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**Schraubstock** · 10-30-2014, 12:08 AM

Originally posted by RobG

but it would be extraordinarily ironic

More than that, it would be cultural vandalism, and not the first time anywhere either.

**Schraubstock** · 10-30-2014, 12:36 AM

Hi

Here are some scans from 1974 when I was sailing from Sydney to Fiji with a crew of four.
These pics were taken with my ROBOT cam which is a 24x24 format camera. I also had a Praktica Nova 1B with me but I donated this camera to Neptune at a very early stage of the trip.

I still own the ROBOT, can't bear to part with it.

Greetings

**arnold** · 10-30-2014, 01:32 AM

Originally posted by Schraubstock

I still own the ROBOT, can't bear to part with it.

Is that Rushcutters Bay you are anchored at? Interesting pictures from that little 3 element lens. I am similarly attached to my Retinette 1A. With so few glass surfaces, coating was less important. Centre sharpness can be very good with these triplets.

**Schraubstock** · 10-30-2014, 02:31 AM

Originally posted by arnold

Is that Rushcutters Bay you are anchored at?

It is indeed.

Preparing for the trip

Last edited by Schraubstock; 12-19-2014 at 11:51 PM.

rob1234 · 11-01-2014, 04:03 AM

Great shots!

More of my dad's shots - here's an African sunset from c.1981…

Pentax MX or LX
Unknown lens
Agfa CT18
Canon FS4000 scan

**gofour3** · 11-01-2014, 02:56 PM

Originally posted by Dartmoor Dave

I've only just discovered that this thread exists. It's been pure bliss to browse through the pages, and it looks like we all did just fine back in the days before autofocus and autoexposure and chimping. Here's a couple from my own early days of photography back in the eighties, all taken with my beloved bombproof K1000 that I still use today sometimes.

Stonehenge in 1986 on Kodachrome 64:

Fog on the River Dart in 1987 on Agfa 200 slide film (I must have been experimenting--very unusual for me to use anything other than Kodachrome in those days. Either the colours have shifted or I must have used a filter):

Manhattan skyline in 1989 on Kodachrome 64:

The skyline shot of NYC is great.

Phil.

**arnold** · 11-01-2014, 08:54 PM

Originally posted by rob1234

More of my dad's shots - here's an African sunset from c.1981…

Good honest old fashioned picture. No depth of field artifacts or slow-speed water effects. Lovely shot.

noelpolar · 11-07-2014, 08:02 PM

Just cool….somewhere in Adelaide

by Noelpolar, on Flickr

RobG · 11-08-2014, 03:20 AM - **2 Likes**

I don't think I've posted this before. Discovering an old Voigtlander camera which my father had, was one of the things which really got me keen about photography.

p38arover · 11-08-2014, 06:47 PM

Originally posted by noelpolar

Just cool….somewhere in Adelaide

Standard Vanguard it must have been nearly new. Look at the car at the far left, it must be a Twenties vehicle.

What's the car in the middle of the road behind the Vanguard?

RobG · 11-08-2014, 07:09 PM

As long as there's beer, they'll find a way to get to the pub.

**gofour3** · 11-08-2014, 08:34 PM

Two to commeriate the 25th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall on November 9, 1989. (I took these in 1976 shooting Kodachrome 64)

The eastern part of the wall between East Berlin & West Berlin:

The western part of the wall between East Germany & West Berlin:

Phil

**arnold** · 11-08-2014, 08:45 PM

Originally posted by gofour3

Two to commeriate the 25th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall on November 9, 1989. (I took these in 1976 shooting Kodachrome 64)

Historic records, an important part of photography. Interesting pictures.

Originally posted by RobG

As long as there's beer, they'll find a way to get to the pub.

1974?

RobG · 11-08-2014, 09:59 PM

Originally posted by arnold

1974?

I think so. There was a massive flood in Brisbane, and I believe the Clarence River flooded as well. The biggest floods on record in Australia as far as I know were in 1880 (thereabouts), or at least in central Queensland. There is a marker for the flood level in Taroom which is a long way up the main street and a very long way from the river. The thing is, most of the region is very flat, so to get the flood waters to that height, the area of land inundated must have been astonishing. The marker is at a point which would have had the top of the roof of the pub at the bottom of the hill well under water.

noelpolar · 11-08-2014, 10:59 PM

Originally posted by p38arover

Standard Vanguard it must have been nearly new. Look at the car at the far left, it must be a Twenties vehicle.

What's the car in the middle of the road behind the Vanguard?

Not sure....photo was probally taken around the mid fifties......my faher inlaw (pictured) arrived in Australia in the early fifties (from Italy)

10-30-2014, 12:36 AM	#482
Schraubstock Site Supporter Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Melbourne Photos: Gallery Posts: 3,386	Sailing to Fiji Hi Here are some scans from 1974 when I was sailing from Sydney to Fiji with a crew of four. These pics were taken with my ROBOT cam which is a 24x24 format camera. I also had a Praktica Nova 1B with me but I donated this camera to Neptune at a very early stage of the trip. I still own the ROBOT, can't bear to part with it. Greetings Last edited by Schraubstock; 12-19-2014 at 11:51 PM.

