How Old Is Too Old?

[David88vert]

So, how old is too old for a camera? When the photos you get are no longer usable. Until then, it's good.

Just dug up my grandfather's old film cameras.
One is an old Zeiss Ikon medium format with a Tessar f/3.5 lens and a Compur-Rapid shutter. It shoots 120 film in 6x9 format - that's a huge negative. My grandfather used it for years, along with his old Kodak Retina I 35mm. He shot only B&W back then. The Zeiss has a yellow filter that clips on and off the lens.

I calculated that if I take and get the negative's developed and scanned, I'll get 36MP images back. That's a lot more detail than my DSLR's can do. And that means excellent 24x36 prints.

Here are some photos of them. I just started shooting the Kodak, but haven't ordered film yet for the Zeiss.

http://i660.photobucket.com/albums/uu325/David88vert/PhotoShare/Old%20Film%20Cameras/Film_Cameras-1_zpse191fa73.jpg

http://i660.photobucket.com/albums/uu325/David88vert/PhotoShare/Old%20Film%20Cameras/Film_Cameras-2_zpsbf888c71.jpg

http://i660.photobucket.com/albums/uu325/David88vert/PhotoShare/Old%20Film%20Cameras/Film_Cameras-3_zps9dff778a.jpg

http://i660.photobucket.com/albums/uu325/David88vert/PhotoShare/Old%20Film%20Cameras/Film_Cameras-4_zpsd1015667.jpg

http://i660.photobucket.com/albums/uu325/David88vert/PhotoShare/Old%20Film%20Cameras/Film_Cameras-5_zps100b3f21.jpg

[Sinfix_15]

Those would look cool sitting on a bookshelf.

[David88vert]

We have a room in our house with music and art. We are installing shelves that will hold a lot of items like these and I'm sure these will be on the shelves as well. Even the baby grand is from 1950, and we have followed that "1930-1950" theme in there so far.

[Theycall_Metue]

WOW! those seen many t-rex's in its days.
They made quality products back in the days. Most of the new camera nowadays are more of a good looking one and not a good quality picture taking ones.

[Bacon]

A buddy of mine put down his DSLRs and picked up film. Hasn't looked back since.