Satellite 127

<p>Even the most mundane among us are capable of great things. Ninety nine percent of the worlds most important photographs were taken with unremarkable photographic contraptions.</p>

<p><a href="http://westfordcomp.com/foundfilm/satellite12762013/one.html">FOUND FILM</a></p>

<p>Wow, that lady is definitely happy.</p>

<p>Suspiciously so, I'd think.</p>

<p>99% reminds me of Sturgeon's Law, however. :)</p>

<p>But not your contributions, I must say.</p>

<p><em>Sturgeon's Law</em></p>

<p>It depends on what your definition of "is" is.</p>

<p>Camera's name is "Imperial Satellite 127" quite ironic huh... Almost Death Star....</p>

<p>That was the model of my first camera. The results were familiar, although folks around my house didn't drink enough beer to get that "happy".</p>

<p>Gene,</p>

<p>I love the pictures of the happy lady and I don't care how she got to that happy state.</p>

<p>We who were teenagers in the sixties got a rep as being sullen. Well you should have seen our parents. They could barely crack a smile in all the pictures I have.</p>

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<p>You mean they weren't taken with a Leica???</p>

<p>Sputnik influenced everything. Even the little decoration on top of the windshield had to have<br>

a fake antenna sticking out of it.</p>

<p>Great find, Gene. And thanks for preserving those 50 year old memories for us.</p><div></div>

<p>Oops, forgot to mention that is a '58 Mercury.</p>

<p>Got to love '50's American cars, a real time of optimism which showed in the chrome and styling. The cameras were, well, a bit less than the cars!<br>

Always enjoy these little time travels so keep up the good work. I clearly remember as a young tacker, my Dad taking us out one hot summer night to the front lawn, where we lay on a blanket on the grass looking skyward. Sure enough we saw a bright star moving quickly overhead and he told us that it was the first satellite (not your camera) called Sputnik. Good old dad, he realized how momentous that was, even if we were too young to fully appreciate it.</p>

<p>Nice rescue on the images, Gene. Very true about the majority of the world's most important photos being taken with unremarkable photographic contraptions. Thanks for posting.</p>

<p>I'm always seeing stuff in your photos that I used to own Gene. That 1963 Fairlane and what appears to be a 1960-1963 Falcon could have come from my own driveway many years ago. I pulled the 6 cylinder engine from the Falcon, put the V-8, tranny and rear axle from the Fairlane into the Falcon, and went out looking for someone to race for $50.</p>

<p>Never owned the Satellite camera though. Back then it was girls, beer and cars, and not necessarily in that order.</p>

<p>It's nice to see you have taken Bill's lawyery advice on that word to heart. People sure looked happier back then, except for the guys, who look stewed. Great job w/ that film.</p>

<p>That Falcon must have gone like hell Steve.</p>

<p>I used to have that same camera! Along with a few other Imperials or similar brands (don't remember for sure) at different times, including a little 127 format TLR.</p>

<p>I love your found film stuff Gene. Gives me a bit of insight to a time that I wasn't yet around for.</p>