tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28972515194904774492024-02-20T13:55:45.172-06:00Vintage Technology ObsessionsA blog about all kinds of vintage technology from simple mechanisms of the late 1800s through electronics and robotics of the 1980s. Many posts will be typecast and some will be off topic bits from everyday life. The blog will wander and meander with my quasi-evolving and ever changing interests.Dwayne F.http://www.blogger.com/profile/07032059161503386028noreply@blogger.comBlogger205125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2897251519490477449.post-27551465298099281932022-08-21T08:02:00.001-05:002022-08-22T22:27:54.624-05:00Instant photography fun with a Polaroid SX-70<p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxT3dUe56IfO5uSWeD-nZR1KUT-KBZmeBflKfVkxB4x8GPULsp2oezCRIE4ktapUWAZBr-dJqVal4cn9tJ8JHC1K8ysU8Tdk39nhFXaSo5rptJ5ma7-6x8pcT0sSsDf3hwUUKVd6wfpQOdhuEPFoYdmbpESdv9bxyOk-v7ME8jK_YbyqjZ6Cru6BmJ/s1440/IMG_20220819_135904_843.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1440" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxT3dUe56IfO5uSWeD-nZR1KUT-KBZmeBflKfVkxB4x8GPULsp2oezCRIE4ktapUWAZBr-dJqVal4cn9tJ8JHC1K8ysU8Tdk39nhFXaSo5rptJ5ma7-6x8pcT0sSsDf3hwUUKVd6wfpQOdhuEPFoYdmbpESdv9bxyOk-v7ME8jK_YbyqjZ6Cru6BmJ/w640-h640/IMG_20220819_135904_843.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Godzilla and the Multiverse of Raptors (2022)<br />Polaroid SX-70 Sonar</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;">Editors note: Um, sorry I posted the HTML version of the blog entry. My Chromebook ran out of battery and crashed while I was working on the post. I posted what came back on reboot under the assumption that no one would look at my poor wheezing blog. 17 of you did. oops.</span><br /><div><br /></div><div>Well, here I am again - typing an entry on the 23rd birthday of the Blogger platform. Once upon a time, I stopped blogging because of the rewarding Google+ photo community experience, and then that died. Prior to death, I started an Instagram account to diversify my photo sharing outlets. In this summer of 2022, it's clear that Instagram is making a slow and painful journey to irrelevance; especially for the still photographers that built their platform.</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJuWR9SS6SeZEF2kLOlTSGbtaGbMlA-AzdghU7i3SbAFbHpIKrriVKORBEw_4p09G8-EdNPIPcnQzxelu-KbZCS4vcgSNvguYt_QoDF0qiarH93grHVtiaTfyZkMJt3NoxSuR81St36Ebsb0R0ErtuQNnKizt8JqWPBvykEMbiOIeiW_x_0ZTwSby0/s1642/Screenshot_20220820-100237.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1642" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJuWR9SS6SeZEF2kLOlTSGbtaGbMlA-AzdghU7i3SbAFbHpIKrriVKORBEw_4p09G8-EdNPIPcnQzxelu-KbZCS4vcgSNvguYt_QoDF0qiarH93grHVtiaTfyZkMJt3NoxSuR81St36Ebsb0R0ErtuQNnKizt8JqWPBvykEMbiOIeiW_x_0ZTwSby0/w421-h640/Screenshot_20220820-100237.png" width="421" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">First Instagram post while G+ was in the process of dying</td></tr></tbody></table><div><p>That's a long way of introducing the odd and wonderful group of photographic rebels who are playing with instant cameras on Twitter, of all places. Why Twitter? Well, the hashtags work and discussions are dynamic. You also don't have to deal with the worst UI in existence on a phone. This delightful event(?) was organized by the Shitty Camera Challenge. Whoever runs that account calls it "a photographic cult, run by cats". Check out the merch at <a href=" https://shittycamerachallenge.threadless.com/" target="_blank"> https://shittycamerachallenge.threadless.com/</a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbyxcv33bKBk6ElxcjfgO8S8TOaPOmxvSk9FXyRquqRxTlbPnsXgC1oTzWP66RTZNbO9n1hp6Adtvbew2uF4ja80aMjB_72FT170gRaC_-CGQZogPgark8_7_inw9XFPrlA8WhuuugGd5S6BhdXWzWuoDpKPvj9UDaZ1tXO7XPa8tsVsZxdbFVKmJC/s2400/Screenshot%202022-08-22%209.21.58%20PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1350" data-original-width="2400" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbyxcv33bKBk6ElxcjfgO8S8TOaPOmxvSk9FXyRquqRxTlbPnsXgC1oTzWP66RTZNbO9n1hp6Adtvbew2uF4ja80aMjB_72FT170gRaC_-CGQZogPgark8_7_inw9XFPrlA8WhuuugGd5S6BhdXWzWuoDpKPvj9UDaZ1tXO7XPa8tsVsZxdbFVKmJC/w400-h225/Screenshot%202022-08-22%209.21.58%20PM.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>You will not regret checking out the #InstantRegret hashtag on Twitter. Users are posting photos from Polaroids of every description, large format cameras with instant backs, Instax and third-party cameras for that film, and thermal printer cameras designed for kids. Yes, you read that right.</p><p>I dusted off a late '70s Polaroid SX-70 Sonar and bought film directly from Polaroid (formerly Polaroid/Impossible Project/something after that). With an ND filter in front of the lens, it can shoot more readily available Polaroid 600 film.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9g2dz6BsyZhs63D-Tu_3zmqnmZcQLdy-bGUXNMfJqzadGRrPOQSxuj-A8rMXrrC3_O5dAjZHEctwAH8nFH63d6BdhVjfkSgwjTkcR5fJyTlky7YE1qIva8ROgveE08e1Jj58R_vVvaNxawOebFv4ccOnGlnWLKsCgIEd8U-UYk1VG0X9rUNO_Ryow/s4032/PXL_20220802_032829477.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9g2dz6BsyZhs63D-Tu_3zmqnmZcQLdy-bGUXNMfJqzadGRrPOQSxuj-A8rMXrrC3_O5dAjZHEctwAH8nFH63d6BdhVjfkSgwjTkcR5fJyTlky7YE1qIva8ROgveE08e1Jj58R_vVvaNxawOebFv4ccOnGlnWLKsCgIEd8U-UYk1VG0X9rUNO_Ryow/w400-h300/PXL_20220802_032829477.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"How to make your kid look like a serial killer"<br />Tip from the SX-70 manual</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2umxWoyxqFabcXFVPka7dOt13Owf_r099TyuZ1q904l8GENKnwfGZISKd_ZGzdyQSAfgH2fOwtGmgGRdjS_iQY3HGxajO76VZkulWWojr64NMTF9ceYKU5DqrqeO-n8zCAJpEqMkehg2aPEDnJuKPG1AxTfRGBSS9w7GzaU_XpB3jDmMIOShkHRya/s4032/PXL_20220815_134726391.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2umxWoyxqFabcXFVPka7dOt13Owf_r099TyuZ1q904l8GENKnwfGZISKd_ZGzdyQSAfgH2fOwtGmgGRdjS_iQY3HGxajO76VZkulWWojr64NMTF9ceYKU5DqrqeO-n8zCAJpEqMkehg2aPEDnJuKPG1AxTfRGBSS9w7GzaU_XpB3jDmMIOShkHRya/w640-h480/PXL_20220815_134726391.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Seven Foot Skeleton and Friends (two exposures)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>Why the SX-70? Well, I have some circa 2016 Fujifilm FP-100C in a box *somewhere*. I would love to play with packfilm if I can find it. Conversely, the stockpile from six years ago is now worth around $85 a pack. That can pay for cool lenses or weird bodies I am coveting. </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBafLBw816ULX9qdPvyxqjNfcI6W1lWByxZECvFIUmfFMs5ho5poQdCz_pdXHc1Gu5WVGYMj84df7wAcpNQtzGIHYf9IESJww-eK-M8ETF08ODZBpMxiiM7oeROq6TSs1bQPfGgv96PaPxyAwFCD6WZ4aiyKF96vQ2AmOcvPJYxpHuPhDUR-yB9IOs/s1304/Screenshot_20220820-100053.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1304" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBafLBw816ULX9qdPvyxqjNfcI6W1lWByxZECvFIUmfFMs5ho5poQdCz_pdXHc1Gu5WVGYMj84df7wAcpNQtzGIHYf9IESJww-eK-M8ETF08ODZBpMxiiM7oeROq6TSs1bQPfGgv96PaPxyAwFCD6WZ4aiyKF96vQ2AmOcvPJYxpHuPhDUR-yB9IOs/w331-h400/Screenshot_20220820-100053.png" width="331" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A not real Polaroid from the now defunct Polamatic app<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>The SX-70 is an interesting experience. It was well-built and very expensive back in its time. This camera offers TTL viewing and a decent depth-of-field through an f8 lens. Yeah, it requires a ton of light. The shake warning indicator light comes on in a dappled, sunny backyard. The sonar focus works surprisingly well and a tripod cures any number of potential ills.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf8_PvaFFLEG0DSf4PxHuQq14E3nz6NXe6-2Orfp3TLSrJ6SocDhx9qIiOqHd9SWea8gaxBkBXusmch-1pXD52SbDTc8hDdZkmUhGbUOIslBSEG4zvvPl5O9YsvxifE5LVEfpo0IhQ3ndVO2PSEgF-UCn-snqVmJnO9KYo4C5zydqoJgx8gfsZWhjc/s4032/PXL_20220810_013223906.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf8_PvaFFLEG0DSf4PxHuQq14E3nz6NXe6-2Orfp3TLSrJ6SocDhx9qIiOqHd9SWea8gaxBkBXusmch-1pXD52SbDTc8hDdZkmUhGbUOIslBSEG4zvvPl5O9YsvxifE5LVEfpo0IhQ3ndVO2PSEgF-UCn-snqVmJnO9KYo4C5zydqoJgx8gfsZWhjc/w640-h480/PXL_20220810_013223906.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A happy accident with camera shake and partial overexposure.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>Shooting outside in anything but hard daylight can be a bit of an adventure. I have resorted to parking props and backgrounds directly in sunlight. That works surprisingly well.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYkNlUB_YdfF73Q6mV370uQMky9JnFkVf0x39yc_QYOK-2YMWmHA3VKN46LDo3-4xpzgG0uqa8ZkM5Nhez5U3G5VH8Md4ksFupMVCa3RCm3vcv5sYzmAo4DXA7zqYHtTSyIPRoLhlsRPvi70U-QJwtWKyUzUfr4KUMyFSGNKDKw3ObmkL7U-d-Um1X/s1440/IMG_20220813_225735_381.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1440" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYkNlUB_YdfF73Q6mV370uQMky9JnFkVf0x39yc_QYOK-2YMWmHA3VKN46LDo3-4xpzgG0uqa8ZkM5Nhez5U3G5VH8Md4ksFupMVCa3RCm3vcv5sYzmAo4DXA7zqYHtTSyIPRoLhlsRPvi70U-QJwtWKyUzUfr4KUMyFSGNKDKw3ObmkL7U-d-Um1X/w640-h640/IMG_20220813_225735_381.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Raptors serving their Alien master<br />Rumor has it that this is the guy that was beating on Baby Yoda</td></tr></tbody></table><br />While I am likely to burn through a couple packs at the Greaserama car show, playing with my odd collection of toys has been enjoyable.</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz9GEugrbc_iLEhBwB4uyjRXvunidpIfZAOkS0jHmD91_ZT0l7tD6P7avrPlkb5uhbRcdI8vc3o5gNB4i7S-Ap65mujEm9MUCbfyvDe0nTFMQ0-cFTmcLPloBS0MbqXv55ocixhTTig4UQykvfG_qaTJYyrzB27KZ7emXn0jVzXxfCERPcwLRNfz_4/s4032/PXL_20220809_234819350.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz9GEugrbc_iLEhBwB4uyjRXvunidpIfZAOkS0jHmD91_ZT0l7tD6P7avrPlkb5uhbRcdI8vc3o5gNB4i7S-Ap65mujEm9MUCbfyvDe0nTFMQ0-cFTmcLPloBS0MbqXv55ocixhTTig4UQykvfG_qaTJYyrzB27KZ7emXn0jVzXxfCERPcwLRNfz_4/w640-h480/PXL_20220809_234819350.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Portrait of a young Rancor as an artist (1)<br />Polaroid SX-70 Sonar</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgryXvtWZt7FJZ9z1kz_m_gOjo2NVaKdcNJmQpJMyLrxMA8yzTn9EJjoVvesbomrNkNM3u6hRBpf8IZgaijyTeTkDC-dN072MBBNuj8DewRLXDOebl1nM13ULprl_elMqfDII9XhWg6zIvyYQXKJvkOlkrEjXJaj_q8nQE2bY05g2TMgGgwCVTQEbd4/s4032/PXL_20220810_012549773.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgryXvtWZt7FJZ9z1kz_m_gOjo2NVaKdcNJmQpJMyLrxMA8yzTn9EJjoVvesbomrNkNM3u6hRBpf8IZgaijyTeTkDC-dN072MBBNuj8DewRLXDOebl1nM13ULprl_elMqfDII9XhWg6zIvyYQXKJvkOlkrEjXJaj_q8nQE2bY05g2TMgGgwCVTQEbd4/w640-h480/PXL_20220810_012549773.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Portrait of a young Rancor as an artist (2)<br />Polaroid JobPro, a very different vibe than the SX-70<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>As the project continued, I have been playing more with indoor set pieces with lots of LED lights and a tripod. Polaroid film doesn't have a lot of latitude, so extreme lighting begets memorable renderings. The following are three lighting experiments with 'The Mandalorian Meet Godzilla'.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilH2GfoGKA30-CQd5LNQ731q5qf7R8nxa1dVXs7rJVMhvmFAsVFm9OZFCfmyqUYRrQG_p1pTqyPEMITmXI3rfJtBrNNr5Py1sM59xB3EKsafKe0vFyHkWAT9X6yaCeKC0N0oHCSgMxeipsL7srzcyxVnsNDizwh2O03NkOTA5shDoGM-E2-XKX-lDP/s4032/PXL_20220820_141227591.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilH2GfoGKA30-CQd5LNQ731q5qf7R8nxa1dVXs7rJVMhvmFAsVFm9OZFCfmyqUYRrQG_p1pTqyPEMITmXI3rfJtBrNNr5Py1sM59xB3EKsafKe0vFyHkWAT9X6yaCeKC0N0oHCSgMxeipsL7srzcyxVnsNDizwh2O03NkOTA5shDoGM-E2-XKX-lDP/w480-h640/PXL_20220820_141227591.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5DWDSkdxcfIrMJuQnRwhxOTLVFWwMz1fg5EyKBDqnvdHyaYuf9XelyWEaiyPLMlF5nRFbSESx6DTuugrIqCNGbh_5KMcYU0lb2_Vxo29SmzagbHPpsVHihTW_y8QLqVKieTLmo0zrYeWXREUQL92EsFpQDnxucklgQGwHdvSv1x65xuPP-xozny5C/s4032/PXL_20220821_234214415.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5DWDSkdxcfIrMJuQnRwhxOTLVFWwMz1fg5EyKBDqnvdHyaYuf9XelyWEaiyPLMlF5nRFbSESx6DTuugrIqCNGbh_5KMcYU0lb2_Vxo29SmzagbHPpsVHihTW_y8QLqVKieTLmo0zrYeWXREUQL92EsFpQDnxucklgQGwHdvSv1x65xuPP-xozny5C/w480-h640/PXL_20220821_234214415.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSwVf6AGnORLOXuuXHbCgHD2JHlLG9qVE_BK3Y3zliCaWJEYjFpvTQo24pgAeLT_tHilNbCqsrgfiUFCzghWLugJmmINa__LSC032bjoEgkMQJsy5opcMFnMsXGHxXzg78fXTjpz_-qLyhTlhAGeNfcqckJFciPQ0fHFzHcQYbszkWtAlNvZb0evPK/s4032/PXL_20220821_234234722.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSwVf6AGnORLOXuuXHbCgHD2JHlLG9qVE_BK3Y3zliCaWJEYjFpvTQo24pgAeLT_tHilNbCqsrgfiUFCzghWLugJmmINa__LSC032bjoEgkMQJsy5opcMFnMsXGHxXzg78fXTjpz_-qLyhTlhAGeNfcqckJFciPQ0fHFzHcQYbszkWtAlNvZb0evPK/w480-h640/PXL_20220821_234234722.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div>Oh, back at the beginning you witnessed those nasty little raptors abusing Doctor Strange. The indoor, tabletop set allowed for the creation of 'Astral Doctor Strange summoning Astral Baltan'.</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibvnhtgM84gV35lFrwFCGyDuwJR0GcF5Eg7SIvSjM-E8m6P7eXIqohom4F456gL9OFrBHlcRx2XcVPIEzPInSYMfaRF671WEge9x6lMkxCiifPLUDtHb4ki1qI4QlHCTBU-Nwj1Yqh17l-sMNQGV-7YiiBaJsx0Ue7qBpqCk1V-_PQci62oMVeV-pX/s4032/PXL_20220822_005934572.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibvnhtgM84gV35lFrwFCGyDuwJR0GcF5Eg7SIvSjM-E8m6P7eXIqohom4F456gL9OFrBHlcRx2XcVPIEzPInSYMfaRF671WEge9x6lMkxCiifPLUDtHb4ki1qI4QlHCTBU-Nwj1Yqh17l-sMNQGV-7YiiBaJsx0Ue7qBpqCk1V-_PQci62oMVeV-pX/w533-h640/PXL_20220822_005934572.jpg" width="533" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Godzilla should have left Doctor Strange alone</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>As usual, I am at risk of letting perfectionism keep me from publishing this entry. Since I can add to it later, I'll finish up for now by showing a happy accident. As I was taking a photo of the seven foot tall skeleton who lives in the backyard, wind shifted a branch and changed the amount of sunlight being delivered to his head.</div><div> </div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU71y3yl053KEKMYsHqAGT4AnNg2vMrPJZmUJXPsV4UwBqEpUItZtNRp1_5aHV2exH8Ga1ZvJ_HOfV9AG6ysv7XKn2ZyUXUIAToS5YXtQ6U0XZlWHwKxIwkIgTD4Bra6Ut8Hl08R9lkjIqAHSfgvkHGJWeDZ-P1uvyymyU5DY2SF8MlVtr1Q2CrqHK/s3643/-1zughp.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3643" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU71y3yl053KEKMYsHqAGT4AnNg2vMrPJZmUJXPsV4UwBqEpUItZtNRp1_5aHV2exH8Ga1ZvJ_HOfV9AG6ysv7XKn2ZyUXUIAToS5YXtQ6U0XZlWHwKxIwkIgTD4Bra6Ut8Hl08R9lkjIqAHSfgvkHGJWeDZ-P1uvyymyU5DY2SF8MlVtr1Q2CrqHK/w532-h640/-1zughp.jpg" width="532" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"Come with me if you want to live."</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>Will I be disciplined enough to actually keep this blog rolling? Maybe. The Instagram experience isn't getting better in a hurry.</div><div><br /></div><div>As always, thanks for reading.<br /><div><p><br /></p></div></div>Dwayne F.http://www.blogger.com/profile/07032059161503386028noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2897251519490477449.post-46987140931684877462021-01-24T11:38:00.000-06:002021-01-24T11:38:13.481-06:00A Vintage View of Model Trains The Kansas City Union Station has a pretty amazing model train space with multiple layouts in multiple scales. The hobbyists who build and maintain the layouts pulled out all the stops for the holiday season. I had a lot of fun capturing images with a Panasonic GX8 and an adapted Kodak 63mm f2.7 Cine Ektar lens from a 16mm movie camera.<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUBEkQ_QWux2IjbJSj-pQ9yrSMBvCZm1kIoMfskB44CobBhzNEdeVFYFg_x4AoZDNBBerFlky_bvzSv3czbi5RToResFjmHj_iETLWMjwPUzwjx0qE7m5rTbJYtr8rVvblnN4VLIzVzX4/s5184/1060678%25280%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUBEkQ_QWux2IjbJSj-pQ9yrSMBvCZm1kIoMfskB44CobBhzNEdeVFYFg_x4AoZDNBBerFlky_bvzSv3czbi5RToResFjmHj_iETLWMjwPUzwjx0qE7m5rTbJYtr8rVvblnN4VLIzVzX4/w640-h480/1060678%25280%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Given the way 16mm movie cameras were used, a lens like this isn't really built for speedy focusing. The glass is nice and is sharp in the center wide open. The mechanical bits are not smooth, even after stripping it down and removing the original gunked up animal fat lubricant. The built in macro helical and unique rendering makes this lens so fun to work with, anyway.</div><div><br /></div><div>The old Kodak lenses were not inexpensive. Using an inflation calculator, this one would cost roughly $830 in 2020. A scan of the sales brochure can be found here: <a href="https://www.pacificrimcamera.com/rl/01458/01458.pdf" target="_blank">Kodak Cine Ektar via Pacific Rim Camera</a></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWfDSseQQgevF7beW4sMtgbgzu_Z8Y3ZuJ6LW5c6jm0SfmpORaofcVpbUOPglcdnM33SH6XWDkqyF94-f9HxLnZL3OHguRKyz6QGh0jtoi1OBro3RseRvphXNFJwi9Z6ddZVg3BryyHQg/s1200/kodak_cine.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWfDSseQQgevF7beW4sMtgbgzu_Z8Y3ZuJ6LW5c6jm0SfmpORaofcVpbUOPglcdnM33SH6XWDkqyF94-f9HxLnZL3OHguRKyz6QGh0jtoi1OBro3RseRvphXNFJwi9Z6ddZVg3BryyHQg/w640-h426/kodak_cine.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div>Due to the pandemic, I didn't do a lot of my normal photography in 2020. I missed track meets, cross country season, county fairs, demo derbies, and countless street festivals. It was nice to have something fun to shoot. BTW, most of the trains in this series were moving. Maintaining anticipatory focus, exposure, and timing skills is important.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIAStluFu44GuPRli5fJGDUohJDK7bIp19pyxX6PIXWzJg7wdzZ9_VbmkuBwSyJMe3j3bE9ctGFjaDlEUGQCP58sJ1bZWSCKfH62Mr6oJUtAjFAl4kcUZ6FDTrxctE8bl3yoXYYlhRe4A/s5184/1060729.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIAStluFu44GuPRli5fJGDUohJDK7bIp19pyxX6PIXWzJg7wdzZ9_VbmkuBwSyJMe3j3bE9ctGFjaDlEUGQCP58sJ1bZWSCKfH62Mr6oJUtAjFAl4kcUZ6FDTrxctE8bl3yoXYYlhRe4A/w640-h480/1060729.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I love model train hobbyists. They added lots of fun details throughout.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhACk9ufRIou_6KqCKvPc8aQE0YyKoX_B4UQj5PKfHPUyaHyh_HXQseCrBckTUE1oODIK-dqd2vH_Ld1GrdC1wuj5Tf-ARPX32w1FbrY5SUEuyV936rK3TVgehyphenhyphenJawQWgOfJQVhWzZjFw/s5184/1060722.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhACk9ufRIou_6KqCKvPc8aQE0YyKoX_B4UQj5PKfHPUyaHyh_HXQseCrBckTUE1oODIK-dqd2vH_Ld1GrdC1wuj5Tf-ARPX32w1FbrY5SUEuyV936rK3TVgehyphenhyphenJawQWgOfJQVhWzZjFw/w640-h480/1060722.