 Moskva 5
4 135 Kreuznach for Reflex S
5 Kodak Retina iic w/ 50/2.8
6 Canonet 17
7 35 for Reflex S
8 Purple Zorki 5
9 K mount microscope adaptor
10 Pentax-F 100-300 4.5-5.6
11 Takumar-A 700-200 4-5.6
12 Kalimar Superview 35
13 Suprema Sunshine
14 Retina Reflex S w/ 50/1.9
15 Pentax Honeywell (Spotmatic) w/ 80-200
16 28/4.0 for Reflex S
17 Pentax Honeywell w/ 55/2.0
18 Pentax ZX-10
19 Cheapo fisheye for Nikon Coolpix 4500
20 Cheapo "teleconverter" for Nikon Coolpix 4500
21 Pentax K-1000 w/ Pentax-F 35-80/4-5.6
22 Vivitar ViviCam 3350
23 Intel ??? (my first digicam!)
24 Vivitar 25CA flash

Photo assistant and camera handyman pictured in back. ;)

man...you forgot to tell us! which one is the shooter?

Impressive collection you have there, and yes, which one's do you use the most?

Oops! The *istDS with either 35-80 or 50 has recently displaced the K-1000 as the most used camera. The purple Zorki is Dave (guy in back wondering why I had to do this between him and the tv)'s carry around camera. I adore using it when I can get it away from him and am thinking of getting one for less inconspicuous street shooting.

That's a lot of hardware there, spanning a nice chunk of history.
How often do you use any of these since you got the *ist digital? You should display these in a glass case if you aren't already. They would be great conversation pieces.

My first serious 35mm was a Pentax Honeywell H1A with the clip on meter very much like the your number 17. Just last weekend while digging out the Speed Graphic to photograph and post I ran across several folders filled with proof sheets and negs taken with that camera. Great to see a picture on one. I have been cruising EBay thinking I might try to find one just for nostalgia sake. Thanks for posting.

This thread just went from neat, to FREAKING SWEET!!! You guys are insane! LOL

Maybe I'll get my stuff together.....I can't help feeling that I'd be setting up a burglar's shopping list though....Maybe I'll do it just for insurance purposes ....yah, that's a good excuse :)

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Originally Posted by Trevor Ash

This thread just went from neat, to FREAKING SWEET!!! You guys are insane! LOL

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We try! :D This is what happens when I packrat camera person meets another packrat (and turns them into a camera person)

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Originally Posted by Lionheart

How often do you use any of these since you got the *ist digital? You should display these in a glass case if you aren't already. They would be great conversation pieces.

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I have thought of buying a nice display case, but as you can see from the couch, my priorities veer away from furnature rather badly. :D

They actually get used a good bit. The oldies go in cycles. The Canonet was carried around for a while, then the Honeywell, then ect. ect. Two-thirds of that pile gets a roll through it at least once a month. About one-third are regular (weekly) shooters.

The new toy has taken over for the old film cameras a little, but has mostly just made the other digitals and newer stuff obsolete. Also, there are two people shooting with this pile, and while Dave's been impressed by the new toy, he won't shoot with the newer stuff (not as much fun, reportedly). The H1A actually got him started too. That is a dangerous camera!!

Okay, I pulled the frequently used stuff together for a quick portrait.

Of everything you see here, my most commonly used equipment is the Canon G3, Canon 10D with 50mm lens, and either of the flashes.

My favorite bag by far is the ugly green Domke. That thing is perfect and can fit so much stuff since they didn't go rediculous with 7 inch padding like every other bag out there.

It's hard to see from this photo but my pano gear is dispersed throughout too....I love taking pano's but don't have much to show for it.

And yes, that is Spongebob on one of my lenses :)

Very impressive family portrait. Nicely arranged and lighted. When I did my family portrait I stuck to just the camera's and lenses. After seeing this I now want to go back and get all the other items together and try and get it all in one shot. You did a beautiful job illustrating your equipment.

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Originally Posted by Old Timer

Very impressive family portrait. Nicely arranged and lighted. When I did my family portrait I stuck to just the camera's and lenses. After seeing this I now want to go back and get all the other items together and try and get it all in one shot. You did a beautiful job illustrating your equipment.

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Well, I might have broken the rules a little bit ;) I personally wouldn't mind seeing all the bits and pieces that we use daily but which we don't consider worthy of attention. For example, I always have a little leatherman tool with me in the field....it comes in handy on occasion.