Re: Really OT: Vest Pocket Autographic

2008-06-11 Thread Derby Chang
Scott Loveless wrote: Derby Chang wrote: Holga be-damned. This is where it's at. I was helping my friend tidying up her late parents' house. She gave me her Dad's Kodak Vest Pocket Autographic and gifted it to me. Such an ergonomically enticing little package.

Re: Really OT: Vest Pocket Autographic

2008-06-11 Thread Scott Loveless
Derby Chang wrote: There are a few other places I've seen that sell 127 spliced from 120. But the backing paper is all wrong (no film counter on the VPK). I wonder if I can get EFKE in 120 to see how it performs with more modern optics. Yes, you can. It's available from Freestyle and BH,

Really OT: Vest Pocket Autographic

2008-06-10 Thread Derby Chang
Holga be-damned. This is where it's at. I was helping my friend tidying up her late parents' house. She gave me her Dad's Kodak Vest Pocket Autographic and gifted it to me. Such an ergonomically enticing little package. http://members.iinet.net.au/~derbyc/08_06/08_06_vpk/index.htm I need to

Re: Really OT: Vest Pocket Autographic

2008-06-10 Thread David Savage
I quite like those. Cheers, Dave 2008/6/10 Derby Chang [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Holga be-damned. This is where it's at. I was helping my friend tidying up her late parents' house. She gave me her Dad's Kodak Vest Pocket Autographic and gifted it to me. Such an ergonomically enticing little

Re: Really OT: Vest Pocket Autographic

2008-06-10 Thread Bob Sullivan
Wee bit of flare there... On Tue, Jun 10, 2008 at 6:52 AM, Derby Chang [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Holga be-damned. This is where it's at. I was helping my friend tidying up her late parents' house. She gave me her Dad's Kodak Vest Pocket Autographic and gifted it to me. Such an ergonomically

Re: Really OT: Vest Pocket Autographic

2008-06-10 Thread Christine Aguila
Hi Derby: You lucky duck, you. And like Dave said, I quite like those! Cheers, Christine - Original Message - From: Derby Chang [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Tuesday, June 10, 2008 6:52 AM Subject: Really OT: Vest Pocket Autographic Holga

Re: Really OT: Vest Pocket Autographic

2008-06-10 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
There's a charm to these photos ... all the flare, coma, etc of a single element lens really lends a certain feeling of olde photos to them. Good stuff! I still have a 1909 Box Brownie somewhere in my mess. No more film for it ... I gave my last two rolls of 616 film to a friend years ago

Re: Really OT: Vest Pocket Autographic

2008-06-10 Thread Scott Loveless
Derby Chang wrote: Holga be-damned. This is where it's at. I was helping my friend tidying up her late parents' house. She gave me her Dad's Kodak Vest Pocket Autographic and gifted it to me. Such an ergonomically enticing little package.

Re: Really OT: Vest Pocket Autographic

2008-06-10 Thread frank theriault
On Tue, Jun 10, 2008 at 7:52 AM, Derby Chang [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Holga be-damned. This is where it's at. I was helping my friend tidying up her late parents' house. She gave me her Dad's Kodak Vest Pocket Autographic and gifted it to me. Such an ergonomically enticing little package.

Re: Really OT: Vest Pocket Autographic

2008-06-10 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Jun 10, 2008, at 10:58 AM, frank theriault wrote: I wonder how our DSLR's will be running in 90 years? Some might be still usable, just as some of these old cameras are occasionally usable. Those that survive. G -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: Really OT: Vest Pocket Autographic

2008-06-10 Thread P. J. Alling
Now I'm going to have to invest in a Flat Bed scanner that can handle 6x9 negatives so I can show the output from my Kodak Medalist II. (and anti newton glass as well...) I just love the Old-Timey feel to those. Derby Chang wrote: Holga be-damned. This is where it's at. I was helping my