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I'm always happy to nail the focus on a moving object. Stopped down, image clarity is good to the edges of the frame with some vignetting, but where's the fun in that?</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikRt-s6Z8H4D6-7S_tPYDtL4yUbMu1yKhOorGR9TckiHzq3zjWtPAMOnJRQJin_JPPh65WeJ8KAaEUkxLdUoZcn5s3onxI3l1yfQtuqTYG20pUiM_oZDjLHY0TthOhfg4gAFna67jv2N0/s5184/1060749.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikRt-s6Z8H4D6-7S_tPYDtL4yUbMu1yKhOorGR9TckiHzq3zjWtPAMOnJRQJin_JPPh65WeJ8KAaEUkxLdUoZcn5s3onxI3l1yfQtuqTYG20pUiM_oZDjLHY0TthOhfg4gAFna67jv2N0/w640-h480/1060749.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>In this image, both trains were in motion. Unfortunately, nothing was running on the track where this bench full of HO scale passengers had fallen ;)</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAROneaSsU6YIhQ3-7sf6FLA4S0hhQRAzVkoVEnBQ5Dvwc_6W0ERLjlVdS31Aufu2PtPWBv5F-wZR4rfyW5pNDtv3odZNuBEoI6qeOswyQlGcLBd3xe-MziT9XAfIDuD6_ATYe1s4SF9s/s5184/1060746.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAROneaSsU6YIhQ3-7sf6FLA4S0hhQRAzVkoVEnBQ5Dvwc_6W0ERLjlVdS31Aufu2PtPWBv5F-wZR4rfyW5pNDtv3odZNuBEoI6qeOswyQlGcLBd3xe-MziT9XAfIDuD6_ATYe1s4SF9s/w640-h480/1060746.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I have a particular fondness for the interurban trollies. The Kansas City neighborhood I grew up in had remnant rails from their old system.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpYGh4ZAjRxFw_8qsUWjcVitHqdbwbMiHYdoX_zQu4oElmmOGP66k0hhRD1KVDhyphenhyphenzh7yqXr29K3_UIsINmb-ssqFB3D_UEBGQNPfFG__496bkGuzyeZ4VXfrWwKjrNPY1PkKLMIiIhOT8/s5184/1060733.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpYGh4ZAjRxFw_8qsUWjcVitHqdbwbMiHYdoX_zQu4oElmmOGP66k0hhRD1KVDhyphenhyphenzh7yqXr29K3_UIsINmb-ssqFB3D_UEBGQNPfFG__496bkGuzyeZ4VXfrWwKjrNPY1PkKLMIiIhOT8/w640-h480/1060733.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>This HO locomotive was moving way faster than one would expect for its type. It took me a few tries to get it mostly in focus. I stand firm in my belief that photographic perfection is boring. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHn0VrlfMsMfPL3zckQ9Hgvhxk9y521XayMsITl1elWekIY6qzFURisY9CM3GRVMaS-hRuNiWbYH8Y9mM5I0pOMok-X0JrxcBqbDONr0o8mVVPNozvYv6qhWQRp29t8Ji-8BzsJbKADDQ/s5184/1060693.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHn0VrlfMsMfPL3zckQ9Hgvhxk9y521XayMsITl1elWekIY6qzFURisY9CM3GRVMaS-hRuNiWbYH8Y9mM5I0pOMok-X0JrxcBqbDONr0o8mVVPNozvYv6qhWQRp29t8Ji-8BzsJbKADDQ/w640-h480/1060693.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>It's always Infrastructure Week in America's subways.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi35u4OUuEzz3zelFOwzGp6I859mPopiRrBnso8vX3-56WAg3qGPVJNmx_U2WPY9tTiyYw3m-tRd2K4YTQwzXT52LmmURf6Ltsr6vB3KK996L3yQCbT9w_k62_Gs23u8-jZprNnTSP8Ego/s5184/1060715.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi35u4OUuEzz3zelFOwzGp6I859mPopiRrBnso8vX3-56WAg3qGPVJNmx_U2WPY9tTiyYw3m-tRd2K4YTQwzXT52LmmURf6Ltsr6vB3KK996L3yQCbT9w_k62_Gs23u8-jZprNnTSP8Ego/w640-h480/1060715.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Ironically, this image was transferred from the Panasonic to my phone via WiFi.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9zKwr0-E86pPdjSgUm0V4M0GxRX-s9r7F4X0cXJMy60CpYdYH3oegtzGHZqXo87wfn78wN502_9GB5MRSiHGliDlTyGFFy98xc2cLuOxr3NUansjaA7HfevsnMRKcpd54F1y58rIkqy0/s5184/1060691.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9zKwr0-E86pPdjSgUm0V4M0GxRX-s9r7F4X0cXJMy60CpYdYH3oegtzGHZqXo87wfn78wN502_9GB5MRSiHGliDlTyGFFy98xc2cLuOxr3NUansjaA7HfevsnMRKcpd54F1y58rIkqy0/w640-h480/1060691.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>That's all for today. I hope you enjoyed the trains. Who knows, I might get more consistent with this blog in 2021. Either way, thanks for visiting!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD7RjxLeEPLwXudamj3m8EpdLqfwi0szotDh0jUsO9U2GUDgrTTLc7BZBzc8JXajI5pABKRq6axds47HS0c-MPcL50QjsySmAqQVfhePJEXDmC1NI9r_6NjnDDo_umZh-pHikHzYxIbFA/s5184/1060654.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD7RjxLeEPLwXudamj3m8EpdLqfwi0szotDh0jUsO9U2GUDgrTTLc7BZBzc8JXajI5pABKRq6axds47HS0c-MPcL50QjsySmAqQVfhePJEXDmC1NI9r_6NjnDDo_umZh-pHikHzYxIbFA/w640-h480/1060654.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div>Dwayne F.http://www.blogger.com/profile/07032059161503386028noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2897251519490477449.post-64147401110860622952020-10-28T21:30:00.000-05:002020-10-28T21:30:08.249-05:001943 Triumph NORM 6: The Cleaning <div style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0 0 0 40px; padding: 0px;"><div style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I received a slightly grubby and fully functional Triumph NORM 6 and decided to try spiffing it up with an automotive cleaning product. It had the usual dust, some pencil shavings, and that general scuzzy film that accumulates in the high touch areas. Being a totally scientific type, I went to Target and looked at what auto detailers were available.</div></blockquote></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6xuN3stUaUe7YRkYWxAxgwLsKhF64DXbwZ92G1K8_gYuVZgo64oe7uD8lloWNFyv2-medu8_0bSOqJUbEGzVtGTh3RqhXFcTEZCkegv1m85uG6aO76IJAXks4l55GA6Cos4cTViJ2YKU/s1600/1603931615891945-0.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;">
<img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6xuN3stUaUe7YRkYWxAxgwLsKhF64DXbwZ92G1K8_gYuVZgo64oe7uD8lloWNFyv2-medu8_0bSOqJUbEGzVtGTh3RqhXFcTEZCkegv1m85uG6aO76IJAXks4l55GA6Cos4cTViJ2YKU/w640-h480/1603931615891945-0.png" width="640" />
</a>
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The tricky thing about Triumph typewriters from this era is that the body is painted steel and the top section is molded Bakelite. I figured that a detailer made for modern paint and plastic should be okay on this machine. I'm very pleased with the results, and it only took ten minutes and one ArmorAll Ultra Shine Wash Wipe. I stayed away from the decals, and the rest was easy.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTP3YeefHnhepyHLj5btxYqJ6JyecXfOrDrIst_xaGMa5rfqLHM3QFdzC0d1wkL8lbYxY79NnZmAU_Pbv7GKbBxi90Z7W6lrnU8fCiKad7i8IM9woFPqJAFcIPh5KjHyjUYIqkgca2I7I/s1600/1603931598811881-1.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;">
<img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTP3YeefHnhepyHLj5btxYqJ6JyecXfOrDrIst_xaGMa5rfqLHM3QFdzC0d1wkL8lbYxY79NnZmAU_Pbv7GKbBxi90Z7W6lrnU8fCiKad7i8IM9woFPqJAFcIPh5KjHyjUYIqkgca2I7I/w640-h480/1603931598811881-1.png" width="640" />
</a>
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Here is a before image to give you an idea of what the ArmorAll product can do.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7b88HBwHUneCQcJaVHoDgxbpYlm_4yfTQJxk0_U1ghTqCcS2zIxV5t1FW3yrTmSaNbsb-fPgN0gS-QZOxm7JsvYA19D6AWh7sGBZu-_iEpX2sqoN2mgIkla9w8fX8FRSmuvlfytOILCk/s4032/PXL_20201028_180513232.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7b88HBwHUneCQcJaVHoDgxbpYlm_4yfTQJxk0_U1ghTqCcS2zIxV5t1FW3yrTmSaNbsb-fPgN0gS-QZOxm7JsvYA19D6AWh7sGBZu-_iEpX2sqoN2mgIkla9w8fX8FRSmuvlfytOILCk/w640-h480/PXL_20201028_180513232.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I wasn't planning on getting a second NORM 6, but my maroon machine is too rare for me to feel comfortable taking things apart to get the platen recovered. This one popped up on ebay and sold cheap. I've also been working on an Erika M. It's a beautiful machine, but I like the snappy feel of the Triumphs just a bit more.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG6v5ZFsaVOj5_lbK8YHziYpanBEd36wDHvW4IzElX_PIC3fHjK492DFIPFhFedy4ucBTNF_G9d_hd8LA4sxmg_xMMJ2tpu0X8Acx1gBR50X7leFPI6EfBTKNStBNvxvF3828RSYbGd6g/s4032/PXL_20201028_233256677.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG6v5ZFsaVOj5_lbK8YHziYpanBEd36wDHvW4IzElX_PIC3fHjK492DFIPFhFedy4ucBTNF_G9d_hd8LA4sxmg_xMMJ2tpu0X8Acx1gBR50X7leFPI6EfBTKNStBNvxvF3828RSYbGd6g/w300-h400/PXL_20201028_233256677.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div>According to the Typewriter Database, this machine was manufactured during WW-II in 1943. <a href="https://typewriterdatabase.com/triumph.94.typewriter-serial-number-database">typewriterdatabase.com</a> As with many wartime machines, it was likely brought back to the U.S. and a mechanic switched the Z and Y. The base still has the original seller's plaque, shown here as is and with the not very good Google Lens translation. <div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7zLTJHAMRoO-StfyzJuRqDgNqO1bZJ_VH8Gj0izMaihARRZHEzNauRTwMhJ0u9BHKBBowfv-TLBv5MoTlaOIBOKrel5plscRZfYwoiLt46oVhnBWfnuaDwgjaL-mEcApfqLUrnzGFMLQ/s4032/PXL_20201029_014002246.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7zLTJHAMRoO-StfyzJuRqDgNqO1bZJ_VH8Gj0izMaihARRZHEzNauRTwMhJ0u9BHKBBowfv-TLBv5MoTlaOIBOKrel5plscRZfYwoiLt46oVhnBWfnuaDwgjaL-mEcApfqLUrnzGFMLQ/w400-h300/PXL_20201029_014002246.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtTmynRa6wS0cPSbLt_Sk0puTSwqJp0NvPMWe3vwGtbHKOf4VitbZC4xbMtQIYb4RISY85RZRlJodsBkE6a1VF5rkCwjlAcqqH4rig9Bw5W-hUSdJdnFg53XcK2K1s7vBeFdldpt2KEa0/s2280/Screenshot_20201028-203913.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="2280" height="190" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtTmynRa6wS0cPSbLt_Sk0puTSwqJp0NvPMWe3vwGtbHKOf4VitbZC4xbMtQIYb4RISY85RZRlJodsBkE6a1VF5rkCwjlAcqqH4rig9Bw5W-hUSdJdnFg53XcK2K1s7vBeFdldpt2KEa0/w400-h190/Screenshot_20201028-203913.png" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>The address comes up in search as currently housing a beauty supply store. Here's an image from the era before streets were taken over by cars.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDqlmd0mY8wkQwOqI_rumP8dQ0VBGs7AxXE1V0cECwFQNII-1qH3AMv3b0NOXSxgGloHTDIwcyd-P9V7xT7P6QGtJGMdiKWu9KcE28rtCTTrndOe4PeVx1o0yYctSD9k3LKPDJ8FJRXu0/s1000/Abb_4_A38_A_56_04.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="786" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDqlmd0mY8wkQwOqI_rumP8dQ0VBGs7AxXE1V0cECwFQNII-1qH3AMv3b0NOXSxgGloHTDIwcyd-P9V7xT7P6QGtJGMdiKWu9KcE28rtCTTrndOe4PeVx1o0yYctSD9k3LKPDJ8FJRXu0/w504-h640/Abb_4_A38_A_56_04.jpg" width="504" /></a></div><br /><div>In case you are interested, here is a link to my other Triumph NORM 6. It has some additional backstory and links to other Typospherian writing. <a href="http://vintagetechobsessions.blogspot.com/2012/10/triumph-norm-6-of-1938.html">1938 Triumph NORM 6</a> I'll take better photos of the 1943 machine later. I wanted to get past perfectionist's blogger block and get something published. Besides, I really needed a break from pre-election noise. </div><div><div><br /><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div></div></div></div>Dwayne F.http://www.blogger.com/profile/07032059161503386028noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2897251519490477449.post-63837053958427292812020-01-17T22:34:00.000-06:002020-01-17T22:34:21.465-06:00Glorious Aluminum Christmas Tree OverdoseOver the holidays, we made a pilgrimage to the Johnson County Museum in Overland Park, Kansas to see dozens of aluminum Christmas trees on display.<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzNKMYZORo_OJUT_NeF1uH7Zhblrxz_8Qatxl_6iQwdEbNQVaRLadlaads_W3V9j6AZ1FlRWlxdnulHK6HpInntLvN1nstNrvNn0Df7i5RegoLsi4QJ0x8maClLVHLF170AU1TxIcb1HY/s1600/IMG_20200104_112937.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1600" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzNKMYZORo_OJUT_NeF1uH7Zhblrxz_8Qatxl_6iQwdEbNQVaRLadlaads_W3V9j6AZ1FlRWlxdnulHK6HpInntLvN1nstNrvNn0Df7i5RegoLsi4QJ0x8maClLVHLF170AU1TxIcb1HY/s640/IMG_20200104_112937.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
Seriously, I have a new reference point for what constitutes an adequate number of artificial trees belong in one house.<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzdRbz-mF2R4-Cyro2k7Om77EzbRJe_LPjsCMXwWV7L5wNKp2l4lzS9PRADSxKxGyzrvZM8H3vN3Hbq95GIQbzyBNr6rkMrTFN9Duftc91bE_3ufbRdbiyfGRzW4aSPvesT9cyhrKdKiQ/s1600/IMG_20200104_111740.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzdRbz-mF2R4-Cyro2k7Om77EzbRJe_LPjsCMXwWV7L5wNKp2l4lzS9PRADSxKxGyzrvZM8H3vN3Hbq95GIQbzyBNr6rkMrTFN9Duftc91bE_3ufbRdbiyfGRzW4aSPvesT9cyhrKdKiQ/s640/IMG_20200104_111740.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
In this case, the house was originally built as a demonstration project for the Kansas City Power and Light Company (KCPL) in the 1950s. The museum was originally a bowling alley and skating complex that I spent time in while growing up in the 1970s. A house where the skating rink was takes some getting used to.<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVvqArUNcEFClEK2ej21ao7PRUTqcmYcrS9bkqKobWTYN6wtESMmxLlYN3yfTvpYrHEgfpg0xxZ680P3Z0VkBSOkUVqj6Q64fQn9C9fgD3tVoON47UE_cjrwhmNTDJNdPPp8zNUMsF_bs/s1600/DSCF7080.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1067" data-original-width="1600" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVvqArUNcEFClEK2ej21ao7PRUTqcmYcrS9bkqKobWTYN6wtESMmxLlYN3yfTvpYrHEgfpg0xxZ680P3Z0VkBSOkUVqj6Q64fQn9C9fgD3tVoON47UE_cjrwhmNTDJNdPPp8zNUMsF_bs/s640/DSCF7080.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
Yeah, the aluminum trees are kinda cheesy, but I love them. These were on loan from collectors and many had their original color wheels. Why color wheels? Well, stringing a conductor with electric lights might have led to accidental death - definitely not in the holiday spirit.<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhms53wL2UD6Cboa54pBQvV6h3DbPh1nPix9om2088Xmp5QdzOABuY8J__pBUdCaJdkE7JoeIcanF1k0utmEWwVtbEd4XrhL6om182RChHPlOj45XGud03vyaOtwG2MF3ZAf017hhyDJ6E/s1600/VID_20200104_112255.mp4" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1600" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhms53wL2UD6Cboa54pBQvV6h3DbPh1nPix9om2088Xmp5QdzOABuY8J__pBUdCaJdkE7JoeIcanF1k0utmEWwVtbEd4XrhL6om182RChHPlOj45XGud03vyaOtwG2MF3ZAf017hhyDJ6E/s640/VID_20200104_112255.mp4" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFr9_vG7HTbX4xghh6V22X6zaXDOuk8MsLvgMRqNb0D0_8rRVhIu_6ItzyRXCtRufhPHlg2HxLg8TA8SJPlBAWu6fzjYVzhTcwZK0n_Pts6dkmN8qtCqBCz2k2OBHWoFc-_GPZHqFT7Q4/s1600/DSCF7075.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1067" data-original-width="1600" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFr9_vG7HTbX4xghh6V22X6zaXDOuk8MsLvgMRqNb0D0_8rRVhIu_6ItzyRXCtRufhPHlg2HxLg8TA8SJPlBAWu6fzjYVzhTcwZK0n_Pts6dkmN8qtCqBCz2k2OBHWoFc-_GPZHqFT7Q4/s640/DSCF7075.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
Some of the trees also had their original rotating stands. They spun majestically with the color wheels aglow. There was also one unfortunate tree that we thought was rippling in a heat vent breeze. Nope, it had a vibrating device attached to its trunk.<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjidl1K90skfNgm0FhzCy9ar1QKQj3WSaLoT61UoS77nNG_S5RHV5hD7e3fjzdhfMCI9_GU-pTwPWgUqXv9oW_unxpE0E4F4LocUJm1HaTv5gaXgs2fF1lJqA8baXPSe-P_D2cOGVltkUI/s1600/DSCF7068.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1067" data-original-width="1600" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjidl1K90skfNgm0FhzCy9ar1QKQj3WSaLoT61UoS77nNG_S5RHV5hD7e3fjzdhfMCI9_GU-pTwPWgUqXv9oW_unxpE0E4F4LocUJm1HaTv5gaXgs2fF1lJqA8baXPSe-P_D2cOGVltkUI/s640/DSCF7068.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
Yes, it's a house. Pretty cool.<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvAXaTMckaGWPAlFPWF0639ibYcfPa8Eldlb100oNy7DMxpXhxgRDOWxIcEvcp4eJ7evsBJp8JXCrzyQjyGJ5zW5FRXYULNz95d5cCAFanohLbg-3cBaW71Gi5SL1xI3gEL8-4mFZewmY/s1600/DSCF7033.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1067" data-original-width="1600" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvAXaTMckaGWPAlFPWF0639ibYcfPa8Eldlb100oNy7DMxpXhxgRDOWxIcEvcp4eJ7evsBJp8JXCrzyQjyGJ5zW5FRXYULNz95d5cCAFanohLbg-3cBaW71Gi5SL1xI3gEL8-4mFZewmY/s640/DSCF7033.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
If you want to learn more about the biggest brand name in the business, check out this story about Evergleam <a href="https://www.wuwm.com/post/remember-aluminum-trees-wisconsin-made-evergleams-are-making-comeback" target="_blank">Wisconsin Evergleams are Making a Comeback</a><br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGqHeTPu5t-2ZWS9g-kYdAA5jzryv5SPLUis5YpG3Yp77kHViB_C0B64sKf4fdHPRjHSXeQOb_mdUCyuS86POcniXpIW7AkkzxJzpPMebzBkYuak-nGzCBOO555gUir_m204mHa6tpvZ4/s1600/DSCF7029.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1067" data-original-width="1600" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGqHeTPu5t-2ZWS9g-kYdAA5jzryv5SPLUis5YpG3Yp77kHViB_C0B64sKf4fdHPRjHSXeQOb_mdUCyuS86POcniXpIW7AkkzxJzpPMebzBkYuak-nGzCBOO555gUir_m204mHa6tpvZ4/s640/DSCF7029.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
What could possibly be better than aluminum trees with color wheels? How about adding a snow attachment with an angel tree topper helping to direct the blown styrofoam pellets?<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjuQZIPTZETgcMbvNTHWbHcZ1H97A_bT4Uc0QIvAIRPecoSujWDfbYYY3XhG6ogE9YPH6oEmCxGdURHzcNAKxMaw71H82wBJ-lWHzil1I3Q0bjo6YLF0BcLa0bLP6XFZElfMX_FyPBXSo/s1600/VID_20200104_113226.mp4" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="900" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjuQZIPTZETgcMbvNTHWbHcZ1H97A_bT4Uc0QIvAIRPecoSujWDfbYYY3XhG6ogE9YPH6oEmCxGdURHzcNAKxMaw71H82wBJ-lWHzil1I3Q0bjo6YLF0BcLa0bLP6XFZElfMX_FyPBXSo/s640/VID_20200104_113226.mp4" width="360" /></a></div>
<br />
I want one these so badly.<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBS0jJvh0BK18ptMLcUToh20Lzky5QdnFt7EKtaQ7EXMELxPWxrksUxwsp2g76XXYgBOQlIa3c3DqURp2_bAtOXuUlonpsyczwmQVXCUmHtRkZQaYTiiq396Y_Juges9HYaBRlnd2bmhk/s1600/DSCF7082.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1067" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBS0jJvh0BK18ptMLcUToh20Lzky5QdnFt7EKtaQ7EXMELxPWxrksUxwsp2g76XXYgBOQlIa3c3DqURp2_bAtOXuUlonpsyczwmQVXCUmHtRkZQaYTiiq396Y_Juges9HYaBRlnd2bmhk/s640/DSCF7082.JPG" width="426" /></a></div>
<br />
Once upon a time, these were kitsch. Now they are highly collectible. This model in the display case has never been removed from its box.<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1U4EZKE9GKRgzZyJ7rEusp1wW7OD7a5zPOr82MKbuwiITXIXci9pjof1k9tUSDJn5jzKfjx6vtNCR5aVrPJSqQZDoiNp_7frJ4Fhk7Qkn_PldT7RZyVb62lgHBEknnW6-ctSyqBSnVK8/s1600/IMG_20200104_110429.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1U4EZKE9GKRgzZyJ7rEusp1wW7OD7a5zPOr82MKbuwiITXIXci9pjof1k9tUSDJn5jzKfjx6vtNCR5aVrPJSqQZDoiNp_7frJ4Fhk7Qkn_PldT7RZyVb62lgHBEknnW6-ctSyqBSnVK8/s640/IMG_20200104_110429.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
