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Camera Review: Ansco B-2 Cadet

Posted on July 29, 2018 by Tom (Admin)

For reasons known only to them, camera manufacturers have, over the years, felt that “cadet” was a good name for a camera.  There are at least 20 or so cameras (plus an exposure meter and an enlarger) called Cadets, to … Continue reading →

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Found Film: The Happiest Place on Earth

Posted on May 16, 2015 by Tom (Admin)

It has been some time since the last time I wrote a “normal” found film post – i.e., one which hadn’t yet been developed.  In fact, since October, I have been sharing a box of already-developed found film shot by … Continue reading →

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Camera Test: Agfa Ansco No. 1A Ready-Set Special

Posted on February 6, 2015 by Tom (Admin)

This is a camera I bought, not knowing anything at all about it, simply because I thought it looked cool. It turns out that this particular model is not all that well-known, but the overall Ready-set series is. The Ready-Set … Continue reading →

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Pongal in Chennai / Camera Test

Posted on February 4, 2015 by Tom (Admin)

Often I blog about old cameras I’m testing out, often I blog about things we see and experience in India.  This post has a little of both! The Ansco Agfa Karomat 36 (known by variants of that name) is an … Continue reading →

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Camera Test: Ansco Shur-Shot Jr

Posted on December 20, 2014 by Tom (Admin)

The 1948 Ansco Shur-Shot Jr. box camera, a simple little contraption of mostly sheet metal and cardboard, uses a basic design that has not really changed much over 50 years. The only real “upgrades” from box cameras you might see … Continue reading →

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Camera Test: Ansco Readyflash

Posted on November 2, 2014 by Tom (Admin)

The Ansco Readyflash – so named because it’s “ready for flash” (but I don’t have one) via two connectors on the camera – is about as simple a box camera as you could probably come up with.  It’s made of … Continue reading →

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Testing the Ansco Regent

Posted on March 19, 2014 by Tom (Admin)

Sometimes I’m not sure whether these posts I do on whether or not I’ve been able to make these vintage cameras work are more about the cameras, or about the content of the photos I’ve managed to snap.  This is … Continue reading →

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Shooting with the Ansco Anscoflex

Posted on December 8, 2013 by Tom (Admin)

A couple of days ago, I posted about some “found film” that had come from a 1950s Ansco Anscoflex.  I had originally bid on an unidentified roll of film on eBay, and when I found out that the seller was … Continue reading →

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Found Film Friday: Holy Toledo! It’s an Ansco Anscoflex!

Posted on December 6, 2013 by Tom (Admin)

This week’s Found Film Friday is a fun find… This week’s film is a roll of Kodak Verichrome Pan 620 film.  I was the winning bidder on eBay, and asked the seller where the film had come from.  He told … Continue reading →

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Ansco B2 Cadet: Photography with an Old Box Camera

Posted on December 1, 2013 by Tom (Admin)

Sure, today’s fancy digital cameras have a lot of tricks to ensure your photos turn out picture-perfect.  But compared to the simplicity of an old box camera like Ansco’s B2 Cadet, the photos aren’t THAT much better! Basically a wooden … Continue reading →

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Found Film: Check out my Hat

Posted on June 30, 2013 by Tom (Admin)

Here’s a fun thing to do.  Well, I think it’s fun.  Most people I talk to just give me an odd look when I tell them about “found film”. Occasionally on eBay you’ll see a listing for “exposed film” from … Continue reading →

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