Found Rare photo of myself!!!

[awahlster]

I have been going through my Dads photos scanning and placing them on

CD for distrabution to my brothers and sisiter now that Dad has

passed away I came across one he did of me his dog and My

grandmother. This was shot with a If BD witha 3.5 f3.5 Elmar in 1959

right before he traded the camera for a Braun Super II That he took

thousands of family photos with I now have the little Braun. But boy

do I wish he had kept the If BD he said he got $25.00 in trade

against the $89.00 the Bruan cost at the little photo shop that was

here in Silverton, OR.

 

Now after seeing this 44 year old photo taken with Kodak B&W and a

Leica How could a Digital camera ever hope to compete in the ring of

Family history. I have a stack of Negitives of stuff like this 4"

tall in thin Glassine envelopes all in great condition after as much

as 50 years. Lets get back together when this photo is 100 and see if

any one can show me a 44 year old shot of themselves taken with a

Digital.

 

Mark W.<div></div>

[ellis_vener_photography]

Nice photo. Now find the negative that the print was made from.

[tgh]

<i>Now find the negative that the print was made from</i><p>

 

That's more dependent upon how well your family did at pack-ratting. Mine did exceptionally well with some things. This negative wasn't made with a Leica, but a 116 Kodak. Leicas weren't available yet in 1919 when this was made. But the person who took it later owned a couple of Leicas... does that count?

[awahlster]

Todd, That's a classic image if I've ever seen one. I loved it.

 

As to the packrat comment DUDE MAKE ME LAUGH OUT LOUD. One day when I was in High school 1972-3 I was in my grandmothers attic (the other one not the one in the photo)and I was looking for a small box. Grandma had a lot of small boxes. After opening three boxes each inside the other I came to a box that was perfect. Upon seeing what I had Granny said oh! you can't use that. I asked why she said well the Knife and spatula we used to cut the cake at our wedding came in that box, it was a gift. THEY WERE MARRIED IN 1933 in Elgin, Ill. the box when I saw it was in Silverton, OR. in 1972-3. So to answer your question about packrats. You'll have to ask my wife cause everything is here now LOL (well except for that box (I think my Aunt kept it)

 

Mark W.

[david_cuttler]

I am doing the same as you mark. My father had a collection of slides going back to 1950. I am scanning the for the rest of the family. It's a huge task. This was taken in Hollywood FL While we were on winter vacation. I am not sure what camera was used, but I think it was a small folding 35mm. He used an extincinon light meter, the kind you look through to see what numbers are visible. My dad later traded it in on a Nikon Rangefinder.

 

Thats me in the forground, and my brother next to me. That's my grandfather in the backround reading the paper.<div></div>

[mark_wilhelm]

David - What type of transparency film was used for that image from 1952? Is it Kodachrome? And of all the slides you're going through from that era, can you tell us how they have held up with regard to fading and color shifts? Thanks.

[jerry_pfile]

Mark,

 

Appears that you were pre-destined to use Leica. After all, even back then you were driving a Cadillac! :>)

 

Best,

 

Jerry