Life on the farm

[buckeyefarmer]

Sadly, so many of those old photos were taken using cameras with less-than-great resolution. Even a cellphone camera runs rings around them.

Actually, the photos from the 30s - 50s are mostly excellent pictures. It’s the instamatic cameras from the 70s that sucked.

 

[MossRoad]

Actually, the photos from the 30s - 50s are mostly excellent pictures. It’s the instamatic cameras from the 70s that sucked.

Whatayamean???

We had a Kodak disc camera. Excellent resolution with those huge negatives...

 

[buckeyefarmer]

We had what I think was called a 110 film camera. Tiny little negatives, poor pictures. And then the flash cubes. …..

 

[MossRoad]

We had what I think was called a 110 film camera. Tiny little negatives, poor pictures. And then the flash cubes. …..

Yep. We had those, too.

Anyone else make a pinhole camera with a 110 film cartridge?

I won some science fair as a kid making one of those and documenting the process/use/results. Pretty fun to play around with... back when we had no electricity, indoor plumbing, etc... OK, it wasn't that far back.

Found this...

Lomography - Pinhole Passion: My 110 Pinhole Camera

To celebrate this year's World Pinhole Photography Day, I've been making pinhole cameras in all the film formats I'm familiar with: 35mm, 120, instant film, and now...110!

www.lomography.com

 

[LouNY]

Yep. We had those, too.

Anyone else make a pinhole camera with a 110 film cartridge?

I won some science fair as a kid making one of those and documenting the process/use/results. Pretty fun to play around with... back when we had no electricity, indoor plumbing, etc... OK, it wasn't that far back.

Found this...

Lomography - Pinhole Passion: My 110 Pinhole Camera

To celebrate this year's World Pinhole Photography Day, I've been making pinhole cameras in all the film formats I'm familiar with: 35mm, 120, instant film, and now...110!

www.lomography.com

Wouldn't have considered wasting that expensive film

 

[MossRoad]

Wouldn't have considered wasting that expensive film

It was for the benefit of science.

I recall making a pinhole camera from a 126 cartridge and a 35mm cardboard box as well.

Took some pictures of my mom's dog with black and white film. It was fascinating stuff for a kid.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Yesterday was the big party as Dad turned 100. Had 42 people in attendance, mostly family. This is 6 remaining siblings with him

 

[Molalla1]

Yesterday was the big party as Dad turned 100. Had 42 people in attendance, mostly family. This is 6 remaining siblings with him
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THAT is so great . . .

 

[ultrarunner]

Yes it is… there has to be a story there.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Yes it is… there has to be a story there.

This thread is the story, I post as I remember more.
The only John Deere he has is the hay rake. It wasn’t green, it is rust.