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View showing waist level finder and general layout of camera controls on top plate. The shutter dial and knife knob can also be seen. The gap between the lens assembly shutter release mechanism and the button on the camera body is clearly visible. This camera is a hidden gem that need more positive press and I hope this website has in some way achieved this. |
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![]() Another view of the waist level finder.![]() Above photograph taken with Start camera of paraffin powered tractor taken at Woolpit Steam 2006. This beast makes a racket and needs a lot of care to get running smoothly.![]() ![]() Above two photograph were taken with my Start camera of US army trucks taken at Woolpit Steam 2006.As you can see and also mentioned towards the beginning of this website. This website is a work in progress and not that well organized. My excuse is that I see this as a sort of scrap book - OK it is just a first attempt at using free software to create an interesting website. The next camera I decide to do will be more polished and will probably be the Zenit 3m SLR or the folding Kodak Retinette. I am still on a steep learning curve on how to create a site using Linux. For those interested in free software I suggest the following for LinuxLinks - NVU HTML KDE ShowFoto GIMP JAlbum & MEPIS LinuxFor MS Windows users I suggestLinks - GIMP Gimpshop Paintdotnet irfanview & XnviewI would advise MS Windows users to try Gimp or the Paint.net option as I think these are the best and quickest way to get into free photo editing without spending loads of money Paint Shop Pro, Elements or Photoshop. There is even a version of Gimp called Gimpshop which attempts to look like Photoshop. Most of these options are also available for the Apple Mac OS. |
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| Camera used to take photograph of Start: FUJIFILM FinePix E550 | Date: 06/01/07 04:44 | Resolution: 1000 x 824 | ISO: 800 | Exp. Time: 1/550s | Aperture: 5.6 | Focal Length: 7.2mm |
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I am apparently an avid yet skinflintish camera collector who has a penchant for Eastern European cameras. My main interest is in collecting and using rangefinder cameras from the golden era of photography which is roughly from the mid 1930's to the early 1960's. ![]() Comments and suggestions to stowupland@hotmail.com © Stephen Rothery 2007 Last update: 05/07/07 19:15 | Created using free software NVU HTML KDE ShowFoto GIMP JAlbum & MEPIS Linux |
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