Matthew Currie Posted February 1, 2008 Share Posted February 1, 2008 I was going to go with my usual knee-jerk suggestion (Nikon F of course), but if you want an antique look, it's not the camera you need to look at but the film. But if you want the king of vintage SLR's, I still say, it's the mighty F. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alan_rockwood Posted February 1, 2008 Share Posted February 1, 2008 How about buying any SLR you can find for cheap, and then get most any lens that will fit the camera. Then find a bunch of uncoated UV or skylight filters. Stack as many of these filters as you can in front of the lens, so there is low contrast and plenty of flare, and then shoot away! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob_the_waste Posted February 2, 2008 Share Posted February 2, 2008 How about this for an idea. I had a Meyer Domiplan that had a cell reversed. I couldn't focus on anything. How much more washed out can you get? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waite_watson Posted February 2, 2008 Share Posted February 2, 2008 I think it's out of production now,but if not for Black & white try 'Lucky' brand film in any camera you like & it'll give you the look you want!This film can turn a Hasselblad into a Holga! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jack_lo_..._t_o Posted February 2, 2008 Share Posted February 2, 2008 I think what you're after is the faded look of old snapshots-mostly taken with the brownies, the instamatics, etc., of bygone years. When new they were pretty bright & vibrant, though. You can probably get that look with your digicam & Photoshop. Or you can get your prints from the drugstore & expose them to sunlight for a few weeks; that might work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canfred Posted February 2, 2008 Share Posted February 2, 2008 Hi Tony,my apologies I only read Tom's first post. Seems to me looking at his second post Leica will not do, however I will join Bill poor processing is the key, available again some labs have set the clock back.Goes for digital too. Cheers Manfred Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rogerjporter Posted February 2, 2008 Share Posted February 2, 2008 My dad just picked up for cheap and and gave to me a petri slr with a couple extra lenses and flash... i haven't run a roll through it yet, anybody have any experience with these and what to expect? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patrick j dempsey Posted February 2, 2008 Share Posted February 2, 2008 The "washed out" look you are referring to was accomplished by filters and printing processes, and possibly by long-ago discontinued film emulsions, not by a camera body. You can accomplish that look using the Saturation and Contrast adjustments in Photoshop but unless you own some kind of chemical color printing machines you will only get disappointingly contrasty photos with vivid colors, no matter what you shoot with, even the junkier cameras from the 30's produce amazing results with modern films. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david_m Posted February 2, 2008 Share Posted February 2, 2008 Vivitar 250/SL and 400/SL. Chinon CS. Fujica ST605n. All are well-built and solid and tend to be undervalued. All take screw-mount lenses. Steer clear of any Zenit or Praktica no matter what anyone says. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter_naylor1 Posted February 3, 2008 Share Posted February 3, 2008 For Roger With The Petri Question - You'd best make this a separate post in its own right, mate. Tom's post question is purely about how to achieve a certain effect. FWIW, my understanding of Petri SLRs is that the lenses are quite good, but the cameras' mechanicals are poor. They went the same way as Miranda did in the late 70s, down the gurgler. I once took a defective Petri SLR (FT I think) into our local Repair Guru, and he showed me just why it wasn't winding/shutter cocking consistently. Its wind gears under the baseplate were made of relatively soft brass, and they had stripped in a couple of places due to wear. You don't have to be a mechanical engineering graduate to realise that brass has its advantages. It's cheap to machine, it's self-lubricating and it doesn't need any special treatment like hard-chroming or whatever to keep corrosion away. Unfortunately, in a relatively hi-load situation like wind gears, it's not going to last long before this or that tooth starts to wear away. You might get lucky with yours in that it may not have had much use, so those soft gears may still have lots of life left. Then again .... (Pete In Perth) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mohir_ali Posted February 3, 2008 Share Posted February 3, 2008 Leicaflex SL Nikon F2 sans meter prism Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark_hahn Posted February 3, 2008 Share Posted February 3, 2008 anything you like and add a soft focus filter? Canon anything and EF 135mm with soft focus? Other than toy cameras, they were all made to be reasonably good... even 50 years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pensacolaphoto Posted February 3, 2008 Share Posted February 3, 2008 Go to a rangefinder camera instead. The lenses from the 40's-50's are superb, with a nice character. Example: Canon IVsb + Canon 50mm/1.5. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pensacolaphoto Posted February 3, 2008 Share Posted February 3, 2008 The old Elmar 5cm/3.5 will give you a nice vintage look to your photos. Such a lens can be bought for $100-$150, which you can always sell in the future for the same price. Another option of rangefinder cameras would be the old Leica screwmount cameras, such as the Leica IIIc. Often, you will find the IIIc with the Elmar offered for about $250. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradey Posted February 3, 2008 Share Posted February 3, 2008 pinhole??? cheap and easy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tom_harvey3 Posted February 5, 2008 Share Posted February 5, 2008 Here's the answer: Put Mr. Peabody in the way-back machine, set the dials and gizmos to about 1970 (give or take a few), and when you land find a store that carries the Zenit 35mm SLR or any crappy TLR. Get yourself some of that "wondermulsion" 5247 film, load 'er up and pay no attention to exposure settings. When finished, hop in the Pinto (or Vega or even a Gremlin) and head for the local Fotomat located in a supermarket parking lot. This part is key, since the film will need to sit on the counter in the Fotomat booth for a couple of days to "ripen". When you return several days later to get your prints (and they're not there), the kind employee when put them in a bag which will be picked up Wednesdays and Saturdays to go to the lab to be processed in expired chemistry. You should get some suitably crappy photos in a week or two...or three. And don't forget to reset the way-back machine to sometime in 2008. TH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dean_williams Posted February 6, 2008 Share Posted February 6, 2008 Quote David M: "Steer clear of any Zenit or Praktica no matter what anyone says." What, and the poster is supposed to take this advice because YOU said it? Do you have some credentials as an engineer, or maybe you are known as a repair person then, David? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tri-x1 Posted February 7, 2008 Share Posted February 7, 2008 You don't need a crappy camera--just a crappy photographer :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vincenzo_maielli Posted February 9, 2008 Share Posted February 9, 2008 Nikon F or F2. Nikkormat FT2 or FT3. Minolta SR-T 303. Minolta XK/XM. Canon F-1 Old. Canon FT-b QL. Leicaflesx SL. Leicaflex SL2. Pentax Spotmatic F. Pentax MX. Topcon Super DM. Ciao. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matthew_blumberg Posted February 19, 2008 Share Posted February 19, 2008 http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=280202378214&_trksid=p3907.m32&_trkparms=tab%3DSelling Check this one out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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