On Kappa bridge

Having pictures taken of you when you’re trying to take pictures…

A little embarrassing.

But a stone kappa statue photobombing you while having pictures taken of you while you’re trying to take pictures.

Hilarious after the fact!

I’ve been enjoying my Agfa Isolette II so far!

I haven’t had any of the exposed film developed yet, but I’m sure it will be lovely!

My new baby!

I have a new baby!
(Well, new to me!)

It’s an Agfa Isolette II, made in Germany in the 1950s.

I have film in it.

Now, I just have to find a place to get it developed!

Vintage Camera series – Agfa Ansco Shur-Shot D6

This is the last post in my series introducing my vintage camera. (The first two are here and here.)

The Agfa is on the far left.

This camera was made in 1932. The faceplate is made of aluminum and the rest of the body is made of wood and cardboard, covered in black leatherette. The leather strap on the top is long gone.

It’s the most basic type of box camera. The rudimentary lens is actually behind the shutter!

So, are you wondering why you’ve never heard of this brand?

In 1928, Ansco (based in Binghamton, New York) merged with the German photo company Agfa into a corporation named Agfa-Ansco. During the period before the US entrance into World War II, the Agfa Ansco business grew enormously. The Agfa-Ansco interests in the U.S. and Binghamton factory was taken over by the US government in 1941 due to its ties with Germany. The company was the last business to be sold as enemy assets to American interests in the 1960′s.

 

The day that I took these photos was very sunny. My sister had come into to town to visit, so we had lunch and went to the local airport to watch the planes arrive and take off. My town’s airport is a tiny, only catering to private planes and jets.

Cute/ugly dog

Small airplane

Everything on roll began looking bizarre.

Clouds(!) on the ground.

The plane again.

The sky at the airport.