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You can also try Inkodye. It's a light sensitive dye for fabric, and it comes in different colors.

One low point: playing with my 'new' ambi-silette, then taking the film to be developed. When I go back, I find a clerk looking at me like I'm an idiot and roll of blank film...guess as far as lows go, that's not too bad!

 

One high point: yesterday morning, taking pictures of my sister's commencement ceremony...

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Wherever I happen upon them, which is part of the fun for me! Of course, I don't look for anything specific, and don't have anything really high end. A few have been from local auctions, some estate/garage sales, and one or two were 'foundlings' from family closets and such. I did get my darkroom equipment off of eBay, but haven't ever bought any cameras there.

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Belair reflected in a chrome bumper<div></div>

Thanks for the ideas--I'll experiment with it a little to make sure.

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I took out a Tsubasa Semi (from what I can determine) yesterday. I

had 400TMY in it, and noticed some sort of light leak when I

developed the film. It was sunny out, and I didn't think to shut the

red window between pictures. The leak does seem to be in the same

spot as the red window--but I wanted to see if it looked like the

leak could be something else I hadn't thought of.

 

I've attached a scan of the tail end of the film roll, showing the

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Gene, I have really enjoyed looking at the links you've posted to your photos. Maybe a little off topic for "classic" cameras, but I am curious about your pinhole camera--did you convert a camera, make your own from scratch, or use one specifically manufactured for that purpose? So far, I haven't had much luck with film pinholes...

Actually, the hot pink Pazzazz (110 cartridge) was my second camera. My first was some kind of polaroid; I didn't like that one very much. I didn't care for this one much either--both were Christmas presents from "Santa". I guess he thought a girl should have a pink camera :) I can't believe I still have it--dusty and with a film cartridge in it from goodness knows when!<div></div>

Another one using a Minolta SRT-101; this one's a reflection of one Belair in another's bumper. Got grain? About 1/9th of a 35mm negative (high temp, Rodinal developed HP5+) I didn't realize I had also captured a boy peeking into the trunk of the reflected car until I enlarged it.<div></div>

I was finally able to print a few photos I've taken over the past

couple of years at a local car show. Anyone else look for

opportunities to period subjects with period cameras?

 

This was taken with a truly horrific looking No.1 Kodak Autographic

Junior. It was 'skinned' down to the metal body, and ended up

winding the film so loosely that there were light leaks around the

edges. Using the dime-sized viewfinder was an adventure. I cropped

the 6x9 negative down to a 6x6 area.<div></div>

Another garden texture--spikey this time; with some amateur dodging on my part. What can I say...I'm still learning. Also 400TX in Rodinal with Yashicha 635.<div></div>

One taken in late January--I was looking at different textures in the garden. This would be "frilly". 400TX in Rodinal; Yashica 635.<div></div>

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Another North Texas snow photo, this one closer to the Red River. By the time I was able to get out, this Silica transparencii, 'Gaudi' had already shed much of its wet snow.

I admit I went down to a local antique mall with the hopes they would still have a Graflex I had seen a couple of months ago...lucky for my wallet they didn't. Of course, it would have been more fun to lift that camera than lifting weights to keep my arms in shape! However, today I am definitely taking a camera when I go out; practice, practice!

You mean besides lurking around the forums? I want to become technically better at taking/making photographs; gotta work on that exposure! I recently got my little darkroom set up and *hopefully* will get around to posting some things. I'm trying to hold off buying more stuff (tempting as it is) and focus on using what I have. Of course, if there is something special out there with my name on it...!

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I would like to use my Yashica TLR more this year; I find that I pay more attention to what I'm trying to capture with that camera than others. I would also like to try my hand at making cyanotypes--but maybe that falls under "classic processes" rather than classic cameras!

I'm not sure about using liquid light on cloth, but you can do cyanotype or van dyke prints on cloth. There are also light sensitive dyes for cloth: Kwik-print and Inkodye. I have used Inkodye once, but haven't had the chance to use it since. I ordered mine from Dharma Trading Company; their catalog does list it in black.

<p>If you are interested in working with fabric, you might look at Jean Ray Laury's book, "Imagery on Fabric". It is aimed at quilters, but touches briefly on many different techniques.

When I stumbled upon M*A*S*H (the movie) on my PBS station, and seriously considered renting it to see what TLR was used in one of the scenes...

Lex--this actually got me to looking at the 635--seems like you could use the adapter part for holding the 35mm roll, but leave off the metal mask part. Then, take it up onto a 120 spool, using the 120 winding bits (or, take up onto the 35mm adapter spool, taking into account the number of turns needed on the 35mm winding bits--but that looks like it depends on the sprockets in the mask). Don't know how flat that would keep the film though, without the sprockets and 35mm pressure plate.

Hmmm...sprocket holes and the evolution of a thread...maybe y'all have found me a use for the why-did-they-do-this-35mm adapter on my Yashica 635...I always did wanna be artsy-fartsy! ;)

Nice to see that I'm not the only twenty-something out there messin' around with those old cameras. I shoot the most (family events, basic snaps) with my good ol' Minolta SRT-101, great for learning! Second most used, the Yashica 635. Just tried out a Tsubasa Semi (pretty sure that's what it is) and am still working on the Kodak Recomar 18. Also have an Agfa Ambi-Silette with a sticky shutter, used it once and got blank film :) The oldest I have/used is a Kodak No. 1 Autographic Junior--huge light leaks, but oh so fun! Others in the line up are a couple of Brownie Hawkeyes and a couple of Polaroid Land cameras. Gonna have to get my darkroom area set up so I can share more...