In case you are curious, the photos in this entry were captured with a Google Pixel 4 and a Fujifilm X-H1 equipped with a 1950s Cooke Ivotol cinema lens.<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGyPG_d7SIizj5ci4QVDEn53lVywIGSaNoxsMVL4-p2GCyqRkmxmeHBAi3QMhbjVfgH1sx5hmy1sJ_AbIQqNhcO_EOHpW13hWfNWIUsS4gudnGK5uDRaPrmQF5iI-_nwLIKjcUUlXFDWg/s1600/IMG_20200104_110400.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGyPG_d7SIizj5ci4QVDEn53lVywIGSaNoxsMVL4-p2GCyqRkmxmeHBAi3QMhbjVfgH1sx5hmy1sJ_AbIQqNhcO_EOHpW13hWfNWIUsS4gudnGK5uDRaPrmQF5iI-_nwLIKjcUUlXFDWg/s640/IMG_20200104_110400.jpg" width="480" /></a></div>
<br />
Thanks for coming along on this little stroll down holiday lane. The Internet is vast and Blogger is an increasingly smaller corner. I'm glad you're here.Dwayne F.http://www.blogger.com/profile/07032059161503386028noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2897251519490477449.post-77596492469337536902019-10-12T23:18:00.000-05:002019-10-12T23:18:41.887-05:00A few scenes from NashvilleWell, heck. It only took a few weeks to get totally sidetracked from posting on this blog. So, back in the habit with a quick and dirty peek at the few days I spent in Nashville last week.<br />
<br />
I took a pass on the heavy tourist zone on and near Broadway. I spent a few free hours in the Musicians Hall of Fame and it just blew me away.<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnFtxa4VhcCGFL5N8t4D-RmadGh6gb4R041VH6_yALyXp0swmVJ3C0ldmEXqNuzhe9Obk6rqyqUWAeCZACzlptP3WwWoaH2rxnKksVjM5drU8eYB67G0znSDioETfF3YQd213MWWc9AUs/s1600/IMG_20191008_165556.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnFtxa4VhcCGFL5N8t4D-RmadGh6gb4R041VH6_yALyXp0swmVJ3C0ldmEXqNuzhe9Obk6rqyqUWAeCZACzlptP3WwWoaH2rxnKksVjM5drU8eYB67G0znSDioETfF3YQd213MWWc9AUs/s640/IMG_20191008_165556.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
This museum is focused on studios and musicians that created our soundscape. The few photos here don't do it justice. Jimi Hendrix has his own section with artifacts including a drum kit, guitar and outfits.<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQG-yLcTfC2B9Sjjly59TPNnMhTQLGGm4uYKMRyGYvSmzx4W8i12PmuDDhDeQCaJZpeC-EqpOzLGXeHAAecK2dTv8JzHx7wql53Lk3BRt_mTJLDPmZvRlLjKUVTLXicmfBRyK9OfVNs7o/s1600/IMG_20191008_155744.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQG-yLcTfC2B9Sjjly59TPNnMhTQLGGm4uYKMRyGYvSmzx4W8i12PmuDDhDeQCaJZpeC-EqpOzLGXeHAAecK2dTv8JzHx7wql53Lk3BRt_mTJLDPmZvRlLjKUVTLXicmfBRyK9OfVNs7o/s640/IMG_20191008_155744.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs7PNMkWzTMDtcqwr5ywpneS4GRj5-UqVzFH8VXaiEJv5CzN_6RvV3CG8DuIdWo2xAclWBY26RoUYNXEYqgbWev3yY0bx_nqShQ-6pP33UNTHFIE2uTOzBV1PqKONN5IUuHHcsdBLOTJU/s1600/IMG_20191008_160044.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs7PNMkWzTMDtcqwr5ywpneS4GRj5-UqVzFH8VXaiEJv5CzN_6RvV3CG8DuIdWo2xAclWBY26RoUYNXEYqgbWev3yY0bx_nqShQ-6pP33UNTHFIE2uTOzBV1PqKONN5IUuHHcsdBLOTJU/s640/IMG_20191008_160044.jpg" width="480" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic-1YOkDe0OIPLLd6gkMYDyPV-eEofFtQjmtR_iNIcYf-zJN7BJKVqABhRPJfaDGarIb5KRx8e8jAaAIR71g5SMonZNReJc12C5HMsSQ0UeR5TvzTy7_LBd5ce_QQCoJqxVbdWxJOQ4SU/s1600/IMG_20191008_160011.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic-1YOkDe0OIPLLd6gkMYDyPV-eEofFtQjmtR_iNIcYf-zJN7BJKVqABhRPJfaDGarIb5KRx8e8jAaAIR71g5SMonZNReJc12C5HMsSQ0UeR5TvzTy7_LBd5ce_QQCoJqxVbdWxJOQ4SU/s640/IMG_20191008_160011.jpg" width="480" /></a></div>
<br />
Shall we bump up the volume to ear shattering?<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUUkIKHVEai9h4E0n6xOnbICN9-NqruQ8pKVYGzsir70zczO2cOYmzjtSFy0iNWD9czI8XVdrT0v6WnnU_wkAdQpidyCzzKB8ON8PMBUjlB4Q73MrSyUu2SvLjtoj7tuitQhWt2wESQG4/s1600/IMG_20191008_162018.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUUkIKHVEai9h4E0n6xOnbICN9-NqruQ8pKVYGzsir70zczO2cOYmzjtSFy0iNWD9czI8XVdrT0v6WnnU_wkAdQpidyCzzKB8ON8PMBUjlB4Q73MrSyUu2SvLjtoj7tuitQhWt2wESQG4/s640/IMG_20191008_162018.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
The last thing you see on the way out is a Roy Orbison section. This is just a small part of it.<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwjhZnsU8C4xXleHBucK7Ay8K3jS-P7hNBTdcgARAZ6Bd4QDynky_oxX8QypsYXmGSfvyX0HvGUYv3l9HWN3dTQ8wXAZdOc43SLy74_2WZ82KnM-vz3WNX7mrXdNPtTxU0nXB1LVDzqHc/s1600/IMG_20191008_162646.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwjhZnsU8C4xXleHBucK7Ay8K3jS-P7hNBTdcgARAZ6Bd4QDynky_oxX8QypsYXmGSfvyX0HvGUYv3l9HWN3dTQ8wXAZdOc43SLy74_2WZ82KnM-vz3WNX7mrXdNPtTxU0nXB1LVDzqHc/s640/IMG_20191008_162646.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
I absolutely loved the Enactron mobile studio trailer that now lives in the museum. Visitors get to walk through and get a glimpse at how recordings are made. After a number of years on the road, it was parked in the yard of the owner's home and continued on as a fixed studio.<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib8_Ebo-McXifGACJPbNI3TnhcQr8FWEy2VSVMwp4y0Bgei0JUfqKIbA3wnVR1lxj8yNwaavH7epy3xzU2jDTPK-XkD0f8b_5ysur2EidJjU1amUdrD9nrG3FTesERANxzKcnIlU742gE/s1600/IMG_20191008_161019.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib8_Ebo-McXifGACJPbNI3TnhcQr8FWEy2VSVMwp4y0Bgei0JUfqKIbA3wnVR1lxj8yNwaavH7epy3xzU2jDTPK-XkD0f8b_5ysur2EidJjU1amUdrD9nrG3FTesERANxzKcnIlU742gE/s640/IMG_20191008_161019.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
The mixing board and preamp live in the middle of the trailer.<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4s7iwM_daMEFaxKyKC7wnYJKL26n9FUN91QKdcFGrjQgaRDSvP0xtd_UOyRn7an-f3kI7leLoRkCC3RoEGxXsXmSp9FY1dxxzgGRrdSkB2o5T0yszGrwzBgZJcVCKOHV-Zn5xF5m4gjg/s1600/IMG_20191008_161456.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4s7iwM_daMEFaxKyKC7wnYJKL26n9FUN91QKdcFGrjQgaRDSvP0xtd_UOyRn7an-f3kI7leLoRkCC3RoEGxXsXmSp9FY1dxxzgGRrdSkB2o5T0yszGrwzBgZJcVCKOHV-Zn5xF5m4gjg/s640/IMG_20191008_161456.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
Can you imagine Dolly Parton and Rosanne Cash recording in this space?<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG7eojDwq-0AnXu-O7owIbP7FtLJkgyKp18VM76XNN0M3V88lCVUD9Jr4ezwrcdKAsBkJoPlxjDym1wCR5FLYhVgGpxEfb08AhKBp66indgFvzNf9vv99r11tmMBBVEbTg_JERwyj2P14/s1600/IMG_20191008_161431.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG7eojDwq-0AnXu-O7owIbP7FtLJkgyKp18VM76XNN0M3V88lCVUD9Jr4ezwrcdKAsBkJoPlxjDym1wCR5FLYhVgGpxEfb08AhKBp66indgFvzNf9vv99r11tmMBBVEbTg_JERwyj2P14/s640/IMG_20191008_161431.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
You know how audio fetishists get all wound up about analog and warm sounding amplifiers? Here's a reminder of the kind of equipment that was used to process music before the pure digital era.<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSkt-sbmZewMDAx5VRUXpGU250VhLCv0o_SS3Is56tTmgnIflQIr5opUgj1hyVGkhSEuyEAZk1h1MEM4Rm7fBrE0Pwt8UH0sYklP7nARzFCO9PZoer3aOC3FI1lkcOhL0GqKw1gPk_gq0/s1600/IMG_20191008_161409.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSkt-sbmZewMDAx5VRUXpGU250VhLCv0o_SS3Is56tTmgnIflQIr5opUgj1hyVGkhSEuyEAZk1h1MEM4Rm7fBrE0Pwt8UH0sYklP7nARzFCO9PZoer3aOC3FI1lkcOhL0GqKw1gPk_gq0/s640/IMG_20191008_161409.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
My nerdy stereo loving heart went pitter pat on seeing this stack.<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvuCoJUVGDez2PMQlg6NBfRdQzqFrOviWNJ5Turcq8javGH9WsMzps3FV06yb7KNFxR5NK6NZlyk7k0by6yBn-cBjxS5KdY9Ui2_cAN7mDxBNeJA-sAvWMskdQ54yPY3RQPYZ7qyJS2bk/s1600/IMG_20191008_161224.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvuCoJUVGDez2PMQlg6NBfRdQzqFrOviWNJ5Turcq8javGH9WsMzps3FV06yb7KNFxR5NK6NZlyk7k0by6yBn-cBjxS5KdY9Ui2_cAN7mDxBNeJA-sAvWMskdQ54yPY3RQPYZ7qyJS2bk/s640/IMG_20191008_161224.jpg" width="480" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWKp2ZToNjAHVwmx6PMK3uJlmK9WZF5viDhgypezEs4ZUOmegqtY2MiGtlmoyhEazmGFwte4fPoPY89nzpHWtvryPPN4Nz_svsxVzqbxEPvGa3GB83gb4KXC2ugAaLrbCxtbJ34N9N7Qk/s1600/IMG_20191008_161142.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWKp2ZToNjAHVwmx6PMK3uJlmK9WZF5viDhgypezEs4ZUOmegqtY2MiGtlmoyhEazmGFwte4fPoPY89nzpHWtvryPPN4Nz_svsxVzqbxEPvGa3GB83gb4KXC2ugAaLrbCxtbJ34N9N7Qk/s640/IMG_20191008_161142.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
Here are a few artists that recorded in this space.<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8aEJFPBgUUNUlVEkXcdQKowcc70gKdwlBEs1whQ3_4uZ8hXfAAoEOo8x23uDTpS2KvfqSyIOlHNKwa0ktSoAWU3HvB9dOSbJpH5xJPBhivdAUNuQjxBKrQsHfOjL3cWzLR61I0GVPY18/s1600/IMG_20191008_161535.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8aEJFPBgUUNUlVEkXcdQKowcc70gKdwlBEs1whQ3_4uZ8hXfAAoEOo8x23uDTpS2KvfqSyIOlHNKwa0ktSoAWU3HvB9dOSbJpH5xJPBhivdAUNuQjxBKrQsHfOjL3cWzLR61I0GVPY18/s640/IMG_20191008_161535.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtRs1iqXkhxanUcN9jQcrmkBSWtYwfaHyHciL19Bm7sL6E2wHlsHjqIN53I6RFeap-7g81OUsTBOz8q5cmtNxxDnOa_jpyJPW3wFFQCzkixTxc61w4hrq_UUVI_5Om7z5TOkC2KqDIws8/s1600/IMG_20191008_161648.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtRs1iqXkhxanUcN9jQcrmkBSWtYwfaHyHciL19Bm7sL6E2wHlsHjqIN53I6RFeap-7g81OUsTBOz8q5cmtNxxDnOa_jpyJPW3wFFQCzkixTxc61w4hrq_UUVI_5Om7z5TOkC2KqDIws8/s640/IMG_20191008_161648.jpg" width="480" /></a></div>
<br />
And how about the pianos that contributed to the sound of David Bowie and Elton John albums? Mind blown.<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxUkgSIx8T7rfpjV512e1l8ZKkUN2Ew_d4JD00GqL0rK9AmoXXoqEMJhumcgkGxmcGjcT4HCc7eP_yTHjmiv-oKuyOXHfnkBXRPQ2n1j1D3wLnsKXR7pkiAxHFsuHc3-Ij5marc-9r4iQ/s1600/IMG_20191008_162359.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxUkgSIx8T7rfpjV512e1l8ZKkUN2Ew_d4JD00GqL0rK9AmoXXoqEMJhumcgkGxmcGjcT4HCc7eP_yTHjmiv-oKuyOXHfnkBXRPQ2n1j1D3wLnsKXR7pkiAxHFsuHc3-Ij5marc-9r4iQ/s640/IMG_20191008_162359.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
Captain Fantastic is one of my top twenty favorite albums of all time.<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7NeO8P481DzbPHei0d6mgVicSC0q_l5STweZpQTyo6cGwZl3HDi2baygs8FQ1I51ZhIiggK85AMyHOS_dUipC6tElE04XXb6Jc784lFZ9x-WOr5FN3FTW9nWNdf8klGSTGcsPt4I14Qs/s1600/IMG_20191008_162409.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7NeO8P481DzbPHei0d6mgVicSC0q_l5STweZpQTyo6cGwZl3HDi2baygs8FQ1I51ZhIiggK85AMyHOS_dUipC6tElE04XXb6Jc784lFZ9x-WOr5FN3FTW9nWNdf8klGSTGcsPt4I14Qs/s640/IMG_20191008_162409.jpg" width="480" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-CrHhEGWZC_fBDAGlx4MTIJ8tr_pr9n5lykrExQ3M62adY9hFprabFGsFApVUOsBHqFdiRpxlu95ORTa4ktr8kYoe_gU8xEMo5BhRlmZsYTNrERq2Ou6O2eQGsiFn8f0dUJxA-IIkxHA/s1600/IMG_20191008_162438.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-CrHhEGWZC_fBDAGlx4MTIJ8tr_pr9n5lykrExQ3M62adY9hFprabFGsFApVUOsBHqFdiRpxlu95ORTa4ktr8kYoe_gU8xEMo5BhRlmZsYTNrERq2Ou6O2eQGsiFn8f0dUJxA-IIkxHA/s640/IMG_20191008_162438.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhzV3xwXR9jVwuGBIsFM1bPXVNvQNHo8g8pajZebVS7bqV5KtcbZ6oKUBeIx_umDXGC5eCH8UREKTqKq4Ch5Z1AZvfY1p2DMUH4LsD8QDgk05_pi75r2gDFqlkY1xs7oV_VtEwPICYLX0/s1600/IMG_20191008_162447.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhzV3xwXR9jVwuGBIsFM1bPXVNvQNHo8g8pajZebVS7bqV5KtcbZ6oKUBeIx_umDXGC5eCH8UREKTqKq4Ch5Z1AZvfY1p2DMUH4LsD8QDgk05_pi75r2gDFqlkY1xs7oV_VtEwPICYLX0/s640/IMG_20191008_162447.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
Too much to share here. I hope you make this museum a Nashville destination.<br />
<br />
Next up: Hatch Show Print. This shop has been making show posters for over 140 years. The gallery space in front featured a visiting artist that dove into the collection of wood blocks and added some twists of his own.<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhklaNJib-zhPATGh5NkaE-7rT_3qNIoAT-oCoDulZAAR5VB6QqVGnYahRpo2eqJu3zuApnMA6WuRqYvH4axEcR-cOJuMaWGQmEd6t-3K5lRODUr3lZtL86AV1sZGayBTrJtwPNdfigTx4/s1600/IMG_20191009_160954.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhklaNJib-zhPATGh5NkaE-7rT_3qNIoAT-oCoDulZAAR5VB6QqVGnYahRpo2eqJu3zuApnMA6WuRqYvH4axEcR-cOJuMaWGQmEd6t-3K5lRODUr3lZtL86AV1sZGayBTrJtwPNdfigTx4/s640/IMG_20191009_160954.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaABU6X70eDSHT5qtgjqUtuwnT5jPxvsrShF1JZsHDccar_cjdC_FAxNjwyjx0L0WVn6ig8xnExIGRleMOVWJOt9_7kqCJe5F2wnhUTuKG4toCbVasEXpKnF9HLT0e_1b9l6ibPtD12IE/s1600/IMG_20191009_160340.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaABU6X70eDSHT5qtgjqUtuwnT5jPxvsrShF1JZsHDccar_cjdC_FAxNjwyjx0L0WVn6ig8xnExIGRleMOVWJOt9_7kqCJe5F2wnhUTuKG4toCbVasEXpKnF9HLT0e_1b9l6ibPtD12IE/s640/IMG_20191009_160340.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEBN8fCZfh1nODLoABzkGb-2hZVI-S02j-sc1oxeZm6atH1dEq6FjDi7obtH4paD-eRn6t9SLe_lZRLeLIwuYzWAhtxjmjtkYrYfPOmdY5fyLqDXslJjnDBV9R2ag4_JNrmgj72BLCWLA/s1600/IMG_20191009_160922.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEBN8fCZfh1nODLoABzkGb-2hZVI-S02j-sc1oxeZm6atH1dEq6FjDi7obtH4paD-eRn6t9SLe_lZRLeLIwuYzWAhtxjmjtkYrYfPOmdY5fyLqDXslJjnDBV9R2ag4_JNrmgj72BLCWLA/s640/IMG_20191009_160922.jpg" width="480" /></a></div>
<br />
Yes, the visiting artist created this amazing take on the Ramones.<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJcEqc4sOCixY6zogh1mRxhlttik7Bo0niLneolrODmUcfQSVrTSFPIGyud_aiVf-fPlAVBsRYqn_WvBL4AlAKp4ImuSvyFbQX86vBr1volk9lIakRLY76iT0u5w1z0v6Wq7VZn1TMU08/s1600/IMG_20191009_160700.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJcEqc4sOCixY6zogh1mRxhlttik7Bo0niLneolrODmUcfQSVrTSFPIGyud_aiVf-fPlAVBsRYqn_WvBL4AlAKp4ImuSvyFbQX86vBr1volk9lIakRLY76iT0u5w1z0v6Wq7VZn1TMU08/s640/IMG_20191009_160700.jpg" width="480" /></a></div>
<br />
The Hatch work space is visible through a glass wall. The technology is delightfully analog.<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitG3_qkZZ3hVUTfsVS7904vz1L-ixMnNTTRUct-1a4hHZR4sQAx6yE4qXBtGCtAk830Rt8xuFGSYFsZVRCjzclzdF0O_KnW1rRYKpJAnbG4Q2SJovH9dcZWxnSPq7wZ8wjYmc6CNXUkHQ/s1600/IMG_20191009_131526.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitG3_qkZZ3hVUTfsVS7904vz1L-ixMnNTTRUct-1a4hHZR4sQAx6yE4qXBtGCtAk830Rt8xuFGSYFsZVRCjzclzdF0O_KnW1rRYKpJAnbG4Q2SJovH9dcZWxnSPq7wZ8wjYmc6CNXUkHQ/s640/IMG_20191009_131526.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
A sampling of the prints available in the store.<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjerr12GSYgJ7dwo04_uoZyZBcVs2tl0Mi6-_pyjt7Z2gszEh-piw_-kAaFRwkUa8-lym_jfF64MuC9Rk1ftXtfP3SkoxeoYNjFCajuoJGrnImfbloPalFaksMklNVKslUwTawtGqBfD4k/s1600/IMG_20191009_131759.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjerr12GSYgJ7dwo04_uoZyZBcVs2tl0Mi6-_pyjt7Z2gszEh-piw_-kAaFRwkUa8-lym_jfF64MuC9Rk1ftXtfP3SkoxeoYNjFCajuoJGrnImfbloPalFaksMklNVKslUwTawtGqBfD4k/s640/IMG_20191009_131759.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6-9kvzevPLNg5l78QP_K5AFtXP4w1tiibGOC0R_iZoHaE_i7fdpUNjJDh4HmNi3HFXMPxUxn7-I9MzjfGcPgmGXQh5d7DBFkWTy6bIMuzQm2fmcLRw__Qb3MuiduZ4Vrn-60u3yayUgI/s1600/IMG_20191009_161235.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6-9kvzevPLNg5l78QP_K5AFtXP4w1tiibGOC0R_iZoHaE_i7fdpUNjJDh4HmNi3HFXMPxUxn7-I9MzjfGcPgmGXQh5d7DBFkWTy6bIMuzQm2fmcLRw__Qb3MuiduZ4Vrn-60u3yayUgI/s640/IMG_20191009_161235.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgldafRquJtnUWBAR3fLzP3ouhdj3T5HOuv1oQa0bgoWH-IC9_kiP6TBV_S1Pjmq1RXRMzwJm8W6_Ld_A3nMIGY-1Rjy3pc8BXczC7lSAig3RaSZaFyU95WgHWrexHT2qX8Hosi7D9qmaQ/s1600/IMG_20191009_161346.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgldafRquJtnUWBAR3fLzP3ouhdj3T5HOuv1oQa0bgoWH-IC9_kiP6TBV_S1Pjmq1RXRMzwJm8W6_Ld_A3nMIGY-1Rjy3pc8BXczC7lSAig3RaSZaFyU95WgHWrexHT2qX8Hosi7D9qmaQ/s640/IMG_20191009_161346.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
In my last full day, I had an hour to spare and took a walk to Third Man Records. The brand aesthetic is incredibly strong in this store.<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5ELxSXAcmrXCFj4n4q2lWkw48mSjgsy-i9zrvkff0r9hhcXT5KiabjemOR2aKGyjGHK0zuwMxO-ghdnNpJEaDM05mZAQqsWwfrxDr18hxUj-cnb8BlZw6zrKGj0uj8QeYTG-yA_XAe5E/s1600/IMG_20191009_162959.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5ELxSXAcmrXCFj4n4q2lWkw48mSjgsy-i9zrvkff0r9hhcXT5KiabjemOR2aKGyjGHK0zuwMxO-ghdnNpJEaDM05mZAQqsWwfrxDr18hxUj-cnb8BlZw6zrKGj0uj8QeYTG-yA_XAe5E/s640/IMG_20191009_162959.jpg" width="480" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaYCH9bynEjJBDeUZf4pViPO9Nfhfj_fKrJyX_ah98lwVlk86at8_qjYoW_RURTyPl64FMQfoMxj4pZUYVYYs0_bD57fm4ur32uQq8NJuHefjpwfEN48aP9naB7VcU72_EBnhPVsvQKzo/s1600/IMG_20191009_163017.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaYCH9bynEjJBDeUZf4pViPO9Nfhfj_fKrJyX_ah98lwVlk86at8_qjYoW_RURTyPl64FMQfoMxj4pZUYVYYs0_bD57fm4ur32uQq8NJuHefjpwfEN48aP9naB7VcU72_EBnhPVsvQKzo/s640/IMG_20191009_163017.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFzgSMiRNhHyWZT0iP_pmc048o15exCjSXkd4VXqVMMZJitNK2K_Y5FPsyP2XBMY6yECj7AtxIGGcw-p6rjro95oiffqZ-sv9hxBN2vWqoVZ4lM-FCZjYUuvM-O6__tIx1yK0khAdV2u4/s1600/IMG_20191009_165619.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFzgSMiRNhHyWZT0iP_pmc048o15exCjSXkd4VXqVMMZJitNK2K_Y5FPsyP2XBMY6yECj7AtxIGGcw-p6rjro95oiffqZ-sv9hxBN2vWqoVZ4lM-FCZjYUuvM-O6__tIx1yK0khAdV2u4/s640/IMG_20191009_165619.jpg" width="480" /></a></div>
<br />
