micah_henry Posted January 7, 2005 Share Posted January 7, 2005 Folks, I just got back a roll (cartridge, really) of film which I shot using my old Kodak Instamatic Reflex. I love that old camera! Wonderful lenses and accessories--too bad Kodak pulled the plug on their 126 film. At least Ferrania is soldiering on with it. This photo is from Christmas 2003 (yikes, I left that roll in the camera WAY too long!) when my family and my brother-in-law's grandparents all had Christmas dinner at my humble abode. When I got my prints back from the local Wal-Mart send-off service, they were full-frame square, but they cropped a bit of the image area (about 1mm all the way around the negative), leaving my grandmother (foreground left) with only her nose and one eye. I knew I composed better than that, and a quick check of the negs confirmed that, so I took them to work today and scanned this on the old UMAX Mirage II flatbed (no dedicated film scanner here). The picture is a poignant reminder to me of how fragile life is: my brother-in-law's grandfather, third person back on the right, passed away only three months after this photo was taken. Sadly, he is the only one not looking at the camera! (I'm the goofy guy in the plaid shirt leaning forward, 3rd person back on the left.) Instamatic Reflex, 1/300 sec. (default X-sync speed on these cameras), 28mm Schneider-Kreuznach lens, tripod, Ferrania Solaris 200, Vivitar 2000 (bounce flash). --Micah in NC<div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
micah_henry Posted January 7, 2005 Author Share Posted January 7, 2005 By the way, In case anyone wonders how I tripped the shutter since the Instamatic Reflex's do not have self-timers, I used an even older piece of Kodak gadgetry: the clockwork Kodak Self Timer which fits on the end of a standard old-style cable release and squeezes it as a photog. would in 5-15 seconds (adjustable). See Mr. Mangum's page: http://www.nwmangum.com/Kodak/AutoRelease-1.html --Micah in NC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frank_a._bridges Posted January 7, 2005 Share Posted January 7, 2005 The bowl at the front left looks like potato salad with mustard in it. Thats enough to ruin any good photo IMHO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gib Posted January 7, 2005 Share Posted January 7, 2005 that is the spirit, Frank, or did I miss the humour, all my fault. but I wonder if it is potato and egg salad? which tends to the yellow end of the spectrum Micah, I enjoyed the story and the photo. regards, Bill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gene m Posted January 7, 2005 Share Posted January 7, 2005 Good story, wonderful photo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cenelsonfoto Posted January 7, 2005 Share Posted January 7, 2005 But Frank, you weren't invited, were ya.... Nice family shot. Hope your holiday was great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garrylewis747 Posted January 7, 2005 Share Posted January 7, 2005 An what's with the girl on the right in blue? She looks like she's waiting for the explosion. }:^)> I think the yellow has more to do with film type and age and camera stoage than with potato salad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gene m Posted January 7, 2005 Share Posted January 7, 2005 Potato salad at Christmas ? I doubt it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cenelsonfoto Posted January 7, 2005 Share Posted January 7, 2005 Potato salad 365 days a yr is fine by me. Mustard in it too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tito sobrinho Posted January 8, 2005 Share Posted January 8, 2005 Micah, nice picture of your family. ...And Frank, get a life! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dean_williams Posted January 8, 2005 Share Posted January 8, 2005 I don't care what you put in your salad, Micah. Thanks for sharing your Christmas. Good to see folks using the old gear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
micah_henry Posted January 8, 2005 Author Share Posted January 8, 2005 Folks, Thanks for the nice comments! That's not potato salad--it was a bowl of macaroni, I think (bad scanning technique on my part). Garry, that's my sister, Jessica. She was about 21 when this was taken. She HATES having her picture made. I think the noisy, buzzing Kodak Auto-Release (I told you folks the wrong name of the gadget in first post) startled her. And, silly me, that was THANKSGIVING, not Christmas. It was 2003, though. --Micah in NC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david_m Posted January 8, 2005 Share Posted January 8, 2005 I love the expression on the guy seated second from right. It seems to say "You'll never get any decent pics with THAT thing!". Well he was wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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