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Went back to WWII weekend today in Reading, PA. I didn't bring my cameras with me but spotted some old photo equipment set up in the camp so I used my iPhone to be able to share them.

I talked to the guys there for about 40 minutes and learned a lot of what it was like for photographers in the war and what they had to use. One of the shots is of a portable dark lab they used to get pictures developed right away for the officers to see what was going on at the frontline.

lesmore49 · 06-03-2017, 05:27 PM

Nice pix....I enjoy old cameras. Always wanted a speed graphic. However I do have a Zeiss Super Ikonta...similar to the first camera in the first photo.

**BigDave** · 06-03-2017, 07:59 PM

It is amazing how much more they had to carry with the to get a shot. Twenty years later, or less, they were all shooting 35mm. I particularly like he portable darkroom set up!

PS- Having the images oriented properly for the forum page would be nice.

Regards,

**wtlwdwgn** · 06-04-2017, 09:18 AM

Now I know where the equipment I shot with in the USAF came from!

reh321 · 06-18-2018, 05:12 PM

Just a suggestion - iPhone photos often do come out like this - it would help my neck if you would rotate them 90 degrees before posting them. I'm running on Linux now, but I believe the Windows Photo Viewer could do that once you've moved them to your computer.

Dewman · 06-18-2018, 05:44 PM

We were still using the Speed Graphic in the Navy in 1964. We also had a 16x20 Deardorff studio camera, too. I loved using it! Such superb craftsmanship in it's construction.... lots of mahogany involved. It probably ended up in a surplus sale and was bought for less than $50.00!

reh321 · 06-18-2018, 05:50 PM

Originally posted by BigDave

It is amazing how much more they had to carry with the to get a shot. Twenty years later, or less, they were all shooting 35mm. I particularly like he portable darkroom set up!

American Civil War it was much worse. They needed a complete wagon - with "wet plate" you coated the film just before you exposed it, and developed immediately after you exposed it.

lesmore49 · 06-18-2018, 07:58 PM

I've got a similar camera...to the one in your first photo. Mine is a medium format folder..a Zeiss Ikon Super Ikonta B. Good camera, fine lens.

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06-03-2017, 05:27 PM	#2
lesmore49 Pentaxian Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Western Canada Posts: 12,350	Nice pix....I enjoy old cameras. Always wanted a speed graphic. However I do have a Zeiss Super Ikonta...similar to the first camera in the first photo.

06-03-2017, 07:59 PM	#3
BigDave Site Supporter Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Hudson Valley, NY Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 2,626	It is amazing how much more they had to carry with the to get a shot. Twenty years later, or less, they were all shooting 35mm. I particularly like he portable darkroom set up! PS- Having the images oriented properly for the forum page would be nice. Regards,

06-04-2017, 09:18 AM	#4
wtlwdwgn Site Supporter Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Billings, MT Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 13,853	Now I know where the equipment I shot with in the USAF came from!

06-18-2018, 05:12 PM	#5
reh321 Pentaxian Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: South Bend, IN, USA Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 23,185	Just a suggestion - iPhone photos often do come out like this - it would help my neck if you would rotate them 90 degrees before posting them. I'm running on Linux now, but I believe the Windows Photo Viewer could do that once you've moved them to your computer.

06-18-2018, 05:44 PM	#6
Dewman Veteran Member Join Date: May 2012 Location: Idaho Posts: 5,492	We were still using the Speed Graphic in the Navy in 1964. We also had a 16x20 Deardorff studio camera, too. I loved using it! Such superb craftsmanship in it's construction.... lots of mahogany involved. It probably ended up in a surplus sale and was bought for less than $50.00!

06-18-2018, 05:50 PM	#7
reh321 Pentaxian Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: South Bend, IN, USA Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 23,185	Originally posted by BigDave It is amazing how much more they had to carry with the to get a shot. Twenty years later, or less, they were all shooting 35mm. I particularly like he portable darkroom set up! American Civil War it was much worse. They needed a complete wagon - with "wet plate" you coated the film just before you exposed it, and developed immediately after you exposed it.

06-18-2018, 07:58 PM	#8
lesmore49 Pentaxian Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Western Canada Posts: 12,350	I've got a similar camera...to the one in your first photo. Mine is a medium format folder..a Zeiss Ikon Super Ikonta B. Good camera, fine lens.

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