Vinyl is forever, y'all.<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdi_D_2ImnBc8h_fDG5F75_WlcRhOgi6WXIYoVeYy_WNy0gqG7UdXI6EZdCTNMJj1DZdrr1vAb1tWqrIZ8Fc1nU_InYlmH479T9-7n-SNJa56PWrkfPUVIvgwv2qQ14f79lN91u-M2UVM/s1600/IMG_20191009_163312.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdi_D_2ImnBc8h_fDG5F75_WlcRhOgi6WXIYoVeYy_WNy0gqG7UdXI6EZdCTNMJj1DZdrr1vAb1tWqrIZ8Fc1nU_InYlmH479T9-7n-SNJa56PWrkfPUVIvgwv2qQ14f79lN91u-M2UVM/s640/IMG_20191009_163312.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbllJVRafHXiqgfkdHSxeAUgQreZQz2CGrAdSvb7k0NrhOTa0tUaFzn7OFTU7rYjGmdnyVH0f-p2MHA_rEQOT8B8erknb7bx17KNPJhxdYXZLCQMt2Xyzt-ia6rJ6R6XGY-2uodghavHM/s1600/IMG_20191009_163711.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbllJVRafHXiqgfkdHSxeAUgQreZQz2CGrAdSvb7k0NrhOTa0tUaFzn7OFTU7rYjGmdnyVH0f-p2MHA_rEQOT8B8erknb7bx17KNPJhxdYXZLCQMt2Xyzt-ia6rJ6R6XGY-2uodghavHM/s640/IMG_20191009_163711.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRYkYsU3CYVLL_s6Sw1WJerHYB4okTQmFfvpwAKq9oX48-YiweBi33UufEuxGR0w4Ffg-k8IMWLGfLtJWBTXJZozOGJ32hHfLZH0PXUjrvyrLrSqtnk98Q4QuKEhmHEIijTqSsgqc6XdI/s1600/IMG_20191009_165048.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRYkYsU3CYVLL_s6Sw1WJerHYB4okTQmFfvpwAKq9oX48-YiweBi33UufEuxGR0w4Ffg-k8IMWLGfLtJWBTXJZozOGJ32hHfLZH0PXUjrvyrLrSqtnk98Q4QuKEhmHEIijTqSsgqc6XdI/s640/IMG_20191009_165048.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmDBMKw-KknejSXPCIkK9vsx9My9XVq_OG1hGLprKJL3Zju8GNS8B7YcLlgy8UmulcsN27dheXwGnE2QmmArqvuT7eu7A1ULPm5a6ivPWJLAm7xhKFo-359mlnaWvpcN4StWRnlo7u6CQ/s1600/IMG_20191009_164813.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmDBMKw-KknejSXPCIkK9vsx9My9XVq_OG1hGLprKJL3Zju8GNS8B7YcLlgy8UmulcsN27dheXwGnE2QmmArqvuT7eu7A1ULPm5a6ivPWJLAm7xhKFo-359mlnaWvpcN4StWRnlo7u6CQ/s640/IMG_20191009_164813.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO6Ux-8eiokydng2C9pjIJc4oTGg1CDEgdEHWWhbx-lXhGvjNX7e-P3wqjPacOGsl04yX5Z6sPwb9G5fSvOnvJlMnNc219HgsJcG8b5-R7FauNG7R0_T5qCevck4rJ5h0TYM4lLJZb3RM/s1600/IMG_20191009_165126.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO6Ux-8eiokydng2C9pjIJc4oTGg1CDEgdEHWWhbx-lXhGvjNX7e-P3wqjPacOGsl04yX5Z6sPwb9G5fSvOnvJlMnNc219HgsJcG8b5-R7FauNG7R0_T5qCevck4rJ5h0TYM4lLJZb3RM/s640/IMG_20191009_165126.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsxWjL1CNb90_KtOVvIF2O5IFHvsRGfNudB21uwouiHdAvL0adPsHUnCb1qcpEwHC7DrzohYSx1AKG-34RR10mL6rntledHKJlDCY1M0epvWPGvmpQ5HbCudruZLDLjYgjd6ZBvJv4y8I/s1600/IMG_20191009_165739.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsxWjL1CNb90_KtOVvIF2O5IFHvsRGfNudB21uwouiHdAvL0adPsHUnCb1qcpEwHC7DrzohYSx1AKG-34RR10mL6rntledHKJlDCY1M0epvWPGvmpQ5HbCudruZLDLjYgjd6ZBvJv4y8I/s640/IMG_20191009_165739.jpg" width="480" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDmDHmhphBj7_hgsFL1iA-7JWjbGstZK4GKT4jTG31otRQbbfCL1_cDSE7fl96wCi9mHfcSdArKxpeQ3wQ2Q1bhoo4Dti4xTRpjC_Y8U97zH9CCaGovyLgP-76e5Gg4eDmNDGuztwcZPM/s1600/IMG_20191009_165723.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDmDHmhphBj7_hgsFL1iA-7JWjbGstZK4GKT4jTG31otRQbbfCL1_cDSE7fl96wCi9mHfcSdArKxpeQ3wQ2Q1bhoo4Dti4xTRpjC_Y8U97zH9CCaGovyLgP-76e5Gg4eDmNDGuztwcZPM/s640/IMG_20191009_165723.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
And then it was time to go home. Southwest is a quick direct flight from Kansas City. I love what they do for Halloween. It helps take the drudgery out of travel. The Nashville airport is a pretty decent place to spend time. The Burger King even has Impossible Whoppers.<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHND8ANjBZKo9HhkpU87eL7508vEaXBhIMVFBRquyBxjfZUt4cO7KsC97_tKnIMOn0VjoyuTGd5ai0qgNsHw94QCcQQlaznmovuAqXNlq1-zbIBrvcl14BC5V6txi5JCuwJgcEyspBCOY/s1600/IMG_20191010_163257.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHND8ANjBZKo9HhkpU87eL7508vEaXBhIMVFBRquyBxjfZUt4cO7KsC97_tKnIMOn0VjoyuTGd5ai0qgNsHw94QCcQQlaznmovuAqXNlq1-zbIBrvcl14BC5V6txi5JCuwJgcEyspBCOY/s640/IMG_20191010_163257.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu1vtzmcvoKqyfhy8gQRj7DpxhXus-2kOwvN7Ly5eoQVb4BkKGcTsZQ_uNb5_u0vgYTTNj_-oThahmqDt1mQIx_WTGXQZz1jKTuSn1973VRO-RCaururNFj1cuAwoTgu_Yww80IgAkqOM/s1600/IMG_20191010_163249.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu1vtzmcvoKqyfhy8gQRj7DpxhXus-2kOwvN7Ly5eoQVb4BkKGcTsZQ_uNb5_u0vgYTTNj_-oThahmqDt1mQIx_WTGXQZz1jKTuSn1973VRO-RCaururNFj1cuAwoTgu_Yww80IgAkqOM/s640/IMG_20191010_163249.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE8JZGgH7krZWCx3EqEO8N-nWb0R_8tQMvhGbTaPbiFze352sFbOClhgKDNtmptb9Rbkra7noTXkpsPL4b2WwVFWyUSTQEqkmV5q1RhMukQ6x8KNXIWKVON_AvAlECMkO4cC2normta8Y/s1600/IMG_20191010_181435.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE8JZGgH7krZWCx3EqEO8N-nWb0R_8tQMvhGbTaPbiFze352sFbOClhgKDNtmptb9Rbkra7noTXkpsPL4b2WwVFWyUSTQEqkmV5q1RhMukQ6x8KNXIWKVON_AvAlECMkO4cC2normta8Y/s640/IMG_20191010_181435.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM4DLAkevltmFm03Xfm-ynwr5M1-r8CCNaEpe8FuN7lpOCoU_SSZHMEKWbjK3zbNdoBqIDC84Ftw_7X1trni-Qpjw5UOl_Q3PiXv87y_LECi_Xl_DnsUcpkI21uGzcc_fUPzddc0eTBO4/s1600/IMG_20191010_180732.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM4DLAkevltmFm03Xfm-ynwr5M1-r8CCNaEpe8FuN7lpOCoU_SSZHMEKWbjK3zbNdoBqIDC84Ftw_7X1trni-Qpjw5UOl_Q3PiXv87y_LECi_Xl_DnsUcpkI21uGzcc_fUPzddc0eTBO4/s640/IMG_20191010_180732.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTXPFK4xBE878smTxWT6xG_XQkmTiQOCjMJriHecdEv9of2t4ikzkDvGw0OYRBWsg93Kut3qCl5mOIQ3AvDP3lY_A50_qFrxQa3s8-8leKUpkubhaoTaO5Je7eDLgBx1QCPp3Mpl9TcA0/s1600/IMG_20191010_184650.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTXPFK4xBE878smTxWT6xG_XQkmTiQOCjMJriHecdEv9of2t4ikzkDvGw0OYRBWsg93Kut3qCl5mOIQ3AvDP3lY_A50_qFrxQa3s8-8leKUpkubhaoTaO5Je7eDLgBx1QCPp3Mpl9TcA0/s640/IMG_20191010_184650.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
Adios, Nashville!<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZwkplq9U8UNWWrI5EL9efBMcG3oDkSgDT2o-VP0rNBNrpjafApD96d9k35I-_UsH7Ktb8psBZnhsff6ukazpSYN5umUiKOlXx2RMn1ce77MjY3GVVDrHmFrQvrpexlpDzIH1kVkDUP0w/s1600/IMG_20191010_184937.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZwkplq9U8UNWWrI5EL9efBMcG3oDkSgDT2o-VP0rNBNrpjafApD96d9k35I-_UsH7Ktb8psBZnhsff6ukazpSYN5umUiKOlXx2RMn1ce77MjY3GVVDrHmFrQvrpexlpDzIH1kVkDUP0w/s640/IMG_20191010_184937.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>
These photos were captured with a Google Pixel 2. It's a very good travel companion.<br />
<br />
As always, thanks for reading!Dwayne F.http://www.blogger.com/profile/07032059161503386028noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2897251519490477449.post-72818099509530453672019-09-02T00:44:00.000-05:002019-09-02T14:36:11.647-05:00Greaserama 2019 through a classic cinema lens: Part 1Note: I'm breaking this post into multiple part so I don't run into the the perfectionist trap and never get it published. I have too many drafts already.<br />
<br />
The staying power of the Kansas City area Greaserama car show is impressive. The original founder passed away several years ago and a network of area car clubs just keep making it bigger and better, year after year. I spent a good portion of Labor Day weekend Saturday at the Platte County Fairgrounds and wandered with a Fujifilm X-H1 and a variety of vintage lenses.<br />
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQUcVpMH75m96ycFveREIlkaMZ3e7vhhvolION0QAiHs-Y47vsgx62wkEFaEQzJsXZtt4Nk37bDF4GJXKxUuNVgLTG2Ecdnv_y3C6fA-uYpcc8uNd0mrm4dkrYXwdsMmN2nxLsuDLLiaQ/s1600/IMG_20190831_131506.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQUcVpMH75m96ycFveREIlkaMZ3e7vhhvolION0QAiHs-Y47vsgx62wkEFaEQzJsXZtt4Nk37bDF4GJXKxUuNVgLTG2Ecdnv_y3C6fA-uYpcc8uNd0mrm4dkrYXwdsMmN2nxLsuDLLiaQ/s640/IMG_20190831_131506.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Yes, I had even more lenses in the trunk. I picked four to carry and experiment with.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
I vacillated between adapted Olympus PEN F and Pentax AR lenses and wasn't happy with the output on a cloudy day with on and off spitting rain. Then I tried the Taylor Hobson Cooke Ivotal 50mm f1.4 and fell in love with the previews.<br />
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY1xptmpkbWDt5-bRpMpeZe9cZYvcsr-5NPcMQa2FgRlLKPd59AIxXjg3iQWnl21OqyDykKaBSGf51BFkdOrahricGHYVTiz77FeMpRn50qCaA5JkzmeKu6QTaUSCT3TOOpx-C18ZQgSM/s1600/Greaserama+2019-1711.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1067" data-original-width="1600" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY1xptmpkbWDt5-bRpMpeZe9cZYvcsr-5NPcMQa2FgRlLKPd59AIxXjg3iQWnl21OqyDykKaBSGf51BFkdOrahricGHYVTiz77FeMpRn50qCaA5JkzmeKu6QTaUSCT3TOOpx-C18ZQgSM/s640/Greaserama+2019-1711.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Photographic perfection on a cloudy day would have been really boring.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
For the sake of clarity, I'll just share out of camera images. Color and contrast are tough in deep cloud cover and aesthetic choices are personal by nature. The slightly funky bokeh is partly due to the classic Cooke triplet design and partly because the lens was designed for a smaller 16mm frame. It's a C mount with a larger than average rear element.<br />
<br />
More than you ever wanted to know about Cooke triplets: <a href="https://ocw.mit.edu/courses/mechanical-engineering/2-71-optics-spring-2009/projects/design-of-a-cooke-triplet/MIT2_71S09_sw06.pdf">https://ocw.mit.edu/courses/mechanical-engineering/2-71-optics-spring-2009/projects/design-of-a-cooke-triplet/MIT2_71S09_sw06.pdf</a><br />
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
Patent information: https://patents.google.com/patent/US540122A/en<br />
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaymgZBAnFrQEg8jnczc1ZSOoSz-3wXK-LE68RLUSnHDrKymDo0AEDx1nOn48I0ysImiSvFuJzOpQ7wBOHGq86MyfmGPsGtMuzwYTGhAh-ZPM3fuQO4907sfAl4mWdtNqupyyQTXejlBk/s1600/IMG_20190728_003720_761.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaymgZBAnFrQEg8jnczc1ZSOoSz-3wXK-LE68RLUSnHDrKymDo0AEDx1nOn48I0ysImiSvFuJzOpQ7wBOHGq86MyfmGPsGtMuzwYTGhAh-ZPM3fuQO4907sfAl4mWdtNqupyyQTXejlBk/s640/IMG_20190728_003720_761.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This early '50s lens came off a 16mm camera that was stored badly for decades. The old lube was so gummy that is was almost seized up. Fortunately, it was designed well and easy to tear down for a basic relube. I love the feeling of old-school brass and glass.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiP-zcKWESNAXuUcVA-l3Q_7a9ELVnniEbVpHuHfrpvVA7_qCzxX3FyVgfnIyN5QHyWOHHGCrtzRyim_TcBfD4jgbhsTzIUnPLRRBy_7xF_ovmreuVVU_n9O5iHG_rUMyr9Z_KMDdHJ64/s1600/Screenshot_20190902-093025.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1119" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiP-zcKWESNAXuUcVA-l3Q_7a9ELVnniEbVpHuHfrpvVA7_qCzxX3FyVgfnIyN5QHyWOHHGCrtzRyim_TcBfD4jgbhsTzIUnPLRRBy_7xF_ovmreuVVU_n9O5iHG_rUMyr9Z_KMDdHJ64/s640/Screenshot_20190902-093025.png" width="444" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The triplet design patent is fascinating. Imagine thinking through how to bend light properly in an era where glass was shaped and polished by hand.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
Honestly, 50mm is a bit long on an APS-C sensor when attempting to shoot large objects. That and a really shallow DoF make the process a labor of love. There are mistakes and I would not trade them for modern autofocus perfection at a vintage car show.<br />
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggDYT1YFFWr6VyHnUmTQOy6j_qntbbyJJoA6lv2mQpF1cyyE9Q7blsIyWvsCV9YTWRTSd8dW8c_NclA-GMp3-pl5-bYym7HN9-RYWLx1RCV1cAdGSyO2qpH0ZoZHxvpDIgHag0mKcD9Aw/s1600/Greaserama+2019-2446.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1067" data-original-width="1600" height="425" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggDYT1YFFWr6VyHnUmTQOy6j_qntbbyJJoA6lv2mQpF1cyyE9Q7blsIyWvsCV9YTWRTSd8dW8c_NclA-GMp3-pl5-bYym7HN9-RYWLx1RCV1cAdGSyO2qpH0ZoZHxvpDIgHag0mKcD9Aw/s640/Greaserama+2019-2446.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Dirty Shame Saloon is a converted chicken display barn.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix5t-BEzENgS_c6acsVo5Ic89pGhfCqDBky6iQZ0oX80HZzM5BNsEKy35ZE9yS1RSLHE0zaQE7kQacM1JNGx7bKaNcYu9J2DQyIVGgOFk0XUdJB-LD1eHEgygWBsfnLpWVNXhhP4Bm7m8/s1600/Greaserama+2019-2-513.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1067" data-original-width="1600" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix5t-BEzENgS_c6acsVo5Ic89pGhfCqDBky6iQZ0oX80HZzM5BNsEKy35ZE9yS1RSLHE0zaQE7kQacM1JNGx7bKaNcYu9J2DQyIVGgOFk0XUdJB-LD1eHEgygWBsfnLpWVNXhhP4Bm7m8/s640/Greaserama+2019-2-513.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cruising the perimeter dirt roads is an honorable pastime at Greaserama. It's also really hard to shoot manual focus. The old ways are still good ways.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6VLhnSTcK1OORhYfWMY9HP-xY3H-wg_MMVjNa0zRGln-s3xw_LgKa5V1iLjv88FVYqHLUESF7ZpuGWbKyxtHezs5r3h6Ugt00InmsP2evgLGg1KMWo2dNHZxw2VmB5QlPeN6lyljLhmE/s1600/Greaserama+2019-2-481.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1067" data-original-width="1600" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6VLhnSTcK1OORhYfWMY9HP-xY3H-wg_MMVjNa0zRGln-s3xw_LgKa5V1iLjv88FVYqHLUESF7ZpuGWbKyxtHezs5r3h6Ugt00InmsP2evgLGg1KMWo2dNHZxw2VmB5QlPeN6lyljLhmE/s640/Greaserama+2019-2-481.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">At 70mm equivalent, life comes at you fast.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
Earlier in the day, I shot a collegiate cross country meet. That's a venue where perfection counts and autofocus is my friend. I used the well-loved/abused X-T2 for that. There's no way to get accurate shutter actuation counts on Fujifilm cameras, but it's way over 200,000 after multiple events, street photography walks, cross country, and track and field meets. The X-H1 has great focusing aids and the leveling indicator is more reliable than that on X-T2. I know the sensor stabilizer has saved more than a few marginal shots.<br />
<br />
One of the things I love about Greaserama is that people as old as me or older are just doing their thing. I started going grey quite awhile back and have taken to wearing a cap whenever I am at youth oriented street events. I ran into a couple we knew at church. I had no idea they were part of a car club. I could get used to this lifestyle.<br />
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD4biXm-2OECbPPuAdkxmrjlIySLDebkli645v58FysOtIarzUTaeTKMwnbHYUpKQwonICHtrTCTTbX9el_HF-oIo6r17ccpdedKk0am8xIx6Pd0oQYBRltdQQUJKq3a3YguA4RISO3_U/s1600/Greaserama+2019-2-426.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1067" data-original-width="1600" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD4biXm-2OECbPPuAdkxmrjlIySLDebkli645v58FysOtIarzUTaeTKMwnbHYUpKQwonICHtrTCTTbX9el_HF-oIo6r17ccpdedKk0am8xIx6Pd0oQYBRltdQQUJKq3a3YguA4RISO3_U/s640/Greaserama+2019-2-426.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bike cruising has always been a thing at Greaserama. The background swirl is very dependent on distance to object and background. This is at f2.0</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkH3AwI3FxUf4B61xH624gMLA0bxl6YwS_J9RdUgjycUSp4rlQ7rQYxA5VcWnNsE6UJtPWrk4ltx5hsWq5-dSntt4TmFErPDRjcYTo6DK2j_ySjPrgVmE-vOeyoM8eEG7Dz-WLL_mHxvg/s1600/Greaserama+2019-2-514.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1067" data-original-width="1600" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkH3AwI3FxUf4B61xH624gMLA0bxl6YwS_J9RdUgjycUSp4rlQ7rQYxA5VcWnNsE6UJtPWrk4ltx5hsWq5-dSntt4TmFErPDRjcYTo6DK2j_ySjPrgVmE-vOeyoM8eEG7Dz-WLL_mHxvg/s640/Greaserama+2019-2-514.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Teach your children well. Seriously, they were cruising at 5 MPH or so.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
Back before the death of G+, I kept a collection of artist at work images. I met one of the pinstripers who has a great Instagram feed and had fun learning a little about his craft. Get this: the top of his toolbox is his palette and has layer upon layer of paint on top. His personal car is practically dipped in paint.<br />
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMyHF1Od63PFofrA04MRKY0STr0retlQHePp6T1hKB_TKAHk8R-MB46sfMnZcwUfeitAkRtboeytc-AgOZDunat7vpi8ordruot9YjruIKiD2yayAQYlRe9nEpazM_1rd6y-rADXk3eWo/s1600/Greaserama+2019-2-435.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1067" data-original-width="1600" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMyHF1Od63PFofrA04MRKY0STr0retlQHePp6T1hKB_TKAHk8R-MB46sfMnZcwUfeitAkRtboeytc-AgOZDunat7vpi8ordruot9YjruIKiD2yayAQYlRe9nEpazM_1rd6y-rADXk3eWo/s640/Greaserama+2019-2-435.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Neko Lynn's personal ride</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji8mhmAwY-QbfI4uphZOJ25YQvHDcdUyIWEWMEvKv47zi1xPfOKgPB9QN9Y8q-jJ2FzEz8cKZPM5W-qnizstjYPaaXpX-ZlTOPQFQZ7P3aybrQK5Vxwr-S2sPDUDlssme7QRXyM_kILOk/s1600/Greaserama+2019-2-166.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1067" data-original-width="1600" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji8mhmAwY-QbfI4uphZOJ25YQvHDcdUyIWEWMEvKv47zi1xPfOKgPB9QN9Y8q-jJ2FzEz8cKZPM5W-qnizstjYPaaXpX-ZlTOPQFQZ7P3aybrQK5Vxwr-S2sPDUDlssme7QRXyM_kILOk/s640/Greaserama+2019-2-166.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Palette</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr4_PaLxGSuv0nsPP5q2I25h6oiuwK2Kcopr15wjPObjdmQ89QYk-JlUTyx413tAxPfkGwVdwRElaAp225TW2KdVhuP4BPausW80U1Z02Ml8DpepP0swecJbq8mzH7Hp4WBQDcNyfmk4E/s1600/Greaserama+2019-2-171.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1067" data-original-width="1600" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr4_PaLxGSuv0nsPP5q2I25h6oiuwK2Kcopr15wjPObjdmQ89QYk-JlUTyx413tAxPfkGwVdwRElaAp225TW2KdVhuP4BPausW80U1Z02Ml8DpepP0swecJbq8mzH7Hp4WBQDcNyfmk4E/s640/Greaserama+2019-2-171.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A steady hand and untold hours of practice</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_0mg0RZkW8dXQ4lsK17PUlNCWCZ_1dgiIwrCfeglmK0J1nPTOTjT89187xlyibPiNYENIYSZXeb9j1D3R1sLYCscf0KtszG0xgErDPl78OGm_R1drxjrWFbXkIjCqpUMn3Efj3uXQeGs/s1600/Greaserama+2019-2-140.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1067" data-original-width="1600" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_0mg0RZkW8dXQ4lsK17PUlNCWCZ_1dgiIwrCfeglmK0J1nPTOTjT89187xlyibPiNYENIYSZXeb9j1D3R1sLYCscf0KtszG0xgErDPl78OGm_R1drxjrWFbXkIjCqpUMn3Efj3uXQeGs/s640/Greaserama+2019-2-140.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Portfolio: <a href="https://motorheadfiend.myportfolio.com/paint">https://motorheadfiend.myportfolio.com/paint</a></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhocazYs-G54LX1yc8y7w6tsqdb5-2vCSYF5DPzYfFPFBM_Sis0SnDYoVGT4cR9-3vwqf5uo4c9M_UkC35YosSQbQT65IngH_83nNp2Y3d7mgrtMW4w5WB5bRMsjR1IiZfhmA0T8solAqI/s1600/Greaserama+2019-2-134.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1067" data-original-width="1600" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhocazYs-G54LX1yc8y7w6tsqdb5-2vCSYF5DPzYfFPFBM_Sis0SnDYoVGT4cR9-3vwqf5uo4c9M_UkC35YosSQbQT65IngH_83nNp2Y3d7mgrtMW4w5WB5bRMsjR1IiZfhmA0T8solAqI/s640/Greaserama+2019-2-134.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The build on this rat rod is truly amazing. The dashboard was a work of art.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI-X9DH6AltEGS5yCCnyNcJ007LRsoTqjMFt1c0Cu51oh210HrEOekfYR2EBp8Zzslb52fO87-dNNXj6y5vZ3PrRDw78gJSrw1G43Bn2wNyd7mfs6BoWwUl-1lJrZKKOLOtpLtTLHT4WQ/s1600/Greaserama+2019-2-136.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1067" data-original-width="1600" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI-X9DH6AltEGS5yCCnyNcJ007LRsoTqjMFt1c0Cu51oh210HrEOekfYR2EBp8Zzslb52fO87-dNNXj6y5vZ3PrRDw78gJSrw1G43Bn2wNyd7mfs6BoWwUl-1lJrZKKOLOtpLtTLHT4WQ/s640/Greaserama+2019-2-136.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It's solitary work. So is photography.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
That's it for tonight. The next entry will likely focus on capturing some of the musicians performing in the Dirty Shame Saloon. As always, thanks for reading.<br />
