View Showing Waist Level Finder

   
 
 
 
 

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. 

Waist Level founder

Another view of the waist level finder.

Woolpit Steam 2006


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.


Woolpit Steam 2006


Woolpit Steam 2006

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 Linux  

 Links    -    NVU HTML    KDE ShowFoto     GIMP    JAlbum   &  MEPIS Linux    

For MS Windows users I suggest  

 Links    -    GIMP    Gimpshop     Paintdotnet   irfanview    &  Xnview  

 I 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.

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

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