Wild! I too have couple of CG Conns. One is a single French Horn That I
bought used in 1950 and an Altimeter that they made during the second World
War in 1944 for the Army Air Force. Still is accurate and never been
repaired.
Cy Galley - Bellanca Champion Club
Newsletter Editor & EAA TC
www.bellanca-championclub.com
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From: "John Edwin Mason" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Monday, April 23, 2001 1:01 PM
Subject: Re: Old Cameras, Old Lenses, Old Emulsions
>
> I like old things. Maybe it's because I'm an
> historian. Maybe it's because older products were
> often better built than their contemporary
> equivalents.
>
> For sure it's because so many old things, say,
> cameras, typewriters, and cameras are aethetically
> more pleasing.
>
> The French horns that I play most often are a 1952
> Conn 28D and a 1955 Conn 8D. Both magnificent
> instruments, far superior in craftsmanship and playing
> qualities to modern Conns. Or modern anything else,
> except exclusive handmade instruments.
>
> I still sometimes use a '20s Smith manual typewriter
> or an '80s IBM Selectric. Both heavy metal of the
> best sort. Both perfectly functional. Both a lot
> more satisfying than the computer I spend most of my
> time with.
>
> To bring this back to the topic at hand, the cameras
> that I use most often are a K1000 I picked up on the
> eve of my first research trip to South Africa in 1989
> and a bruised and battered, but absolutely reliable
> KX.
>
> Most of my lenses are Pentax As and Ms, than which
> there may be some as good, but none better in 35mm.
>
> I also often use a Contax IIIa rangefinder with Zeiss
> 50/1.5 lens that my father bought new in 1959 and an
> early '50s Rolleicord TLR (sibling to the Rolleiflex)
> with a stunning Zeiss 75/4.5 lens. And the crowning
> glory of my collection, an Argus C3, da Brick.
>
> Each of these cameras is solid, metal, well-crafted,
> low maintenence, and a joy to hold and use. (I hear
> that mumbling about the Argus. Cut it out!) Next to
> them my ZX-5N feels like a toy.
>
> Not that I'd want to give up the 5N. TTL flash is a
> godsend. I also appreciate being able to set it on
> auto-everything for snaps.
>
> As for film, I shoot more Tri-X (35 and 120) than
> anything else and have since high school. Having been
> on a nostalgia kick of late, I was disappointed to
> learn that it's not really the same emulsion that it
> was in 1972. Tonality is still gorgeous.
>
> On the other hand, my second most used film is
> Ilford's decidedly modern Delta 3200 and lately I've
> been using Kodak's T-Max developer for everything
> including (gasp) Tri-X.
>
> Cheers, John (in already hot and hazy Virginia)
>
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