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl2rGWtghTwBNv58h7B2N_yVy8QaHmeWQIdsdkwkKrDrr6H289nvJoUtKK3-lU81aBy8O54nsFy2-aEQTK7PvZmTIN_qG6q8DmgNUw-PXZ9f6eDPIPMe4dp5Q9Igz6R7zVcyaat-dE17k/s1600/IMG_20190831_131440.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl2rGWtghTwBNv58h7B2N_yVy8QaHmeWQIdsdkwkKrDrr6H289nvJoUtKK3-lU81aBy8O54nsFy2-aEQTK7PvZmTIN_qG6q8DmgNUw-PXZ9f6eDPIPMe4dp5Q9Igz6R7zVcyaat-dE17k/s640/IMG_20190831_131440.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Yes, this circa 2008 lens carrier makes me happy every time I look at it.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br /></div>
Dwayne F.http://www.blogger.com/profile/07032059161503386028noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2897251519490477449.post-58718411349541543932019-08-19T21:35:00.000-05:002019-08-19T21:35:11.181-05:00Happy World Photography Day!It's nice to have an excuse to blog and I need to keep myself honest. For any photographers that come across this entry, thanks for inspiring and sharing your work. It's a cold, cruel digital world for those of us who have not achieved Influencer status. Know that your things may still appear in Google search and will be appreciated by people that never get around to clicking or commenting.<br />
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxTtiUMlm_dAc4FkDms6vedRr-9K0NnahSKfp1ZJo2UmqKVoIg8pDBSyw6ObSxEsp_biBcjFEFWrAQObGbAE1L_tIvOl9yBEmbkQjkgQ0ZzHJTr_9s9Uk0Jz4KgBCItq588tfVuUrDVCw/s1600/KC+Street-8547.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1067" data-original-width="1600" height="425" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxTtiUMlm_dAc4FkDms6vedRr-9K0NnahSKfp1ZJo2UmqKVoIg8pDBSyw6ObSxEsp_biBcjFEFWrAQObGbAE1L_tIvOl9yBEmbkQjkgQ0ZzHJTr_9s9Uk0Jz4KgBCItq588tfVuUrDVCw/s640/KC+Street-8547.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Kansas City First Friday - July, 2019</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
And you know what? Your photos don't have to be perfect to matter. I've taken to using old, manual focus lenses on Fujifilm gear. Sometimes the focus isn't quite right and the image still tells a story.<br />
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPQl9jSie4o5i19Qsdodp6wnq9gr_a54oxqUTeXw5R8Cn8n99BP2SniWb76xOQtS1bMMgFawrfDnbYQH57zl0EcA6RuBvAndIBf8tBUy18n9FMrKJMFj3hFFB6XaYE9BzbxBWvQvz3m84/s1600/KC+Street-8805.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1067" data-original-width="1600" height="425" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPQl9jSie4o5i19Qsdodp6wnq9gr_a54oxqUTeXw5R8Cn8n99BP2SniWb76xOQtS1bMMgFawrfDnbYQH57zl0EcA6RuBvAndIBf8tBUy18n9FMrKJMFj3hFFB6XaYE9BzbxBWvQvz3m84/s640/KC+Street-8805.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Kansas City First Friday - July, 2019</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
In 2018, people captured roughly 1,200,000,000,000 (yes, trillion+) digital images. I'm not trying to be a nihilist, but it's a miracle if anyone sees your photos but you. So why not just live life and play with light?<br />
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2Jz2TLJxNiWOmqn8_4ailaqqbLuNG1Hpis1ZpLJppCA29B0d3ssemoIncIugGVdxyFz5n-gifZVKcky3xZ-S7imACEOEVD0vnlQt_ffopMuoE6EZMmZXWMyVuUPtFKIHbfmsIAlYyUX8/s1600/Maker+Faire-9499.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1067" data-original-width="1600" height="425" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2Jz2TLJxNiWOmqn8_4ailaqqbLuNG1Hpis1ZpLJppCA29B0d3ssemoIncIugGVdxyFz5n-gifZVKcky3xZ-S7imACEOEVD0vnlQt_ffopMuoE6EZMmZXWMyVuUPtFKIHbfmsIAlYyUX8/s640/Maker+Faire-9499.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Kansas City Maker Faire - June, 2019</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
If you happen to find this post and have gotten this far, thanks for helping keep Blogger a viable platform. We need digital commons with some semblance of continuity. If you love photography and are really excited about things you have seen and images you have captured, I'd love to read your comments. That's what really matters in a disposable digital world.<br />
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV0_GlOY52gwmgDMCwKd_dwl5wSevz4KIkK7zs35VKLh4mafkcjSTA2vFXndMJXHfr3993_S68O54vQNgReY_YFt1_J2csLHtqIEnt1oyNUpPb8dctcKMhC_c-jVEKXBQghT7upjEQGao/s1600/Maker+Faire-1619.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1067" data-original-width="1600" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV0_GlOY52gwmgDMCwKd_dwl5wSevz4KIkK7zs35VKLh4mafkcjSTA2vFXndMJXHfr3993_S68O54vQNgReY_YFt1_J2csLHtqIEnt1oyNUpPb8dctcKMhC_c-jVEKXBQghT7upjEQGao/s640/Maker+Faire-1619.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Kansas City Maker Faire - June, 2019</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<br />Dwayne F.http://www.blogger.com/profile/07032059161503386028noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2897251519490477449.post-90708252950409467112019-08-11T21:33:00.000-05:002019-08-11T21:33:50.495-05:00What a year...It is time again to blog into the infinite void that is the Interwebs. It's been almost a year since I have given this place some love. In that time, Spawn the Younger started and completed her first year in college, Google+ died, Facebook had a dozen or so scandals, and Twitter became an even worse cesspool. So here I am.<br />
<br />
Honestly, I wasn't sure about using this space again after Google abandoned the G+ project. What's to keep them from shutting down Blogger at random? I don't know the answer, but the content has to go somewhere and that somewhere is definitely not Facebook.<br />
<br />
Anyway, let's test out integration with Google Photos. Remember when that was all on Drive and that was integrated with G+ and Picasa? Good times. Let's pull a photo or two...<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqWyZxbOOHFe73nUZSc5SN1-Apqz1Er6wlkNdjT-t3DEgIdscwuXSwb-10FaB0EHOAmwkJczxTpxBBkZK9jyfOc1mjlfEgfDPZXiwI9gfPz8i3_p0MSdDnJhromj8vKpwQJQy5bCWDg_E/s1600/2019_0811_16461000.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1067" data-original-width="1600" height="425" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqWyZxbOOHFe73nUZSc5SN1-Apqz1Er6wlkNdjT-t3DEgIdscwuXSwb-10FaB0EHOAmwkJczxTpxBBkZK9jyfOc1mjlfEgfDPZXiwI9gfPz8i3_p0MSdDnJhromj8vKpwQJQy5bCWDg_E/s640/2019_0811_16461000.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
Okay, this is a very good sign. I was able to select an image from a Google Photos album or one that had been imported to Google Photos from my phone. In this case, I had downloaded images from the Fujifilm X-H1. My love of vintage glass continues, unabated. Lately, I have been nerding out on fast glass. This is as captured with an Olympus PEN F 42mm f1.2. With selective focus, who needs elaborate lighting or a proper set?<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA9gh2p99xEyR9tCUzYwQFA5peG3-o3q0YTFyek-dNCVObRcra_iRrHIxJDihZcxpkL-81GMoBmUVIVWzCJPkOBN3-JBsnupZaLqXnflowKpFk-DrGuPxzbpN4CuGS5SLaprJrjUO7vDI/s1600/IMG_20190811_194122.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA9gh2p99xEyR9tCUzYwQFA5peG3-o3q0YTFyek-dNCVObRcra_iRrHIxJDihZcxpkL-81GMoBmUVIVWzCJPkOBN3-JBsnupZaLqXnflowKpFk-DrGuPxzbpN4CuGS5SLaprJrjUO7vDI/s400/IMG_20190811_194122.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
<br />
The desk is an absolute mess. My recent glass fetish involves adapting lenses from 16mm and 8mm film cameras for use with the Fuji, a Pentax Q, or Nikon V3. Most of them are from the 1940s - 1960s and have old, gummed up lubricant. I've been doing a lot of lens surgery to take out gunk and put in brand new helical lube imported from Japan.<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6yciGmXuXbsdLG7KAXXYnWGkdoGcOn-R3gPJewGIvl-mLhBwTJUnak7xxn2g3cPaMKkrBvLVDpu59V0taw3thSqRCdlv1eTR3t37OMmH_UFMTMT7HLAhXtdU8c5gKx1W0MgsYtOtgsgo/s1600/IMG_20190728_003720_761.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6yciGmXuXbsdLG7KAXXYnWGkdoGcOn-R3gPJewGIvl-mLhBwTJUnak7xxn2g3cPaMKkrBvLVDpu59V0taw3thSqRCdlv1eTR3t37OMmH_UFMTMT7HLAhXtdU8c5gKx1W0MgsYtOtgsgo/s400/IMG_20190728_003720_761.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
<br />
This beast shines with a Fuji sensor and processing. It's a C-mount Cooke Ivotal 50mm f1.4 from the early 1950s. It was almost seized up. With fresh lube, it was my walk around lens for street photography at the August First Fridays in the Kansas City Crossroads. Here are some out-of-camera samples. Yes, I want all of you to lust after old glass. After all, what modern camera equipment would be usable sixty years from now?<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixoRgsP5TzT_a4Tcfoltz4dDNCxB284JuGVomX5ewxUjhfzMZdZOPUJPGA_WyH36ukIhDT826PFg8oywAwtGowSBSd8T7XR8pdFsaE14fAuXq5nMjIzgg9J-776dCKtpTXWesjR3JYuBg/s1600/2019_0803_00142600.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1067" data-original-width="1600" height="425" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixoRgsP5TzT_a4Tcfoltz4dDNCxB284JuGVomX5ewxUjhfzMZdZOPUJPGA_WyH36ukIhDT826PFg8oywAwtGowSBSd8T7XR8pdFsaE14fAuXq5nMjIzgg9J-776dCKtpTXWesjR3JYuBg/s640/2019_0803_00142600.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRjNxerviMHwRywnDnOr9oHl6q_4Co03pZ7kG4IPZU1g8VdO28mHAEb7qiGv7-0T1AIDKFELftuUzyOx_8K1h-KQwb7fpgZYQgyCVL9Z6hXRCFhldPPuTYb7reiFvh15ZHMFZAWdhpRFI/s1600/IMG_arhq26.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="724" data-original-width="1024" height="451" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRjNxerviMHwRywnDnOr9oHl6q_4Co03pZ7kG4IPZU1g8VdO28mHAEb7qiGv7-0T1AIDKFELftuUzyOx_8K1h-KQwb7fpgZYQgyCVL9Z6hXRCFhldPPuTYb7reiFvh15ZHMFZAWdhpRFI/s640/IMG_arhq26.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
Want a cinematic look? Cinema camera glass is just the thing you need.<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKbG9-GXCWWL3Zu67ZhtVgX0AzMp_xUsqhgo5P_ZhjVQiSoSbaozBLC-WFop1M5WjXoKr_U4kzXITmZM8WvaaDoV_4M250ici82KqOdthIKq2gwuh3gXc8afMesA46WIFxUkScXKwerfA/s1600/2019_0803_00144400.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1067" data-original-width="1600" height="425" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKbG9-GXCWWL3Zu67ZhtVgX0AzMp_xUsqhgo5P_ZhjVQiSoSbaozBLC-WFop1M5WjXoKr_U4kzXITmZM8WvaaDoV_4M250ici82KqOdthIKq2gwuh3gXc8afMesA46WIFxUkScXKwerfA/s640/2019_0803_00144400.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
Yes, I am in love with this lens.<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9AjOT9Cp3vffUTnvRyMj8kYLm7VgVie4RXABGc_6YQny80X0Sfm6ycnzA5hhyphenhyphenAuXyor897DTXH0X5gnQHfGYdJjooRD0rhar-GsQ4SonjXSZNk3xuO6PuFDWGMIcPgYcIZz7JnpMH6DY/s1600/2019_0803_00145500.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1067" data-original-width="1600" height="425" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9AjOT9Cp3vffUTnvRyMj8kYLm7VgVie4RXABGc_6YQny80X0Sfm6ycnzA5hhyphenhyphenAuXyor897DTXH0X5gnQHfGYdJjooRD0rhar-GsQ4SonjXSZNk3xuO6PuFDWGMIcPgYcIZz7JnpMH6DY/s640/2019_0803_00145500.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
There's a story behind this photo. Stop here if you don't want to read a short story and a mini-rant.<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIBZ3hkfe4SQpNJHc5P0U_4wLuVoyV3oaPVP28nn0RxMQOBeCGgFn7lka-ccninPtkAfI3WIeETzesYZSvuGACWnUu6CRHYTxF7yOipX88akrOO584jeBSSEKD8FVpeLkJKi2wqBpuuRM/s1600/2019_0803_00151400.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1067" data-original-width="1600" height="425" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIBZ3hkfe4SQpNJHc5P0U_4wLuVoyV3oaPVP28nn0RxMQOBeCGgFn7lka-ccninPtkAfI3WIeETzesYZSvuGACWnUu6CRHYTxF7yOipX88akrOO584jeBSSEKD8FVpeLkJKi2wqBpuuRM/s640/2019_0803_00151400.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
Last weekend, America was on edge after another couple assault weapon slaughters by angry, young men. At around 10:00 PM, a series of fast shots rang out in the KC Crossroads among the huge First Fridays food truck crowd. I was up the street - downloading images from the Fuji to my phone - when people came screaming up 18th Street. I wasn't going to be the last person visible and we all just assumed it was a mass shooter with an assault rifle since that's the American brand nowadays.<br />
<br />
So run I did. No photos or video. I am serious about street photography, but not serious enough to be shot. I turned out to be an angry young man with a 9mm that he emptied into a crowd at random to make a point to the rival kids who were running the other way. A 25-year-old woman was killed. And after almost 15-years, First Fridays is now an ominous thing.<br />
<br />
Enough is enough, ya'll. The Crossroads I know is so civilized that two police officers can calmly tell a mobile DJ that it's time to break up a street party and a few hundred people just cooperate. (Photos from 2015). Anyway, we're all better than what this country is becoming.<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj22HnOILpMuOBfDr0vpMxS5Rg1eiaUj1oMYVg473Wd0r4UJyQuqPKuhYzh683iOLfSYFDv71JstmVhDpCQr0gR0QUBinlXZ1Oh7v5KWe9CmaSLtvLtkPo0Dvuk5_UUCAKlSjKGX54s450/s1600/DSCF1100.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1067" data-original-width="1600" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj22HnOILpMuOBfDr0vpMxS5Rg1eiaUj1oMYVg473Wd0r4UJyQuqPKuhYzh683iOLfSYFDv71JstmVhDpCQr0gR0QUBinlXZ1Oh7v5KWe9CmaSLtvLtkPo0Dvuk5_UUCAKlSjKGX54s450/s400/DSCF1100.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNfUZPp_17VSCuzmBQTb6L8WH4nr7kDG2ctUzE5m1UOwvz5hQIwP-psMIS_848gjcIyI4qNtF9JRZjWA-Jvt5ZAyv7cma3tvKuhj-n8O6wGUwVM_g3ihoOeH0FHSXwJ8rD4k-KW1Zu2Jk/s1600/DSCF1017.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1067" data-original-width="1600" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNfUZPp_17VSCuzmBQTb6L8WH4nr7kDG2ctUzE5m1UOwvz5hQIwP-psMIS_848gjcIyI4qNtF9JRZjWA-Jvt5ZAyv7cma3tvKuhj-n8O6wGUwVM_g3ihoOeH0FHSXwJ8rD4k-KW1Zu2Jk/s400/DSCF1017.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>
<br />
Thanks for dropping by. The Internet is vast and most of us are just tossing bytes into the void. I genuinely appreciate your time and will continue to post here until the lights go off at Blogger.<br />
<br />Dwayne F.http://www.blogger.com/profile/07032059161503386028noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2897251519490477449.post-14116050691849768212018-08-31T14:02:00.000-05:002018-08-31T14:02:47.536-05:00Vintage Cars Through a Vintage Lens<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
"I'm not dead yet!" this blog, probably.</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
I have been AWOL for longer than I had recalled. Dang, the last post was from late 2016. Much has happened since then. Spawn the Younger has since graduated from high school after much success in Cross Country and distance Track events. She and her team broke every one of the girl's distance records at their high school in her last season. We went through the long and drawn out recruiting process (which will be blogged to help other distance runner parents) and tomorrow she is running her first collegiate meet with the NCAA DI UMKC Kangaroos.</div>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw7muSbeH3H8fSLkrE9UyLzsr44NqbBwgCtiSdZOoi4fqqsHhyphenhyphenTC2bTXloLcNjn4BIiheVycr4q-OEWJI71cw-3p_fyqujEDE7SKrAi4iTBRXmeo2gqMZPx3qYzP5PtgygDGRHfHuki8A/s1600/DSCF5265-01.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1600" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw7muSbeH3H8fSLkrE9UyLzsr44NqbBwgCtiSdZOoi4fqqsHhyphenhyphenTC2bTXloLcNjn4BIiheVycr4q-OEWJI71cw-3p_fyqujEDE7SKrAi4iTBRXmeo2gqMZPx3qYzP5PtgygDGRHfHuki8A/s640/DSCF5265-01.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Not a car. This is 3/4 a a Kansas State championship 4x800 team. The bouncy one is now a Kangaroo.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Yes, the last few years have been a blur. The blog needs to be brought back among the living since Facebook is a dumpster fire, Twitter is a burning dumpster sharknado, Instagram is getting spammed by Facebook, and G+ appears to have little to no engagement on photos posted there. Seriously, I get tons of engagement by posting decent photos on Google maps location reviews, but not on one of the last non-trolly social media destinations.</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
That's the long way around to the topic of the day. Several years ago, I made the switch to mirrorless camera bodies and fell in love with Fujifilm products. Mirrorless bodies like the Fuji X-T2 can be fitted with most lenses made in the last 70-years with relatively cheap adapters. The photos in this entry are out-of-camera using a 1960s era Olympus PEN F 20mm f3.5 lens.</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinWk548NTSpA_rVG7ll4kNlgrgqEXbqyL1WYZSwUvmiWx65MqUuDAvV5eVipHiAXFx_Ru3JfFRO59Zlnvtx9exKvdauAwG0rO7Q8XQKzTcTgfypATl8l3jLrLU0tXNtT4Veqe6SbwCWcw/s1600/DSCF8914.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1067" data-original-width="1600" height="425" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinWk548NTSpA_rVG7ll4kNlgrgqEXbqyL1WYZSwUvmiWx65MqUuDAvV5eVipHiAXFx_Ru3JfFRO59Zlnvtx9exKvdauAwG0rO7Q8XQKzTcTgfypATl8l3jLrLU0tXNtT4Veqe6SbwCWcw/s640/DSCF8914.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
The subjects were in seen at the Kansas City Great American Car Show, hosted on the Liberty Memorial grounds. There were a few garage queens, but for the most part it featured enthusiast grade and daily driver vehicles. Just super chill and pleasant.<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN181TdWAChAY1OElHnRWnJ8ciAD7qQt2zTReppdHbwArzq_VEw-KYyEYkhkWerNPcMDSR5Ykj9Esht1DLgvPWdBa6QN0I-rLybqzigut-x9fmB38EBMWv7Quo0ALh1eW7ZKZj15wdZZo/s1600/DSCF8950.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1067" data-original-width="1600" height="425" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN181TdWAChAY1OElHnRWnJ8ciAD7qQt2zTReppdHbwArzq_VEw-KYyEYkhkWerNPcMDSR5Ykj9Esht1DLgvPWdBa6QN0I-rLybqzigut-x9fmB38EBMWv7Quo0ALh1eW7ZKZj15wdZZo/s640/DSCF8950.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
Why use a vintage lens? Well, I'm lazy when it comes to post-processing. I do some PP with Snapseed, but beyond that I am bored with spending all my time behind a screen. I enjoy the natural rendering of a lens that delivers a period look on demand.<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivkZRnEGDdKDnWVh5a-6cefHMf9xPpPRzMi8yG0yMGz2xSMoThzg7YO4nrnAuGToAPcc4-k5nz5lbIlSloPuRl8F3qkDX5prBlumpB9ofa0B5l48V5CsilHaOCW0_ZjuIFZe15M6gfgXA/s1600/DSCF9129.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1067" data-original-width="1600" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivkZRnEGDdKDnWVh5a-6cefHMf9xPpPRzMi8yG0yMGz2xSMoThzg7YO4nrnAuGToAPcc4-k5nz5lbIlSloPuRl8F3qkDX5prBlumpB9ofa0B5l48V5CsilHaOCW0_ZjuIFZe15M6gfgXA/s640/DSCF9129.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<br />