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10-30-2014, 12:08 AM	#481
Schraubstock Site Supporter Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Melbourne Photos: Gallery Posts: 3,386	Originally posted by RobG but it would be extraordinarily ironic More than that, it would be cultural vandalism, and not the first time anywhere either.

10-30-2014, 01:32 AM	#483
arnold Site Supporter Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Queensland Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 4,299 Original Poster	Originally posted by Schraubstock I still own the ROBOT, can't bear to part with it. Is that Rushcutters Bay you are anchored at? Interesting pictures from that little 3 element lens. I am similarly attached to my Retinette 1A. With so few glass surfaces, coating was less important. Centre sharpness can be very good with these triplets.

10-30-2014, 02:31 AM	#484
Schraubstock Site Supporter Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Melbourne Photos: Gallery Posts: 3,386	Originally posted by arnold Is that Rushcutters Bay you are anchored at? It is indeed. Preparing for the trip Last edited by Schraubstock; 12-19-2014 at 11:51 PM.

11-01-2014, 04:03 AM	#485
rob1234 Veteran Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Wiltshire/Hampshire Photos: Albums Posts: 1,760	Great shots! More of my dad's shots - here's an African sunset from c.1981… Pentax MX or LX Unknown lens Agfa CT18 Canon FS4000 scan

11-01-2014, 02:56 PM	#486
gofour3 Site Supporter Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Vancouver, Canada Posts: 8,093	Originally posted by Dartmoor Dave I've only just discovered that this thread exists. It's been pure bliss to browse through the pages, and it looks like we all did just fine back in the days before autofocus and autoexposure and chimping. Here's a couple from my own early days of photography back in the eighties, all taken with my beloved bombproof K1000 that I still use today sometimes. Stonehenge in 1986 on Kodachrome 64: Fog on the River Dart in 1987 on Agfa 200 slide film (I must have been experimenting--very unusual for me to use anything other than Kodachrome in those days. Either the colours have shifted or I must have used a filter): Manhattan skyline in 1989 on Kodachrome 64: The skyline shot of NYC is great. Phil.

11-01-2014, 08:54 PM	#487
arnold Site Supporter Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Queensland Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 4,299 Original Poster	Originally posted by rob1234 More of my dad's shots - here's an African sunset from c.1981… Good honest old fashioned picture. No depth of field artifacts or slow-speed water effects. Lovely shot.

11-07-2014, 08:02 PM	#488
noelpolar Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: Goolwa, SA Photos: Gallery Posts: 4,310	Just cool….somewhere in Adelaide by Noelpolar, on Flickr

11-08-2014, 03:20 AM - 2 Likes	#489
RobG Otis Memorial Pentaxian Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Canberra Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 8,905	I don't think I've posted this before. Discovering an old Voigtlander camera which my father had, was one of the things which really got me keen about photography.

11-08-2014, 06:47 PM	#490
p38arover Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Western Sydney, Australia Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 3,084	Originally posted by noelpolar Just cool….somewhere in Adelaide Standard Vanguard it must have been nearly new. Look at the car at the far left, it must be a Twenties vehicle. What's the car in the middle of the road behind the Vanguard?

11-08-2014, 07:09 PM	#491
RobG Otis Memorial Pentaxian Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Canberra Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 8,905	As long as there's beer, they'll find a way to get to the pub.

11-08-2014, 08:34 PM	#492
gofour3 Site Supporter Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Vancouver, Canada Posts: 8,093	Two to commeriate the 25th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall on November 9, 1989. (I took these in 1976 shooting Kodachrome 64) The eastern part of the wall between East Berlin & West Berlin: The western part of the wall between East Germany & West Berlin: Phil

11-08-2014, 08:45 PM	#493
arnold Site Supporter Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Queensland Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 4,299 Original Poster	Originally posted by gofour3 Two to commeriate the 25th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall on November 9, 1989. (I took these in 1976 shooting Kodachrome 64) Historic records, an important part of photography. Interesting pictures. Originally posted by RobG As long as there's beer, they'll find a way to get to the pub. 1974?

11-08-2014, 09:59 PM	#494
RobG Otis Memorial Pentaxian Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Canberra Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 8,905	Originally posted by arnold 1974? I think so. There was a massive flood in Brisbane, and I believe the Clarence River flooded as well. The biggest floods on record in Australia as far as I know were in 1880 (thereabouts), or at least in central Queensland. There is a marker for the flood level in Taroom which is a long way up the main street and a very long way from the river. The thing is, most of the region is very flat, so to get the flood waters to that height, the area of land inundated must have been astonishing. The marker is at a point which would have had the top of the roof of the pub at the bottom of the hill well under water.

11-08-2014, 10:59 PM	#495
noelpolar Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: Goolwa, SA Photos: Gallery Posts: 4,310	Originally posted by p38arover Standard Vanguard it must have been nearly new. Look at the car at the far left, it must be a Twenties vehicle. What's the car in the middle of the road behind the Vanguard? Not sure....photo was probally taken around the mid fifties......my faher inlaw (pictured) arrived in Australia in the early fifties (from Italy)

Show those old photos from before 1990

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