marc_bergman1 Posted July 23, 2018 Share Posted July 23, 2018 This is the second part of Modern Photography's history series. It was in the July 1953 issue. History 35mm 1 sm 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marc_bergman1 Posted July 23, 2018 Author Share Posted July 23, 2018 Here is an article by Keppler, Rothschild, and Kramer on interchangeable lenses. IL 1 sm 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marc_bergman1 Posted July 23, 2018 Author Share Posted July 23, 2018 Here are this month's camera equipment ads. Ansco 1 sm 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marc_bergman1 Posted July 23, 2018 Author Share Posted July 23, 2018 Here is an article on interchangeable lenses for 35mm cameras. Lens List 1 sm 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marc_bergman1 Posted July 23, 2018 Author Share Posted July 23, 2018 Here is a test of the Kodak Signet camera. Signet Test 1 sm 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marc_bergman1 Posted July 23, 2018 Author Share Posted July 23, 2018 Here are this month's dealer ads. BB 1 sm 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Gammill Posted July 23, 2018 Share Posted July 23, 2018 Great series, Marc. The Signet test reminded me of a great aunt that I had. She and my great uncle worked for Hersey's and managed a sugar cane plantation in Cuba. She took hundreds of Kodachrome slides with her Signet, I inherited some of her slides. My parents went to see them in Cuba in 1951. I have the 8 mm movies that made on that visit. My uncle and aunt left Cuba a few years before Castro's rule. Great post and thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moving On Posted July 23, 2018 Share Posted July 23, 2018 $1975.00 for the ‘53 Ford in the equipment ad contest. This all seems surreal looking back. Thanks for the posts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDMvW Posted July 24, 2018 Share Posted July 24, 2018 Aaaaah! Signet!!!! The only camera I ever really, really disliked. I had to use it as a field recording camera (Kodachrome, of course), a task for which it was not really intended. Thanks all the same:( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rick_drawbridge Posted July 25, 2018 Share Posted July 25, 2018 Ah, as soon as I saw the words "Signet Test" I knew JDM's hackles would rise...Since acquiring a Signet about three years ago I've put only one film through it, and I'm now motivated to try another. Thanks for another interesting edition, Marc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julio Fernandez Posted July 29, 2018 Share Posted July 29, 2018 Marc, many thanks for these posts. Please keep them coming. The second part of 35mm history is excellent. Japanese optics are mentioned in 1953 as a surprise; I enjoyed the Wolff information, old photo books were full of Wolff pictures. Those early Leica pictures by Barnack are very interesting indeed. The basic article on interchangeable lenses is a very good introduction, even today. Keppler's hand is visible in this piece. 28mm was ultra-wide at the time, there were already Angenieux retrofocus designs available. There was a 24mm for the Prominent - I wonder what would be a current price for that one. Never used a Signet, so I pass on comments. The article is quite optimistic and well synchronized with the ad, anyway. And it was 5 bucks cheaper than a Konica I, FWIW. In the ads, the Summicron was in the market along with the Konica I, Mamiyaflex, Pentacon with a lens named Biotar, and Vitessa. Some crop! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnny_hfour Posted July 31, 2018 Share Posted July 31, 2018 Earlier this year I got a Signet 35 (the model as reviewed in the link given above - thanks for that). I've shot a couple of rolls with it, I quite like it. It has a neat form factor and the controls fall nicely under the fingers for me. https://www.flickr.com/photos/43334883@N03/albums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davecaz Posted July 31, 2018 Share Posted July 31, 2018 Aaaaah! Signet!!!! The only camera I ever really, really disliked. I had to use it as a field recording camera (Kodachrome, of course), a task for which it was not really intended. Thanks all the same:( What about the Signet makes it so ill-suited for use in the field? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davecaz Posted July 31, 2018 Share Posted July 31, 2018 Ah, as soon as I saw the words "Signet Test" I knew JDM's hackles would rise...Since acquiring a Signet about three years ago I've put only one film through it, and I'm now motivated to try another. Thanks for another interesting edition, Marc. It looks quite similar in overall design to the Baldas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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