The Olympus PEN F/FT system was built to shoot on a 1/2 standard 35mm film frame. Conveniently, that's about the same size as a cropped, digital sensor. In theory, the Fuji X-T2 is using the lens as it was intended.<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5BfVsoOfkGzxU7BqrbrIbhGVYgvVp5NJ0vYEkeVHJ6ZrPq2bgVduRfNQVL3F1fQ0QxW4NzlFmtu4Ntsllxahhnn3EfYnZ9rJwN9GW7JJo045_arjnmMQbS16z1qH2F3bZGwAAR8GfOzY/s1600/DSCF8774.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1067" data-original-width="1600" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5BfVsoOfkGzxU7BqrbrIbhGVYgvVp5NJ0vYEkeVHJ6ZrPq2bgVduRfNQVL3F1fQ0QxW4NzlFmtu4Ntsllxahhnn3EfYnZ9rJwN9GW7JJo045_arjnmMQbS16z1qH2F3bZGwAAR8GfOzY/s640/DSCF8774.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
The system has some truly amazing glass, including the 40mm f1.4 that I often take on light travel excursions. The 20mm is kind of a mess. But it's a good mess with vignetting and out-of-focus areas one expects from a certain era. It's really soft under heavy clouds with a different character in hard daylight.<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZLRHNBS9jmO72dRDz3kFUzEbqM6olVjBWxiyqwgQbFuEjXHvzg4X5uHgVeZIhQHcnpatCbO6nytfeL3JliK81atv5mp2tGg_69VUIkuyaeftUIT8vK0jcG60filM0cvxEMRNe0H37TFY/s1600/DSCF8823.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1067" data-original-width="1600" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZLRHNBS9jmO72dRDz3kFUzEbqM6olVjBWxiyqwgQbFuEjXHvzg4X5uHgVeZIhQHcnpatCbO6nytfeL3JliK81atv5mp2tGg_69VUIkuyaeftUIT8vK0jcG60filM0cvxEMRNe0H37TFY/s640/DSCF8823.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
This car show is the second coming of the now defunct Art of the Car Conquers. Nothing lasts forever and that show took many volunteer hours to maintain. I hope to see that caliber of a show again, but enjoyed hanging out with people that drove their cars to this show.<br />
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijKRXqWil7MUFAY49-wOuB9paGdo9Q77uOoxDfXfgEk3ARVkDGWix8OyJbFw2jZOBGoQUoNhaSNELJ1TOsVZGVZ1SGc6FQ5786PO8b73JOa9NZyGVIpJeQ0-hMYcWO-HNhJ6O6l77KGb4/s1600/DSCF9107.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1067" data-original-width="1600" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijKRXqWil7MUFAY49-wOuB9paGdo9Q77uOoxDfXfgEk3ARVkDGWix8OyJbFw2jZOBGoQUoNhaSNELJ1TOsVZGVZ1SGc6FQ5786PO8b73JOa9NZyGVIpJeQ0-hMYcWO-HNhJ6O6l77KGb4/s640/DSCF9107.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Also not a car. Shhh... please don't hurt its feelings.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
Which begs the question: could I become one of those guys that takes an interesting car to shows and drive-in nights? Maybe. But not until our adorable spawn are on their own and we have more room on the driveway. I recently came really close to buying a beautiful BMW E36 M3 sedan. I decided it would be a not-so-great daily commute vehicle and opted for a 2016 Lincoln MKZ Hybrid in the end. Luxury car depreciation is a minor miracle for used car buyers.<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG99llMPXgC5gFp190EhHjQELcTBRb_Z7w-TDGf9vwrNsaBUTXTP_323H92oeR184RXgm406eZ57xMLiN_x-XsAUM2TDCLB-QGl_a4H5hKgOFWHfOV9qgrw_Aq3TolmiDX717FASt5QWU/s1600/DSCF9059.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1067" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG99llMPXgC5gFp190EhHjQELcTBRb_Z7w-TDGf9vwrNsaBUTXTP_323H92oeR184RXgm406eZ57xMLiN_x-XsAUM2TDCLB-QGl_a4H5hKgOFWHfOV9qgrw_Aq3TolmiDX717FASt5QWU/s640/DSCF9059.JPG" width="426" /></a></div>
<br />
Vintage lenses are small, portable and fun. They take up a lot less space than a car. I am a car guy and love playing under a hood, but that kind of toy will have to wait. My hope is when I have the space and time that I can find the Datsun 280z of my dreams. I love pretty much everything about the 240z and 280z. They even have enough leg room for a six-foot tall guy. I can't say the same for old Fiats or the Mazda Miata.<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuxP_eRyojETr7YxHQav-gAWLmEhgqrnU44hu2q-EWwWWuCp8570IamHzZtYVtixTM4PyokDLUBhXjn3riylvNhmXKhk_3U4JgiTtkDcxM5Bo7sWhmkicJvGRnuDFi85icrSOZy0WtMuo/s1600/DSCF9164.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1067" data-original-width="1600" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuxP_eRyojETr7YxHQav-gAWLmEhgqrnU44hu2q-EWwWWuCp8570IamHzZtYVtixTM4PyokDLUBhXjn3riylvNhmXKhk_3U4JgiTtkDcxM5Bo7sWhmkicJvGRnuDFi85icrSOZy0WtMuo/s640/DSCF9164.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
This post is something of a beta test. Google profoundly screwed up their old photo catalog system when they dissolved the first iteration of G+. My Google Photos uploads are now working great in Blogger on a pure Android Pixel Book. I'll watch metrics on this compared to G+ posts. Likes and comments are free and appreciated by anyone in any social media space. I have to pick where to scream into the Internet void and appreciate the time you have spent on this humble blog.Dwayne F.http://www.blogger.com/profile/07032059161503386028noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2897251519490477449.post-21484184085270385212016-01-18T21:09:00.001-06:002016-01-18T21:09:53.836-06:00Journey of the IKEA SharkAround Christmas time, my Younger Spawn became enamored and obsessed with stuffed sharks from IKEA. For the record, they are cuddly and adorable!<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYsc9N21r6Je_5eSX6GqkSZKynECXYCLZLCmRXew6f9jsvXLlzgiZjGuoXbrYXFjulvMJx4Or7CZUMFwI87gj1Wq3j8f5j6SegTTERJyufYLy3juby4GCTNzm818eW7NnIkmo4Tu-UV4Y/s1600/IMG_4285.PNG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYsc9N21r6Je_5eSX6GqkSZKynECXYCLZLCmRXew6f9jsvXLlzgiZjGuoXbrYXFjulvMJx4Or7CZUMFwI87gj1Wq3j8f5j6SegTTERJyufYLy3juby4GCTNzm818eW7NnIkmo4Tu-UV4Y/s640/IMG_4285.PNG" width="358" /></a></div>
<br />
As time went on, I realized the the lack of IKEA sharks would haunt her. Worse yet, she would haunt me. Holding a grudge is a genetic predisposition. The depth of obsession went to the point where she stated that winning Powerball would mean being able to acquire the IKEA sharks. As in <i>all of the IKEA sharks, anywhere in the world.</i><br />
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd1eKnfq6cs8KQWHzG_Mb3UklxLE4Pj6N9bkdOlC52E9P5GFARAVSS8HCKK4_uSN9EpbgBB4m9Ey81laldSj6kEhuiAj1cJtRnqhFLOBrDQPQdXsZdwRRJhtA_cm2GlJH48U5ufjPXREY/s1600/IMG_4032.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd1eKnfq6cs8KQWHzG_Mb3UklxLE4Pj6N9bkdOlC52E9P5GFARAVSS8HCKK4_uSN9EpbgBB4m9Ey81laldSj6kEhuiAj1cJtRnqhFLOBrDQPQdXsZdwRRJhtA_cm2GlJH48U5ufjPXREY/s640/IMG_4032.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>Wants ALL of the freaking IKEA sharks. This is the look of madness.</i></b></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<i> </i><br />
Obsession - coupled with eternal grudging - is not a good combination. Besides, all she has to do is make bunny eyes at me and I am utterly defenseless. I am a weak parental unit.<br />
<br />
I remedied the situation last weekend and adopted a shark to surprise her. <b><i>This is the journey of the IKEA shark.</i></b><br />
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8vCLEd_yzPS07Bcc7iH58wgZeP9K0W81f1AylqH1nsUDFvHXFrs1F-7azwgLCHr_FKE_Tyd80pFYZELZUdyRRWOKG5al5L3Cmom8m22Swwb_aCkDUP6tXvQXTlwPiOxoc818RSH93aCQ/s1600/IMG_4262.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8vCLEd_yzPS07Bcc7iH58wgZeP9K0W81f1AylqH1nsUDFvHXFrs1F-7azwgLCHr_FKE_Tyd80pFYZELZUdyRRWOKG5al5L3Cmom8m22Swwb_aCkDUP6tXvQXTlwPiOxoc818RSH93aCQ/s640/IMG_4262.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Checkout time.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0pyR9Ns_W9ISdx8wzRSpAhadSan3hgekPZOZWEJvFznaE7R9PSihgWWb2MaOJdZLafT0y8IewRxH1-DBG5arvtyUFcSu1bDJKf7txInBYkeLWitDjHIzk1DLMG94tP1L70YW9iNUWDNI/s1600/IMG_4265.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0pyR9Ns_W9ISdx8wzRSpAhadSan3hgekPZOZWEJvFznaE7R9PSihgWWb2MaOJdZLafT0y8IewRxH1-DBG5arvtyUFcSu1bDJKf7txInBYkeLWitDjHIzk1DLMG94tP1L70YW9iNUWDNI/s640/IMG_4265.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Once liberated, the shark took care of a seafood craving.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTnp7NDU-Le7C55VYFKVK6aeYhmcg9Xy8-7nM_4t89rM7KwHk08AN1zbrzLx_rUB8yH6G5kPpJFTUeK9PKUeseV2QLxfggDvIpq73N9f68JqH4UXxRjRZUA-_q5r215A7lUtvPtmzX_yA/s1600/IMG_4266.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTnp7NDU-Le7C55VYFKVK6aeYhmcg9Xy8-7nM_4t89rM7KwHk08AN1zbrzLx_rUB8yH6G5kPpJFTUeK9PKUeseV2QLxfggDvIpq73N9f68JqH4UXxRjRZUA-_q5r215A7lUtvPtmzX_yA/s640/IMG_4266.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And found an exit. Did you know IKEA sharks can read? 36 in language on the ACT, but not so good with math.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5ZBGoD8V3oAjut078PEU03h6qxTOFK2P-E0bFFR0B7-T0zDB1JifwtB5AuCFcVLRIpNMTIbslD9fB-t4FwodSlMJzE75o7klIrPO5ZAbaIcPG_0-2LeEKIdI30rclp4onsywxVJ3_Rvg/s1600/IMG_4268.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5ZBGoD8V3oAjut078PEU03h6qxTOFK2P-E0bFFR0B7-T0zDB1JifwtB5AuCFcVLRIpNMTIbslD9fB-t4FwodSlMJzE75o7klIrPO5ZAbaIcPG_0-2LeEKIdI30rclp4onsywxVJ3_Rvg/s640/IMG_4268.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sharks love conveyors. Just sayin'.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglZTtU20lK3UGf_h_TzerQe6E-NrmHOf5dw6zzmYomuxFAr2p_Dd1lqqI7wJAUPfYyAMHr0ZPPvL9zlXf9LxXcxi7MwhFY36LZKxBdEGU5EknXXSDzntvDsWVDBz922fmIwXcyQRpaoQE/s1600/IMG_4270.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglZTtU20lK3UGf_h_TzerQe6E-NrmHOf5dw6zzmYomuxFAr2p_Dd1lqqI7wJAUPfYyAMHr0ZPPvL9zlXf9LxXcxi7MwhFY36LZKxBdEGU5EknXXSDzntvDsWVDBz922fmIwXcyQRpaoQE/s640/IMG_4270.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And technology. IKEA sharks love technology!</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJPnrVvY1qg1gG1oGDpeS7f_jliBHdMS3bTd-dD0aG1cnObUdyq9Cke6GaMrN39El032WxPDHx76XsyPx2o3DwsI2VjIfITLz0XU8GL_h06av85BpZth3rKGNaId61IQz12Ud9uRpz74I/s1600/IMG_4274.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJPnrVvY1qg1gG1oGDpeS7f_jliBHdMS3bTd-dD0aG1cnObUdyq9Cke6GaMrN39El032WxPDHx76XsyPx2o3DwsI2VjIfITLz0XU8GL_h06av85BpZth3rKGNaId61IQz12Ud9uRpz74I/s640/IMG_4274.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Goodbye, IKEA store!</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPgPiocu4m4Rq6TBD__qBc6A9lL2kwJUKwz6v4sthIP0tzPUWQ69vZX5DWrHlP6pJR1iL1UBhcv3nDdFG3wtMpM02xLNP8PPY8EQuH3m6prPVCsCXdsD3Po7Bl-CeCjSBgBFDFORZswfI/s1600/IMG_4277.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPgPiocu4m4Rq6TBD__qBc6A9lL2kwJUKwz6v4sthIP0tzPUWQ69vZX5DWrHlP6pJR1iL1UBhcv3nDdFG3wtMpM02xLNP8PPY8EQuH3m6prPVCsCXdsD3Po7Bl-CeCjSBgBFDFORZswfI/s640/IMG_4277.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The poor Costco shoppers just had no idea ;-)</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0MkRGvoytWEBMj0Qi1q_GWtZtPym-7DAkRkgh9TTRWbPwAt2svka6u3r-z3vjdkfpZPYTJFb-Cqg9_MYchkuHgj8cYc6XjTuA_NGgLl8kBLDIWtiBtkibv0QmYfvxHO4Ym8c8g3Jhne0/s1600/IMG_4284.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0MkRGvoytWEBMj0Qi1q_GWtZtPym-7DAkRkgh9TTRWbPwAt2svka6u3r-z3vjdkfpZPYTJFb-Cqg9_MYchkuHgj8cYc6XjTuA_NGgLl8kBLDIWtiBtkibv0QmYfvxHO4Ym8c8g3Jhne0/s640/IMG_4284.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Um, pizza guy? Or perhaps 'Land Shark'.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
The fifteen-year-olds' face lit up like Christmas morning when she found the shark patiently <strike>stalking </strike>waiting in the back of the Volt. She'll have to find another excuse to make me miserable ;-)Dwayne F.http://www.blogger.com/profile/07032059161503386028noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2897251519490477449.post-21187408327701360562016-01-18T00:13:00.000-06:002016-01-18T00:13:53.259-06:00IBM Electromatic SightingI had to share this beast seen in the wilds of an antique mall. Other than a stuck "z", it appears to work fine and badly needs a new power cord. It wheezes and chugs and smells vaguely of ozone with its open armature motor design. Unfortunately, I could not find a serial number to accurately date it.<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizsbFsoWDHY-eWkqneF-0Tuq1BqQoGx1rZx1dFOs50z2Wg1cuTxiinFGYlc0WwO5x8rxdMLNGZ5ukILuJABUGFE_p2s8Ma_RBMOyxzSrjj7Y4wcfrosiIDwPAAT0-aKx57wt61EPibJso/s1600/IMG_4253.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizsbFsoWDHY-eWkqneF-0Tuq1BqQoGx1rZx1dFOs50z2Wg1cuTxiinFGYlc0WwO5x8rxdMLNGZ5ukILuJABUGFE_p2s8Ma_RBMOyxzSrjj7Y4wcfrosiIDwPAAT0-aKx57wt61EPibJso/s640/IMG_4253.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
The typeface is a simplified sans in all caps. It didn't appear to be a Ham mill. Such an interesting machine, but I have no space for it.<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDZwRsQgSSM6lLbbNsfj43qC2qi4oJgvbkDF6tht-NdcpCZef-_Vxs1L6QXNDkYhVxDqVNYNai4fQLnM3HQXl39ljWJh2LH32A4Hb71jb7fd6_rWK0utCxCInfuUStKzGQuwZI8CEGDIw/s1600/IMG_4251.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDZwRsQgSSM6lLbbNsfj43qC2qi4oJgvbkDF6tht-NdcpCZef-_Vxs1L6QXNDkYhVxDqVNYNai4fQLnM3HQXl39ljWJh2LH32A4Hb71jb7fd6_rWK0utCxCInfuUStKzGQuwZI8CEGDIw/s640/IMG_4251.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<br />
<br />
I keep seeing silly descriptions for old machines. They are all steampunk. I would be interested in seeing this with all of the sheet metal removed. Below is the closest thing I could find to a serial number. The motor was serviced in the 1950s. Again, such an interesting critter. Must resist...<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio-d9qCruZeDTVQamk078DbvCEKoUvYzBl5gUoOEfLBzg5BpOXBmiqOf4KmK6ai6W8EnWNhTwPgdD9uVQkkMruUlyRgzhBKE8a8WNNZWvEaRkPB-zrQZNgC1NotIUTw_Zo3l8mMYGNgMU/s1600/IMG_4252.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio-d9qCruZeDTVQamk078DbvCEKoUvYzBl5gUoOEfLBzg5BpOXBmiqOf4KmK6ai6W8EnWNhTwPgdD9uVQkkMruUlyRgzhBKE8a8WNNZWvEaRkPB-zrQZNgC1NotIUTw_Zo3l8mMYGNgMU/s640/IMG_4252.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
Dwayne F.http://www.blogger.com/profile/07032059161503386028noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2897251519490477449.post-854336759280773302015-12-30T23:26:00.000-06:002015-12-30T23:26:21.426-06:00Oliver 2 Project MachineAfter a long absence, I am trying to get this blog moving along while burning vacation time on various projects around the house and spending time with my family. Perfection has been the enemy of content as of late. Imperfect photos from my phone might streamline things a bit.<br />
<br />
Here is a find from a recent journey to a First Friday weekend warehouse antique mall. I was shocked to spot an early Oliver in the wild. I was even more surprised when it was priced reasonably enough to carry it two blocks to the car and bring it home :-)<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi82hIX7HJIbk3DQzPAOE-qjwT3RN_s5BO7jUxia2P8iu0il4EG8iMO1R7iBpAWXDd4kgkTxpOilxekHVjuufFLfLyWvbfw32wUvqlHt5eVtFBUo-7WxG9hyphenhyphencmK4HRM0264rOwUfAsYbNE/s1600/IMG_3391.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi82hIX7HJIbk3DQzPAOE-qjwT3RN_s5BO7jUxia2P8iu0il4EG8iMO1R7iBpAWXDd4kgkTxpOilxekHVjuufFLfLyWvbfw32wUvqlHt5eVtFBUo-7WxG9hyphenhyphencmK4HRM0264rOwUfAsYbNE/s640/IMG_3391.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuGwRSWJSHl0Y-JhEHD2CzQEOkAb38Hk5t0G07tGrlxNq41bZ-ztkth9zWZNeLERextzYc252bakJRQrc9kG4eGcB1nmeCoqcFnhwFBTJTPDbrmAjQENWjgpPpP9WdadinGiKOoT_HWSk/s1600/IMG_3393.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuGwRSWJSHl0Y-JhEHD2CzQEOkAb38Hk5t0G07tGrlxNq41bZ-ztkth9zWZNeLERextzYc252bakJRQrc9kG4eGcB1nmeCoqcFnhwFBTJTPDbrmAjQENWjgpPpP9WdadinGiKOoT_HWSk/s640/IMG_3393.JPG" width="480" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZxIFfPwqGnxy-2BYERSz4TIR8szyMiF3tt78CloinG_YnFH4o3_4dclXx4Rx-5xPo0uj6eUJRT797WwVfL7qLbysI6afoREuxPxGcB-G3GVvJW9smGXST52VGXL0HmWjgrg-XXKo7gHU/s1600/IMG_3390.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZxIFfPwqGnxy-2BYERSz4TIR8szyMiF3tt78CloinG_YnFH4o3_4dclXx4Rx-5xPo0uj6eUJRT797WwVfL7qLbysI6afoREuxPxGcB-G3GVvJW9smGXST52VGXL0HmWjgrg-XXKo7gHU/s640/IMG_3390.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
This machine is really grubby, but probably cleaner than I would be after sitting around for over a hundred years. It appears to be complete. There is a serial number somewhere under all that dirt and grime. Either way, Ted Munk's database shows an 1897-1901 production run for this model.<br />
<br />
Time is a precious commodity and one I have been short of in a flurry of work, business travel, Senior year college visits, and various band, orchestra, theater, and cross country events. I'll keep it covered in a safe place until one of those PowerBall tickets comes up a winner ;-)<br />
