gene m Posted February 9, 2013 Share Posted February 9, 2013 <p>Shoot ? Yes. Sharp ? Define, "sharp."</p><p><a href="http://westfordcomp.com/foundfilm/sharpshooter/sharpshooter.html">Click</a></p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoryAmmerman Posted February 9, 2013 Share Posted February 9, 2013 <p>Too bad there was only one shot from this roll. I love looking at the pictures you manage to get from your found films.</p> <p>It's interesting that you posted this today. I was just looking at some box cameras on eBay and wondering what kind of pictures could be expected from them. Now I know. Thanks.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDMvW Posted February 9, 2013 Share Posted February 9, 2013 <p>I love it!</p> <blockquote> <p><small>For the interior shots I placed The Sharpshooter on a solid surface, leaned a 221 pound weight against the camera and used the "time" setting. I counted to five or something.</small></p> </blockquote> <p>It's so good to see the old ways have not been abandoned. ;)</p> <p>Thank you.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rick_drawbridge Posted February 9, 2013 Share Posted February 9, 2013 <p>"Time-Snap" is a lot funkier than "Time-Inst."...Obviously built strong, too, to survive the Time Exposure methodology. Great post,<strong> Gene</strong>.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Seaman Posted February 9, 2013 Share Posted February 9, 2013 <p>I was expecting a Zenit photosniper outfit.</p> <p>Is it just me, or does the front of this camera look like a face?</p> <p> </p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tony_lockerbie Posted February 9, 2013 Share Posted February 9, 2013 <p>Yes John, all those old box cameras had faces, intentional you see. The "time" setting always fascinates me, time out, time for a cup of tea, time heals all ills...a very useful feature indeed.<br> Great post again, and the use of the quadpod and around five second feature is a lesson for us all!</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
User_1172872 Posted February 9, 2013 Share Posted February 9, 2013 <blockquote> <p>I was expecting a Zenit photosniper outfit.</p> </blockquote> <p>Me too! Nonetheless, thanks for sharing, Gene.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ridinhome Posted February 9, 2013 Share Posted February 9, 2013 <p>Very cool. </p> <p>I couldn't help but think some hipster would pay $$$$ for the glasses that woman is wearing in the picture.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tgh Posted February 9, 2013 Share Posted February 9, 2013 <p>I recently acquired one of these! There was no film inside mine, not even a film spool, but the strap is still in place. It's a rubber strip held in place at the back by a glorified pop-rivit. The front is just slipped into the slot where the Time/Snap lever is and held from slipping out by a large staple. This arrangement also makes it hard to move the Time/Snap lever from one setting to the other.<br> I suspect a SharpShooter is a very close relative of a JEM Jr, made by JE Mergott Co. Even the film/lens insert is interchangeable with a JEM Jr. Did Mergott sell its design to Zenith? Did Zenith steal the design and put their own name on it? Was this an example of corporate espionage and patent infringements between companies engaged in the highly competitive field of manufacturing box cameras in the 1940s? The couple in the photo might have been the last ones to know those answers.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gene m Posted February 9, 2013 Author Share Posted February 9, 2013 <p>Todd</p> <p>You're right about The JEM. </p> <p><a href="http://westfordcomp.com/classics/spectatorflash/feb10/feb20/spectatorjem.html">CLICK</a></p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob_the_waste Posted February 11, 2013 Share Posted February 11, 2013 <p>Nice steady shots. I had one of those 220+ weights for holding the camera still. Some of it got lost. It's down to 180 now and it doesn't work as well.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick_van_Nooij Posted February 13, 2013 Share Posted February 13, 2013 <p>Respectable results from the camera, Gene. <br /> Thanks for sharing.</p> <p>Coincidentally I also picked up a Zenith recently;<br /> A <a href="http://www.flibweb.nl/flibweb/cpg143/albums/userpics/10001/ZenithClipper.JPG">Zenith 'Sail boat'</a>, the 6G601L Trans-oceanic radio from 1941</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blakley Posted February 16, 2013 Share Posted February 16, 2013 I like the gutter hose picture, Gene. It's lighthearted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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