Filmwasters
Which Board? => Main Forum => : Nigel June 20, 2012, 08:39:13 PM
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Camera-Wiki has started a list of film cameras still in production.
http://camera-wiki.org/wiki/Category:Film_cameras_still_in_production (http://camera-wiki.org/wiki/Category:Film_cameras_still_in_production)
They have said that it's still a work in progress, I wonder whether we could suggest any models to be added?
My contribution would be the Leica MP (which is a fact it would be better for my wallet that I didn't know!)
(interesting that Nikon make two and Canon don't seem to make any)
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Their definition of 'in production' might be different, but it won't be too long before the first Lynch Surveyor is ready for sale.
(http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a119/Sandeha/surveyor/IMGP4834a.jpg)
;D
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Sandeha, that really is a lovely looking camera!
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Thanks, Charles. I've since made a few refinements to this prototype but have started cutting parts for the next.
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Sandeha, that is a thing of beauty!
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It is beautiful and I want one. You can charge it to Rob Hudson's account :-)
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Thanks, Charles. I've since made a few refinements to this prototype but have started cutting parts for the next.
That is simply gorgeous! I love the design of that little clip for the dark slide (did you hand grind it)....that's downright sexy.
Beautiful!
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I'm still working on it. Nigel, the Canon EOS-1(v) was added. But cameras still available and cameras we have an article for are completely different. I wrote 4 articles already to make the list better. Yes, the MP is still available... but the existing article is crap atm. One photo and links, few months ago, no photo. Will try to work on that add a few sentences to the article and add it to the list later.
EDIT: I added some quick specs to the MP article and added it to the list, so the article is not so embarrassing. :D
camera-wiki.org flickr thread
http://www.flickr.com/groups/camerawiki/discuss/72157630139743748/ (http://www.flickr.com/groups/camerawiki/discuss/72157630139743748/)
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This is a good idea, some of the articles are inaccurate (wiki) The Leica MP one states that it was introduced in 2003, but there was an MP made in 1956 too...
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I'm fully responsible for that article as I wrote it in 5 minutes and there was zero text about that camera before I added specs. I assumed it was about the later model based on links is that not accurate? Should the article be named something else or should a original MP be name something else? Should the MP article be made into a disambig page? Is there a common way to diff bt the two?
I know very little about leitz and have only written one other leitz camera article on the M5. I admit the leica section was just horrible 1 year ago before the takeover, as no one really wrote for it on the site. It has shown massive improvement, as before there was only articles on m3, m4, m4-p, most articles were empty stubs with links and a picture. Tried to invite others to work on them multiple times, but no one stepped forward. It is a loosely organized effort of a few and I have spent way too much time researching and writing for that wiki, 1 to 4 hours a day for the past year... EDIT: and a half.. bollocks. :D
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1 - 4 hours a day? wow! That is a lot of work.
It is a resource I often use when browsing ebay... keep it up (if you have the time!)
Matt
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I'm fully responsible for that article as I wrote it in 5 minutes and there was zero text about that camera before I added specs. I assumed it was about the later model based on links is that not accurate? Should the article be named something else or should a original MP be name something else? Should the MP article be made into a disambig page? Is there a common way to diff bt the two?
I know very little about leitz and have only written one other leitz camera article on the M5. I admit the leica section was just horrible 1 year ago before the takeover, as no one really wrote for it on the site. It has shown massive improvement, as before there was only articles on m3, m4, m4-p, most articles were empty stubs with links and a picture. Tried to invite others to work on them multiple times, but no one stepped forward. It is a loosely organized effort of a few and I have spent way too much time researching and writing for that wiki, 1 to 4 hours a day for the past year... EDIT: and a half.. bollocks. :D
it's some tremendous work you guys are doing! I've had some nice discussions with studioesper and I'm planning to donate again soon.
I just wish camera-wiki would come higher up on google searches :/ but that's why I added it as a search engine in my search bar :)
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sorry for multi-nik confusion jonas, that is me you spoke with. I did write an additional GA645i article after the last time we spoke. http://camera-wiki.org/wiki/Fujifilm_GA645i, (http://camera-wiki.org/wiki/Fujifilm_GA645i) the rest delayed a bit because the new category sparked extra research on Chinese camera manufacturer Phenix who manufacture the Kenko SLR you see in that category. As well as contacting a few manufacturers on availability of film cameras.
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Are Hasselblads no longer in production?
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Needs more Gakkenflex.
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Production? Don't know. But new Hasselblad 503CW are easy get and H2f I know a few stores who still have them.
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Damn fine effort....and it's fantastic finding out that it's you behind it. More power to your elbow.
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I see the Harman Titan on the list but what about the Zero Image pinhole cameras?
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There is also a Gakkenflex clone sort of...
http://camera-wiki.org/wiki/Recesky_TLR (http://camera-wiki.org/wiki/Recesky_TLR)
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I added a zero, the only one we have an article for, that was still available. I wrote the harman titan article 3 days ago for that list. Not it's not just a list. If we dont have an article for it it wont be on the list unless someone creates one.
im wanting to expand the hasselblad 503 article a bit before adding it.
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- added hasselblad 503cw (http://camera-wiki.org/wiki/Hasselblad_503_CW), improved a bit not great article but at least it has some info on lens compatibility and such. camera systems take a long time to write.
- added gakkenflex
- added horseman 612 and 612p (http://camera-wiki.org/wiki/Horseman_SW612), new article, no photo, atm
last night.
- reorganized, started basic pages, added a few lomography :-X still needs work.
- another member reworked some linhof pages.
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Lomography actually has a whole bunch now that I think are fair game to call individual cameras:
The Sardina in particular -- I'm told they take pretty good pictures, can't cough up for one just yet.
http://usa.shop.lomography.com/cameras/la-sardina-metal-edition-czar (http://usa.shop.lomography.com/cameras/la-sardina-metal-edition-czar)
On the same site you can also find the LomoKino, which is sort of a movie camera made from a crank-advancing 35mm still camera, and the new (as of last week) metal fisheye camera that takes 110.
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I'm aware of those cameras erik. I just don't have articles written for them yet.
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Looks like I should save up for a Natura Classica before they fall off the list :-\
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Erik, I started some bits on La Sardina.
http://camera-wiki.org/wiki/Lomography_La_Sardina (http://camera-wiki.org/wiki/Lomography_La_Sardina)
I was not motivated enough to expand it more, I'm also waiting for more La Sardina camera photos. I was also busy reworking the Bronica ETR pages http://camera-wiki.org/wiki/Bronica_ETR (http://camera-wiki.org/wiki/Bronica_ETR)
A few more cameras got added to the still available list
http://camera-wiki.org/wiki/Promaster_2500PK_Super (http://camera-wiki.org/wiki/Promaster_2500PK_Super)
http://camera-wiki.org/wiki/Arca-Swiss_F-Classic_4x5_C (http://camera-wiki.org/wiki/Arca-Swiss_F-Classic_4x5_C)
http://camera-wiki.org/wiki/Horseman_SW617 (http://camera-wiki.org/wiki/Horseman_SW617)
http://camera-wiki.org/wiki/Silvestri (http://camera-wiki.org/wiki/Silvestri)
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Sandeha...that creation of yours is truly a thing of beauty...put me on the list of "I want!" a good reason to come back to the U.K. to pick one up..Another meet up with "filmwasters"! :) :)
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Sandeha...that creation of yours is truly a thing of beauty...put me on the list of "I want!" a good reason to come back to the U.K. to pick one up..Another meet up with "filmwasters"! :) :)
I'll make me a list ... :)