Dwayne F.http://www.blogger.com/profile/07032059161503386028noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2897251519490477449.post-80345065674176186702015-12-30T11:37:00.001-06:002015-12-30T11:37:02.531-06:00What do Remingtons and Harleys have in common? Try finding a modern 1/4" x 24 pitch screw if you would like to know 🔩<div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjpdecHQHfROf9RVqsP6mfzJlP3c6X7eiQDMNlZk87b2c6KVCUhM4DzI8BFP8u-4oFJuOr54EgYpRF7HHmhDjinM9i-xeUvWUCsipgxbSEkxFJ78nvb6JT4dGqAkoVse5FRVNgkPlpnDw/s640/blogger-image--2044268861.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjpdecHQHfROf9RVqsP6mfzJlP3c6X7eiQDMNlZk87b2c6KVCUhM4DzI8BFP8u-4oFJuOr54EgYpRF7HHmhDjinM9i-xeUvWUCsipgxbSEkxFJ78nvb6JT4dGqAkoVse5FRVNgkPlpnDw/s640/blogger-image--2044268861.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div><br></div><div>This weird beast is from a foot on the Remington Noiseless. I bought a parts machine to get various bits I wanted.</div>Dwayne F.http://www.blogger.com/profile/07032059161503386028noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2897251519490477449.post-50584917259181149202015-12-23T19:12:00.001-06:002015-12-23T19:12:38.500-06:00On the bench...A Remington Noiseless, on its way to functionality. Vacation time is a good thing.<br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbIp2E7-0v8JRFyUR_WZnUg1F2FFNeasyFiEDGMaXFFRWWgz7TvpfsMi7F8IamQ3xLPEK_1iVOGS3BGqmXyb4hb_p3OrjAx2dYZTfGRsV0EsyIpKxRszCd0sBBP3HlabSo5nEgVC9f3f4/s640/blogger-image-1441208823.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbIp2E7-0v8JRFyUR_WZnUg1F2FFNeasyFiEDGMaXFFRWWgz7TvpfsMi7F8IamQ3xLPEK_1iVOGS3BGqmXyb4hb_p3OrjAx2dYZTfGRsV0EsyIpKxRszCd0sBBP3HlabSo5nEgVC9f3f4/s640/blogger-image-1441208823.jpg"></a></div>Dwayne F.http://www.blogger.com/profile/07032059161503386028noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2897251519490477449.post-78313952612498111652015-09-01T20:52:00.001-05:002015-09-01T20:52:06.117-05:00Google Product Sans = Royal VogueThe G is a bit off, but otherwise the resemblance is remarkable!<div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyoQy743_fOrmOirnur4o3GXjkL5Y0rINbC03b0_R3JmYodb05nmDhYoHRij2VTk7h5Q4gooIORbdfEGIk8UNRfJe7VX8h9z-v3G8EaSKdjDqHocQsptxgAtG1V7d794ztGF1BrUE6LfA/s640/blogger-image--604509426.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyoQy743_fOrmOirnur4o3GXjkL5Y0rINbC03b0_R3JmYodb05nmDhYoHRij2VTk7h5Q4gooIORbdfEGIk8UNRfJe7VX8h9z-v3G8EaSKdjDqHocQsptxgAtG1V7d794ztGF1BrUE6LfA/s640/blogger-image--604509426.jpg"></a></div><br></div><br></div>Dwayne F.http://www.blogger.com/profile/07032059161503386028noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2897251519490477449.post-91573694101685114232015-08-03T22:15:00.001-05:002015-08-03T22:15:30.272-05:00SSSSS... So Shiny is the Gold Smith Corona 5S SilentMost of the typewriter afflicted are aware of the amazing chrome and gold plated creations offered by Kasbah Mod (now Trillionaire Vintage). One of their best tricks was turning the homely, crinkle finished Smith Coronas into works of art. The world is a random place, and every once in a while a vintage plated machine appears in the netherworld of digital commerce. Thus fell a 5S - one of the best machines ever made - into my hands by way of an ebay seller who posted pretty poor photos.<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg89tZT3HJ5ndvd7BYdSGydBb3qgNw8uR_EchX362t7lAUo0P5VlBdddkZwjWtYC41IGiOz4TgcEEPH2qJv2txtoA7u5abGMqTA2l25yjslhLaJulWDrNbakPrZEUKZ0RyoHMwvDVJUjgY/s1600/DSCF1400.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg89tZT3HJ5ndvd7BYdSGydBb3qgNw8uR_EchX362t7lAUo0P5VlBdddkZwjWtYC41IGiOz4TgcEEPH2qJv2txtoA7u5abGMqTA2l25yjslhLaJulWDrNbakPrZEUKZ0RyoHMwvDVJUjgY/s640/DSCF1400.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
Thanks to Ted Munk's relentless research, we know this machine was made in 1951. When it was plated is anyone's guess, but it is consistent through the machine and includes screws. The sound deadening material is applied perfectly as is the 'Silent' decal on tab adjustment cover.<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj92FnCgjsYBGXXakoJ-Eh6r-t0mJD6G56aUxOw7FTjhA5nAsz-N_eUe5MEo14f-bvD2v3qGeBQx0z75VVtGavJI5F9Z5sVNdAHQwmBgfg_uyObRZVJ_wGNxddhO2Yo9Hue6vcIFXFD5FU/s1600/DSCF1374.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj92FnCgjsYBGXXakoJ-Eh6r-t0mJD6G56aUxOw7FTjhA5nAsz-N_eUe5MEo14f-bvD2v3qGeBQx0z75VVtGavJI5F9Z5sVNdAHQwmBgfg_uyObRZVJ_wGNxddhO2Yo9Hue6vcIFXFD5FU/s640/DSCF1374.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
The Typewriter Database is pretty much awesome. <a href="http://typewriterdatabase.com/smithcorona.86.typewriter-serial-number-database" target="_blank">Smith Corona Serial Numbers on the Typewriter Database </a><br />
Sadly, the database is prone to Gmail spam and I live wholeheartedly in Google land. Even the photos in the post were uploaded first to the new Google Photos platform.<br />
<br />
I didn't include the case, just imagine old-school wood with factory black covering. The best part was that the machine and case escaped the must and rust of poor storage for all these years. I did a middling tarnish removal followed with an application of a tried and true Teflon spiked automotive wax. It worked well on my <a href="http://vintagetechobsessions.blogspot.com/2012/04/meet-margo-gold-royal-with-starlet.html" target="_blank">gold plated Royal portable.</a><br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCTI0KDDXZYLlumgyLDhhTYZAiIOeSyHf8KynpusYMi1jVIO0ZTkqlk6U9vl-zlGfIG-ZWgVtc-By_zO92rVo9mnZpXSHZFa8uHRaMerieaiM60ppaRvd6g24iquyitMLZZSAaAvpci_w/s1600/DSCF1398.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCTI0KDDXZYLlumgyLDhhTYZAiIOeSyHf8KynpusYMi1jVIO0ZTkqlk6U9vl-zlGfIG-ZWgVtc-By_zO92rVo9mnZpXSHZFa8uHRaMerieaiM60ppaRvd6g24iquyitMLZZSAaAvpci_w/s640/DSCF1398.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
As seen above, the ribbon cover has some kind of a clear coat. Given the thin plating, I am not going to attempt removal. The small piece at the top of the keyboard was covered in dried gunk that cleaned easily with soapy water. The rest of the machine had varying degrees of wax and/or tarnish. Perfect it is not, but look so good I should at age 64. The only significant pitting is on the high touch points behind the paper table.<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0j67zXO1P6YXP7uAjaeD4so7SjBAyCmoQq3-UYf0Lv83r2eepGkjShddrlq1-zKNt3EmmVmwjiF59zD9gICBm3DNTU8Vboj_MVWnth_x9VK0cPHHxZjQGLYWX18-Rk6dd69lVhyphenhyphen9WpeE/s1600/DSCF1383.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0j67zXO1P6YXP7uAjaeD4so7SjBAyCmoQq3-UYf0Lv83r2eepGkjShddrlq1-zKNt3EmmVmwjiF59zD9gICBm3DNTU8Vboj_MVWnth_x9VK0cPHHxZjQGLYWX18-Rk6dd69lVhyphenhyphen9WpeE/s640/DSCF1383.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
Unlike the Royal, major wear points are still in factory chrome. Sixty years of skin oil were not good for the Royal.<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_KlCzagABBCUzNWlK71ryIXHeZubeYgI4PlD64BHjlrgQjv23EYchYD4oOO9jl7Thj5NO6QhIqQRDydtIWuBD09xsAacdRfgsuNrdgwgWwzUPMViZGJFtyoQhrHhG01r3FfraUMUcERE/s1600/DSCF1386.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_KlCzagABBCUzNWlK71ryIXHeZubeYgI4PlD64BHjlrgQjv23EYchYD4oOO9jl7Thj5NO6QhIqQRDydtIWuBD09xsAacdRfgsuNrdgwgWwzUPMViZGJFtyoQhrHhG01r3FfraUMUcERE/s640/DSCF1386.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
I still need to create a type sample. However, Spawn the Younger and my Spousal Unit often leave the house just after 6:00 AM. They do not abide by late night typewriter clatter. We are still adjusting to school year schedules.<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgznEjUtMqcG2QCfoKGyusdVlE_u4g7qCfWWl4NolJKyuu2ywQOauj5P2A9RG56GPmezvlLbKYc2A7SCTwvYdPRIOfnzDfPWMKytCaGgw3ApYZGhaElF7Bb3PyY4Rscuhn4RRCHHbLxNS8/s1600/DSCF1389.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgznEjUtMqcG2QCfoKGyusdVlE_u4g7qCfWWl4NolJKyuu2ywQOauj5P2A9RG56GPmezvlLbKYc2A7SCTwvYdPRIOfnzDfPWMKytCaGgw3ApYZGhaElF7Bb3PyY4Rscuhn4RRCHHbLxNS8/s640/DSCF1389.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
My regrets to all for not posting to this blog more often. My few free hours tend to be absorbed by everything photographic. We have three cars constantly in motion (and an airplane now and then) to support the schedules of two working parents, a Senior in college search and application mode, a Sophomore in marching band, and various other things including orchestra, theater, and my sustainable building related travel.<br />
<br />
Over the past five months, we had extended visits at three colleges and have several more in the wings between now and the end of the year. Come January and February, we have scholar days and weekend events to look forward to. Anyway, thanks for reading this far and not kicking me out of the Typosphere during the long, dry spells :)Dwayne F.http://www.blogger.com/profile/07032059161503386028noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2897251519490477449.post-58451876026506501622015-07-06T11:42:00.001-05:002015-07-06T11:42:46.550-05:00All That Glitters...Just a teaser for a new arrival that still needs a proper cleaning :)<div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6UeO8-i1PNOHAwGsuqePLjhOrpgb_IFdEYXOfve4JcRaVRIqswh9FgBNxxw_M4ZbpZYsRt7f5eq_j-yVBXIzNzaN8S_V2bZVuDbYzglMB2BDaUTTkqinl3kH6FCsrxBw-Yq2IiodBkng/s640/blogger-image-107765764.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6UeO8-i1PNOHAwGsuqePLjhOrpgb_IFdEYXOfve4JcRaVRIqswh9FgBNxxw_M4ZbpZYsRt7f5eq_j-yVBXIzNzaN8S_V2bZVuDbYzglMB2BDaUTTkqinl3kH6FCsrxBw-Yq2IiodBkng/s640/blogger-image-107765764.jpg"></a></div><br></div>Dwayne F.http://www.blogger.com/profile/07032059161503386028noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2897251519490477449.post-60613311894463028752015-06-26T00:12:00.000-05:002015-06-26T00:12:15.595-05:00Happy International Typewriter Day!Happy International Typewriter Day!<br />
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-wtzyqml-Ma8/VQ7vHeSISJI/AAAAAAAE9bw/zY3e1FXk_LM/s1600/IMG_2608.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="480" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-wtzyqml-Ma8/VQ7vHeSISJI/AAAAAAAE9bw/zY3e1FXk_LM/s640/IMG_2608.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Just because the Olivetti ICO caught a ray of sunlight one day :)</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />Dwayne F.http://www.blogger.com/profile/07032059161503386028noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2897251519490477449.post-15621165166311573952015-03-25T22:37:00.000-05:002015-03-25T22:37:19.889-05:00Radio Mill with Finger Flight Champion StyleGreetings from an Underwood that should have been introduced a year ago. Busy is no excuse for zombie blogs, but I'll claim it anyway.<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9ot6JiNqwK5Acxd79JPeL7ikYK2gOk2WXd9135rPgocKnUFDU4PTjhRXdWoZYc0MpKZqywri9GcoP8g5ZfyUvINdZCi6jtPVXJr_kJzGQG1g4A3B5XnYkOUE9I4KyJy5FLRo3ou96hzI/s1600/DSC01094.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9ot6JiNqwK5Acxd79JPeL7ikYK2gOk2WXd9135rPgocKnUFDU4PTjhRXdWoZYc0MpKZqywri9GcoP8g5ZfyUvINdZCi6jtPVXJr_kJzGQG1g4A3B5XnYkOUE9I4KyJy5FLRo3ou96hzI/s1600/DSC01094.JPG" height="424" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
The color scheme on this machine is understated with bits of flair. The green and gray combination have an army look to them, but the burgundy highlights are pretty daring for something military. Either way, it has no service markings. <br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPuECSAdhStxHMH1hCQePOY_ZvO6UeZJa6RBJV6vZnIrZfG6fdmhaukhX1DpUbbNPcVx40WsbgRPqzWlcEHKBYymBLUMIM7y8q0c-MoV3f1A9yte7cstEypUBF9D8vPD7WeTilB0RQ8Ms/s1600/DSC01091.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPuECSAdhStxHMH1hCQePOY_ZvO6UeZJa6RBJV6vZnIrZfG6fdmhaukhX1DpUbbNPcVx40WsbgRPqzWlcEHKBYymBLUMIM7y8q0c-MoV3f1A9yte7cstEypUBF9D8vPD7WeTilB0RQ8Ms/s1600/DSC01091.JPG" height="424" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
The keyboard is classic mill, but some of the type slugs look like refugees from other machines. There is even a curly 'C' that one would find on an Underwood script typewriter.<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNFCKXDORrNmWtsZ7gSFe6KQSnQRdKwLa8imzpIZhG3bcoZf4oNioCKXdyezgJEhINxB13MFDx7KyTnkcPjrmwCXK4dtY_7MX3Z7PuSEYgAdydS8mzx9M38BRCyBICsK_yTGsqvmLnPFQ/s1600/DSC01083.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNFCKXDORrNmWtsZ7gSFe6KQSnQRdKwLa8imzpIZhG3bcoZf4oNioCKXdyezgJEhINxB13MFDx7KyTnkcPjrmwCXK4dtY_7MX3Z7PuSEYgAdydS8mzx9M38BRCyBICsK_yTGsqvmLnPFQ/s1600/DSC01083.JPG" height="424" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
And for posterity, here is a proper type sample.<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvyHg1V4nJJpRq253QbvKQAbuaXEJdrTXqthyphenhyphenGiN5zrccMehcKSf4EuGJ4yRkxXP3MSXJYrFWtm6XOidsGqF8hj0bkNzBbui58OXI9C4epjg6REzrZX1SO2btS5hPiHwtPm_im656PvQo/s1600/IMG_2682.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvyHg1V4nJJpRq253QbvKQAbuaXEJdrTXqthyphenhyphenGiN5zrccMehcKSf4EuGJ4yRkxXP3MSXJYrFWtm6XOidsGqF8hj0bkNzBbui58OXI9C4epjg6REzrZX1SO2btS5hPiHwtPm_im656PvQo/s1600/IMG_2682.JPG" height="480" width="640" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBwENj2XbbJUK8sYZRzasTlu16r0q3f4pgtS1bVH5EoKKy-ZaWmQrQDHpeTFvA_VFQBA_I9S3gvGJrU2KMPV9li1-8n3dnr5WcrImpHKLxsjP_rmc8zpb8MeSgEvASjcL1TiEW14YP4Bo/s1600/IMG_2683.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBwENj2XbbJUK8sYZRzasTlu16r0q3f4pgtS1bVH5EoKKy-ZaWmQrQDHpeTFvA_VFQBA_I9S3gvGJrU2KMPV9li1-8n3dnr5WcrImpHKLxsjP_rmc8zpb8MeSgEvASjcL1TiEW14YP4Bo/s1600/IMG_2683.JPG" height="640" width="480" /></a></div>
<br />
I'm not having any luck finding the serial number - any tips on where to look?<br />
<br />
As an aside, I've noticed that Blogger is meshing better with my cache of backed up images. Perhaps I will get around to blogging more often!<br />
<br />
Thanks for stopping by!<br />
<br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: blue;">Please stand by for the usual copyright notice. As in, everything on this blog is copyright Dwayne Fuhlhage. Please share the social love by linking and sharing freely, but refrain from stealing digital content. We have an enforcer and are not afraid to use him. Much.</span></span><br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2EcXyaDCeN0InhWd1XtcLHwXWQfHFgZjr95EdgMgZGZnO5xajcEibp5maWs2OoAcB90l9-m989qnsYYB7GSyeu9IXM2XE6lXrEIYrSRiMFDaGOPGf02sVco15gtfbJOYhTE988As57Ig/s1600/IMG_2666.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2EcXyaDCeN0InhWd1XtcLHwXWQfHFgZjr95EdgMgZGZnO5xajcEibp5maWs2OoAcB90l9-m989qnsYYB7GSyeu9IXM2XE6lXrEIYrSRiMFDaGOPGf02sVco15gtfbJOYhTE988As57Ig/s1600/IMG_2666.JPG" height="240" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />Dwayne F.http://www.blogger.com/profile/07032059161503386028noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2897251519490477449.post-78558436297653008692015-03-14T09:26:00.000-05:002015-03-14T09:26:00.232-05:00Pi Day! The Ultimate Pi Day of the Century.Ooo... such a beautiful sequence of numbers this is! Today is the day that Pi and time collide and for an infinitesimally long bit Pi is repeated forever...<br />
At least in the artificial construct we call time. All I know is that we don't have enough of it. Even Elder Spawn got to experience little of the small death known as sleep this week with homework and rehearsals. She is a number fanatic and obsesses about sequences, but is opting to sleep in. We have another chance in the PM, but we will be watching Joshua Bell from the third row center at the Kauffman Center.We could be on a cruise ship full of Spring Break extroverts instead. Nah.<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKuDNO1s9NWK1cXF2ZHzx8fjZ_XmfR85wEKlyduZe23Hylrz1uh7T-J4kkQHdx7ATODIg4G3mTU53WFEbCQI4kixH1d2ZQSgYTeTjThyXa9jsL9vJ_yiFlR90gDd3Pj5HDbaNW9WBRAxc/s1600/IMG_1968.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKuDNO1s9NWK1cXF2ZHzx8fjZ_XmfR85wEKlyduZe23Hylrz1uh7T-J4kkQHdx7ATODIg4G3mTU53WFEbCQI4kixH1d2ZQSgYTeTjThyXa9jsL9vJ_yiFlR90gDd3Pj5HDbaNW9WBRAxc/s1600/IMG_1968.JPG" height="480" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
I know a lawyer who memorized Pi out to 2,000 places, backwards and forwards. I'm consistently remember 3.14. But for today, we can contemplate the great beyond:<br />
3.141592665335989793238462 etc.<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs4cF1kiqzdwD_2ENONxMTjZTHp7Pg9csLEQRfmegmGmYU9q5pPFhv6bIpb80Vjhl4FhhP6UBJ8LLPDoLIFXCEFiFIfHhNwSxDIUmMar37ha9b9wUZVsa5qSur9tTbDXWDqq3NZqAVSxc/s1600/IMG_1965.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs4cF1kiqzdwD_2ENONxMTjZTHp7Pg9csLEQRfmegmGmYU9q5pPFhv6bIpb80Vjhl4FhhP6UBJ8LLPDoLIFXCEFiFIfHhNwSxDIUmMar37ha9b9wUZVsa5qSur9tTbDXWDqq3NZqAVSxc/s1600/IMG_1965.JPG" height="480" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
Thanks for geeking out with me!Dwayne F.http://www.blogger.com/profile/07032059161503386028noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2897251519490477449.post-74841832023055033892015-01-03T17:13:00.001-06:002015-01-03T20:58:09.886-06:00Remington #8,000,000: The Inception<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwa3EuGUosIzJ86ucGgckMQ-ESJgLCtrCMy-ppM57iJBlAFuGy6aYqG8hKtM3scJ1W8gM9ZpIOfFYEU5zRpatdqYOHQ8VIBGeiA-xhAN263rEDFmI7qvMmBMrV5z9v2h7sNDcDjnhi03o/s1600/PH_SHOLES+and+Glidden+Proto_60th+Anniv_YWCA+WASHdc_March_1933_BIG.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwa3EuGUosIzJ86ucGgckMQ-ESJgLCtrCMy-ppM57iJBlAFuGy6aYqG8hKtM3scJ1W8gM9ZpIOfFYEU5zRpatdqYOHQ8VIBGeiA-xhAN263rEDFmI7qvMmBMrV5z9v2h7sNDcDjnhi03o/s1600/PH_SHOLES+and+Glidden+Proto_60th+Anniv_YWCA+WASHdc_March_1933_BIG.jpg" height="498" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Remington #8,000,000 with Sholes and Glidden prototype circa March 23, 1933 via Peter Weil</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
Typewriter nerds,
rejoice! The Typosphere is just an awesome place and this practically knocked me over when I read my email this afternoon.<br />
<br />
A typewriter collector, Peter Weil, contacted me the long way
around through uber collector and advocate Richard Polt. He came across
the above image of the eight-millionth Remington, a Noiseless 8, being used
alongside a Sholes and Glidden prototype that would lead to the first Remington. The plate on front is a dead
giveaway. It is indeed the machine in my possession by way of a New York
City ebay seller several years ago.<br />
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaHO4QhbNiueIvmZ4aOdhiqC5pEZuKK58F90Swi4GjhIQEubqfted7NW4FLf62Mi_rAFGBDpOKh7s6X0RwhgSW_t-RoVS_cLndFVvhovaicJbNd4bbYQ-pyYAZuVI3WEoQPBNw97FM0-HW/s1600/Remington+Godzilla+Last+Stand+067.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaHO4QhbNiueIvmZ4aOdhiqC5pEZuKK58F90Swi4GjhIQEubqfted7NW4FLf62Mi_rAFGBDpOKh7s6X0RwhgSW_t-RoVS_cLndFVvhovaicJbNd4bbYQ-pyYAZuVI3WEoQPBNw97FM0-HW/s1600/Remington+Godzilla+Last+Stand+067.JPG" height="426" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">http://vintagetechobsessions.blogspot.com/2012/02/last-stand-at-remington-starring.html</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
We know from the plate on
this machine that it was just a few weeks old at the time. This fills in
some historical gaps. Here is more than you would probably want to read
about this machine:<br />
<br />
<a href="http://vintagetechobsessions.blogspot.com/2013/03/remington-8-number-8000000-80th-birthday.html" target="_blank">http://vintagetechobsessions.blogspot.com/2013/03/remington-8-number-8000000-80th-birthday.html</a><br />
<a href="http://vintagetechobsessions.blogspot.com/2012/02/itam-special-report-eight-millionth.html" target="_blank">http://vintagetechobsessions.blogspot.com/2012/02/itam-special-report-eight-millionth.html</a><br />
<a href="http://vintagetechobsessions.blogspot.com/2012/02/last-stand-at-remington-starring.html" target="_blank">http://vintagetechobsessions.blogspot.com/2012/02/last-stand-at-remington-starring.html</a><br />
<br />
Here is the history of this photo as told by Peter Weil. Substitute 'Remington 8' for 'Portable 1'.<br />
<br />
"On
March 23, 1933, the YWCA held an event to commemorate the 60th
anniversary of there invention of the typewriter. More specifically, The
focus of the celebration was “…the entrance of women into the modern
business world.” I find it dumbfounding that Smithsonian would have
loaned the Sholes to them, but my guess is that the YWCA had a lot of
clout in Congress to succeed in bowing so important an artifact. I
suspect that this specific version is a bit earlier than the one made
famous by the image of Sholes’ daughter typing on iyt. Note that these
keys are ceramic ones, as on the earlier prototypes, whereas the keys on
the example used by the daughter are similar to the latter
metrakl-ringed flat ones covered with glass that were used on the first
fully marketed Sholes and Gliddens in 1874. I think it also interesting
that the YWCA selected a Remington Portable, admittedly, the largest
they made at the time, a Model 1, to contrast with and to indicate
progress since, the Sholes machine. The # Model 1 was a borderline
office machine, but it was a not a full one. Perhaps because it had just
been introduced into a tighter office market created by the Depression,
Remington, who probably loaned it for the event, wanted it used.<br />
<br />
The
Acme Co., a news service, printed and distributed multiple copies of
the photograph, headlining it as “”How Types Have Speeded Up.” In their
caption, they also draw primary attention to the contrasts in the
clothing of the two women typists. Clearly, faster types, faster typists
(literally and figuratively), and real progress for typewriters and
women! (yes, I am being facetious)"<br />
<br />
For context, check out Richard Polt's typewriter history highlights: <a href="http://site.xavier.edu/polt/typewriters/tw-history.html" target="_blank">http://site.xavier.edu/polt/typewriters/tw-history.html</a> <br />
<br />
Thanks Peter and Richard for helping tell the history of this machine!Dwayne F.http://www.blogger.com/profile/07032059161503386028noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2897251519490477449.post-20951994567768915382014-12-13T21:10:00.000-06:002014-12-13T21:10:15.146-06:00Sequential InsanityI'm nowhere near as obsessive about numerical sequences as Spawn the Elder. But I can't resist that one shot in the century at lining up 12/13/14. You'll note that this entry was posted at 9:11 CST. Blogger doesn't let me schedule by the second.<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP5q5Z1rb_rQZUK6Z5D-m50Cx2RTag3eiyNP5kE1h81ST9gk72Xrmz1oOIzPt5qdahl4BFz2ANRwCtGsyZepYbaI7NRGKlmOXdt5-ZInztXN7FBhf9G3XGJW9GqZ3ipZaFPtoDNwOmSHg/s1600/Godzilla+in+the+tree+DSCF8823.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP5q5Z1rb_rQZUK6Z5D-m50Cx2RTag3eiyNP5kE1h81ST9gk72Xrmz1oOIzPt5qdahl4BFz2ANRwCtGsyZepYbaI7NRGKlmOXdt5-ZInztXN7FBhf9G3XGJW9GqZ3ipZaFPtoDNwOmSHg/s1600/Godzilla+in+the+tree+DSCF8823.jpg" height="424" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
Small detail: I missed the AM round by a few seconds. We don't operate on military time in this house, so PM is fair game!Dwayne F.http://www.blogger.com/profile/07032059161503386028noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2897251519490477449.post-57473833705089612832014-12-05T22:45:00.000-06:002014-12-05T22:45:19.283-06:00Hey kids! Let's turn an Oliver #7 into a lamp!I really, really like the reproduction Edison light bulbs. I really, really hate it when people do stupid, stupid things with them. Like impaling an Oliver #7 to make an ungainly and unattractive lamp. I saw this beast, and others, tonight at a warehouse vintage shop.<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOJFAQmGkPDRcbLUNMklVPU2h4bWoSxj38QTQHNVbaloehgMBNLev2pmk6x_Rv2bGI_ODbRgItdJKn6MaaTFr8XX0LG32Wi78MSCftDQQ_ACpJoHi5XnnaR4ZD2pFcyLnXkA30BhjXk5Q/s1600/DSCF8760.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOJFAQmGkPDRcbLUNMklVPU2h4bWoSxj38QTQHNVbaloehgMBNLev2pmk6x_Rv2bGI_ODbRgItdJKn6MaaTFr8XX0LG32Wi78MSCftDQQ_ACpJoHi5XnnaR4ZD2pFcyLnXkA30BhjXk5Q/s1600/DSCF8760.JPG" height="640" width="424" /></a></div>
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
This is just wrong on so many levels. At least the other slaughtered typewriters were relatively common. <br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgZY1pGMQUuWqLngYVyfubrUTdZSwC2x4s9tkxmwzFzfmhu5a9Ho6lIoLujP0nDtKjop0sUqv0YSTTK-3vyhpRu4xnV8e9yi4_q8xisfMHaDyM4xG6_xb_zLUMzMIWhyphenhyphenrTRJCUAqoLuqY/s1600/DSCF8767.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgZY1pGMQUuWqLngYVyfubrUTdZSwC2x4s9tkxmwzFzfmhu5a9Ho6lIoLujP0nDtKjop0sUqv0YSTTK-3vyhpRu4xnV8e9yi4_q8xisfMHaDyM4xG6_xb_zLUMzMIWhyphenhyphenrTRJCUAqoLuqY/s1600/DSCF8767.JPG" height="424" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXAH7QF-m2E2oR5JJZDZytdm5jW-Qva1y4kKXaOXl0hyphenhyphenUj7_6q2UMuCE6PsubKlYIGFzC-3t9l4awW5y1_ksOaLjhKfUTDoGYtZwkDdc8ZmrnzRx0PvAfc8RhTh7h__XWZXj5NlWycxy4/s1600/DSCF8766.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXAH7QF-m2E2oR5JJZDZytdm5jW-Qva1y4kKXaOXl0hyphenhyphenUj7_6q2UMuCE6PsubKlYIGFzC-3t9l4awW5y1_ksOaLjhKfUTDoGYtZwkDdc8ZmrnzRx0PvAfc8RhTh7h__XWZXj5NlWycxy4/s1600/DSCF8766.JPG" height="640" width="424" /></a></div>
<br />
<br />
<br />
In the 'life's little ironies' department, these were illuminated with the light on my iPhone as a breaker had tripped and the second floor of the warehouse was nearly dark. I was almost afraid the Zombie Typewriters would rise from the dead.<br />
<br />
But wait, there's more! Typewriters aren't the only logical place to put light bulbs. Obviously, old movie projectors need light. And brass microscopes. Yeah, I only obsess about those a bit. Looks so much better with a light bulb.<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyvEuhtv_DziVpaX-0zE-PCXV7jo5qqPyZPnO0XP_EIwIDErcyMfBIr6jnGUC3PnJ5PLt9gOuYELWPXihOS6GzI2EjOqsOnPe07s6a9ar9U40eGXhf9wOR0laK8a38aMZZ_dSfDxA44Lk/s1600/DSCF8770.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyvEuhtv_DziVpaX-0zE-PCXV7jo5qqPyZPnO0XP_EIwIDErcyMfBIr6jnGUC3PnJ5PLt9gOuYELWPXihOS6GzI2EjOqsOnPe07s6a9ar9U40eGXhf9wOR0laK8a38aMZZ_dSfDxA44Lk/s1600/DSCF8770.JPG" height="640" width="424" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinqko3L3tJR_Ig4Lgdh0ujBy2iFC5dW6QWlQyfO8vjmHsKtCCplCIm9zy7nQ_fhS7z10O1BQPN_nnjIbETFUAluaee_xAsL4s2kFTB1X1bU7C0-xJx0DOW_Gu4eM7kk0tnLIEHA2-PCoo/s1600/DSCF8771.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinqko3L3tJR_Ig4Lgdh0ujBy2iFC5dW6QWlQyfO8vjmHsKtCCplCIm9zy7nQ_fhS7z10O1BQPN_nnjIbETFUAluaee_xAsL4s2kFTB1X1bU7C0-xJx0DOW_Gu4eM7kk0tnLIEHA2-PCoo/s1600/DSCF8771.JPG" height="424" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<br />
<br />
Let the unbridled rage of the Typosphere commence!<br />
Dwayne F.http://www.blogger.com/profile/07032059161503386028noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2897251519490477449.post-77233065015253069032014-11-23T23:22:00.000-06:002014-11-23T23:22:12.192-06:00An Olivetti Lettera 22 with Scriptin' Style!Greetings from the new arrival in the House Full of Nerds! Pistachio isn't just a an Olivetti 22; it has a variation of the curly script typeface that sometimes (rarely) appears on Olivetti and Smith-Corona typewriters. For Typospherians with typeface fetishes, this is one of those objects of desire. Pistachio is even one scarcer colors found on Olivetti machines in the wild.<br />
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix12lhBs1a_b3pElsZorviSI-ylE8xGRstrf1yuOYZFDmLbQ4wPVSMEtbIe3zX66YrZ5V-phoYURpzuDIbx-VgBNsGWHyy953L9sKZYniYW-0L-CXQJTIxmZSBvY0qf4_fcyfEjYXxFdI/s1600/DSCF0751.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix12lhBs1a_b3pElsZorviSI-ylE8xGRstrf1yuOYZFDmLbQ4wPVSMEtbIe3zX66YrZ5V-phoYURpzuDIbx-VgBNsGWHyy953L9sKZYniYW-0L-CXQJTIxmZSBvY0qf4_fcyfEjYXxFdI/s1600/DSCF0751.JPG" height="426" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pistachio with a friend who has just been serviced. That Groma is one light and snappy machine! It isn't quite as hyper as an Olympia or Topedo, but it is really nice to type on. Boring typeface, though ;-)</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
After several years of searching and bidding in vain, I happened upon a Smith-Corona Silent Super and then this lovely machine within months of each other as Buy it Now items on ebay. Before I go any further, let's jump straight to the typeface samples. In order of appearance: Lettera 22, Silent Super, Olympia SM-9, and a Torpedo 18.<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtL0BbxHbQ8z_cdGzCTWOi8C98-uTOkan9ehGT8yKJ9TiNI4PEDDOGPhPEM2eJKp3hf1ERWtMZzgEX3hjYgntWiE7H7CfJ0-RkB08_2zZls5qchLRhgkUorsYOcOebe6j7sx5zihKtQZ4/s1600/img011.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtL0BbxHbQ8z_cdGzCTWOi8C98-uTOkan9ehGT8yKJ9TiNI4PEDDOGPhPEM2eJKp3hf1ERWtMZzgEX3hjYgntWiE7H7CfJ0-RkB08_2zZls5qchLRhgkUorsYOcOebe6j7sx5zihKtQZ4/s1600/img011.jpg" height="640" width="382" /></a></div>
I was fortunate that Pistachio was in generally good condition and fully operable. The seller double boxed it as requested and Fed-Ex did its thing without maiming or destruction. I opened it up, lubed everything I could, washed and bleached the shell, put on a new generic ribbon on the original spools, and cleaned the type slugs with mineral spirits and a toothbrush. PB Blaster is a miracle lube, but curiously I find this Italian machine to be more responsive than the first year of production <a href="http://vintagetechobsessions.blogspot.com/2013/06/a-curiously-awesome-early-olivetti.html" target="_blank">British Lettera 22.</a> It still requires a light, fast stroke, but the strikes seem to be easier and more consistent. This is a good thing as I need to type more. So busy I have been.<br />
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgY-4wTShYTOb4exDRHY5V7Xnh2M6jfTo2Kt7Z-hupv3oE1jaQg8I066XSfojJRKnjZGbRTqWHdBy5oq7vQVJKnW5HDOdbMQokFKvLKMaP5KfqjiTYHpMYYdALHji4vXW65zZ2mLzK_rs/s1600/DSCF0769.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgY-4wTShYTOb4exDRHY5V7Xnh2M6jfTo2Kt7Z-hupv3oE1jaQg8I066XSfojJRKnjZGbRTqWHdBy5oq7vQVJKnW5HDOdbMQokFKvLKMaP5KfqjiTYHpMYYdALHji4vXW65zZ2mLzK_rs/s1600/DSCF0769.JPG" height="426" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Olivettis of feather, flock together!</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw7b_yMJ45tn1djUahsOUk_RFfibSXTV0uRUcmvXMMvgzRmifXY5I66FpUX7SwHj8h7-1NhhxQtWaGEDW-SyYgEPFbWH4HGVG6FLivR2DWHT2u6bCpRDPN3dNSLc37PqLv_UqJaBPwp4o/s1600/DSCF0763.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw7b_yMJ45tn1djUahsOUk_RFfibSXTV0uRUcmvXMMvgzRmifXY5I66FpUX7SwHj8h7-1NhhxQtWaGEDW-SyYgEPFbWH4HGVG6FLivR2DWHT2u6bCpRDPN3dNSLc37PqLv_UqJaBPwp4o/s1600/DSCF0763.JPG" height="426" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Olivetti industrial design is so clean and seemingly uncomplicated. The details make a huge difference, however. Not having flattened rollers is kinda awesome. The rail and tab stop mechanisms are elegant works of art.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIEt8ZtxuOPvP3UotC5Gk0yyT5zYeWa_JK9jAuXVdmPDRWAEhyphenhyphenZ9uQb3BvT1GfbryuWrX7VaueqBDqo8Pp2ELD82ndPIhe8Q7rjb5dVPA1Hm7O0-jVtnuVJJuqoEdTIVReoQ0apKMpUnY/s1600/DSCF0766.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIEt8ZtxuOPvP3UotC5Gk0yyT5zYeWa_JK9jAuXVdmPDRWAEhyphenhyphenZ9uQb3BvT1GfbryuWrX7VaueqBDqo8Pp2ELD82ndPIhe8Q7rjb5dVPA1Hm7O0-jVtnuVJJuqoEdTIVReoQ0apKMpUnY/s1600/DSCF0766.JPG" height="426" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I love the view under the hood. The original ribbon spools are super cool. The outer shell took a bit of abuse sometime in the last 50+ years with the front, right screw tab broken off. Crazy glue seems to be holding it together.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnaBtLVizhlYTeZ6ko2bnqhynKMtb3vdgjEdwG_B-qsISLdG8FAAUmy0Sli3tDManbZEMd0M1q3iFcksmZMiUkCaVPBpvdgkrkRXv0hkSQwI6zzhrTb2lff1YMJsVCCevYOKAFXUw7ELM/s1600/DSCF0780.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnaBtLVizhlYTeZ6ko2bnqhynKMtb3vdgjEdwG_B-qsISLdG8FAAUmy0Sli3tDManbZEMd0M1q3iFcksmZMiUkCaVPBpvdgkrkRXv0hkSQwI6zzhrTb2lff1YMJsVCCevYOKAFXUw7ELM/s1600/DSCF0780.JPG" height="426" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Any chance of figuring out the year of manufacture in Italy?</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<br />
<br />
And here it is with the kissing cousin from Glasgow.<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRQ_Q3Dkkbp5Bx7B69igLvTaQvdUdL53svZiy94btHZPWv6E1XEk8aFrBw5SHn-I1_pmLhMFFhZqHYUvfKRTUSOndQ-HlmZfOcMCQIyiYL81F-yerFScnLNcvYiW0pR24vuesVg_nERwo/s1600/DSCF0771.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRQ_Q3Dkkbp5Bx7B69igLvTaQvdUdL53svZiy94btHZPWv6E1XEk8aFrBw5SHn-I1_pmLhMFFhZqHYUvfKRTUSOndQ-HlmZfOcMCQIyiYL81F-yerFScnLNcvYiW0pR24vuesVg_nERwo/s1600/DSCF0771.JPG" height="426" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM-M-bfaUY0YeP3J8Y56_9fX34Ocnq7_R4BPdEmsRBKcjJV70Yde-sA1nO7YmlPc17pMACnzNakHR5oPyff-l1yvhyphenhyphenfviIv-j2C9HRt2BPnEMope0INDU4bNktO3jCwFc23VJ-mGjgefI/s1600/DSCF0782.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM-M-bfaUY0YeP3J8Y56_9fX34Ocnq7_R4BPdEmsRBKcjJV70Yde-sA1nO7YmlPc17pMACnzNakHR5oPyff-l1yvhyphenhyphenfviIv-j2C9HRt2BPnEMope0INDU4bNktO3jCwFc23VJ-mGjgefI/s1600/DSCF0782.JPG" height="426" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8uxSO3oHnujcFNhK_lMhdH6g1N_t5Uc5xTt3KJP2V6VA3kl2rpUzErFNIkT3PPQoBb0qOgiYOn5SpOGKLY6EZJUam7F-uL0PwLXcW22gqSxDFgku74iA_kuTe5Ml8wENqQLxNV-RT3lE/s1600/DSCF0787.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8uxSO3oHnujcFNhK_lMhdH6g1N_t5Uc5xTt3KJP2V6VA3kl2rpUzErFNIkT3PPQoBb0qOgiYOn5SpOGKLY6EZJUam7F-uL0PwLXcW22gqSxDFgku74iA_kuTe5Ml8wENqQLxNV-RT3lE/s1600/DSCF0787.JPG" height="426" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<br />
<br />
For any of you typewriter nerds who enjoy a mystery (I'm thinking of Ted Munk, Ton, and Richard Polt), here is the Glasgow machine's serial number in all of its confounding glory. I have yet to find an image of another Lettera with an embossed paper table.<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZq-kz7d-t-tmt0s07jY7VW0KG4nsRG4VHkl-oMfd7yZ3-JicZV6oihEejg4GmOCwFZqXYbAQiX-gRu_XWiTiw7CMS3COzcMi4gkgm527pdf6i0yvHKauNbv4qq52XDUMa433DmlfWpwE/s1600/DSCF0777.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZq-kz7d-t-tmt0s07jY7VW0KG4nsRG4VHkl-oMfd7yZ3-JicZV6oihEejg4GmOCwFZqXYbAQiX-gRu_XWiTiw7CMS3COzcMi4gkgm527pdf6i0yvHKauNbv4qq52XDUMa433DmlfWpwE/s1600/DSCF0777.JPG" height="426" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<br />
<br />
I'm sure there are more examples that I just can't remember at the moment. Tom Furrier at Cambridge Typewriter Works recently serviced a machine <a href="http://cambridgetypewriter.blogspot.com/2014/10/dig-that-crazy-script.html" target="_blank">identical to my Smith-Corona.</a> Natalie at natslaptaps has a beautiful coral color L22 with the <a href="http://natslaptaps.wordpress.com/2013/01/24/coraline-looper/" target="_blank">exact same script.</a> If are having a hankering for a cursive typeface overdose, Notagain at <a href="http://manualentry.blogspot.sg/2011/08/script-frenzy-i-guess-that-name-is.html?m=0" target="_blank">Manual Entry</a> has what you are looking for.<br />
<br />
For anyone curious, all of these images were captured with my Fuji X-T1 and the native 35mm f1.4 lens. Lacking ambient light, these out of camera JPEG images pretty well nail white balance with a mix of halogen and fluorescent lighting on the work bench. My G+ stream is <a href="https://plus.google.com/u/0/+DwayneFuhlhage/posts" target="_blank">here.</a> <br />
<br />
As always, thanks for stopping by! I'm glad to be giving this blog a pulse again, but that is partly because I have been procrastinating on a Google+ photography challenge due at the end of the week. And silly me; I saw some really great toy images from people I follow and signed up for yet another challenge series. At least the hours and hours of darkness in winter are keeping me inside. There is that.<br />
<br />
<span style="color: blue;"><i>A note about Copyright: Yes, I am greedy. These are my copyrighted images and are not to be used without attribution and never in a commercial context without my express permission. Yes, this is the Interweb and anything can be copied. No, that does not make these the property of the world. Share the love and share the full post. The Interweb will be a better place for it. Be warned: I do have enforcers who will take matters into their own claws as necessary.</i></span><br />
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYQASIya8F65x_1Pw4K5hzcK9c7gDCPv0ILkKb5a16ofypL63NjW-D8IPpze1uoylPaRAMjMROGIpkOumElmBHOjkTc85IZn7Ql-oXUqkUPpansgDRvbIjk5KQXP6UHSeRYptF8NsRvfI/s1600/DSCF9009.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYQASIya8F65x_1Pw4K5hzcK9c7gDCPv0ILkKb5a16ofypL63NjW-D8IPpze1uoylPaRAMjMROGIpkOumElmBHOjkTc85IZn7Ql-oXUqkUPpansgDRvbIjk5KQXP6UHSeRYptF8NsRvfI/s1600/DSCF9009.JPG" height="266" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A member of the Brute Squad. You were warned ;-)</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<span style="color: blue;"><i> </i></span><br />
Dwayne F.http://www.blogger.com/profile/07032059161503386028noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2897251519490477449.post-2566537536256628152014-11-22T12:51:00.000-06:002014-11-22T12:51:30.530-06:00Funky Script of the DayA new typewriter arrived yesterday and is currently on the bench for cleaning and adjustment. Would anyone care to guess the make and model? Anyone? Anyone?<br />
<br />
Captured with a Fuji X-T1 + Pentax Macro Takumar 50mm f4 + Baveyes focal booster. Out of camera JPG<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg85Lu-lJeuvWQXDYBedv8j_V_3ROwAsnouOWBiYIjI3Oh8C3YGT0AxlzIK_kEjN5v5Gw2ZNzhmm0Js61mgp7HceFPbzZCl3zwkmCnLZvzGBq2zFbRis2YzLFhXWM0nCrZHbo3zjoWRfX8/s1600/DSCF0663.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg85Lu-lJeuvWQXDYBedv8j_V_3ROwAsnouOWBiYIjI3Oh8C3YGT0AxlzIK_kEjN5v5Gw2ZNzhmm0Js61mgp7HceFPbzZCl3zwkmCnLZvzGBq2zFbRis2YzLFhXWM0nCrZHbo3zjoWRfX8/s1600/DSCF0663.JPG" height="426" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwJvTPqRTg_EBmB8mv1rx9WBKUw45NNxQJZ2Bc28feZo8urMsJKG9qMXSpsjL2M2GpnyUspWgReRjryQJD8jqduAW9I99CSGtpheY21Jxa7dzK_18vXeys1T5Qjg8_vFj_3Vu-7pVR9YI/s1600/DSCF0661.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwJvTPqRTg_EBmB8mv1rx9WBKUw45NNxQJZ2Bc28feZo8urMsJKG9qMXSpsjL2M2GpnyUspWgReRjryQJD8jqduAW9I99CSGtpheY21Jxa7dzK_18vXeys1T5Qjg8_vFj_3Vu-7pVR9YI/s1600/DSCF0661.JPG" height="426" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />Dwayne F.http://www.blogger.com/profile/07032059161503386028noreply@blogger.com9