Comments for Green Mountain Camera Blog http://blog.gmcamera.com News, Reviews, and Information from Green Mountain Camera Wed, 30 Nov 2011 23:13:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ Comment on The “Akeley” 35mm Motion Picture Camera: No. 158 by Hans van der Kraan http://blog.gmcamera.com/2011/08/05/the-akeley-35mm-motion-picture-camera-no-158/#comment-244 Wed, 30 Nov 2011 23:13:17 +0000 http://blog.gmcamera.com/?p=400#comment-244 Great story about Carl Ethan Akeley. He is one of my heros. Great pictures of the 158. Here at the EYE Film Institute Netherlands we have one also. I bought it almost two years ago. Later I found an Akeley tripod, alas that one is missing the special head. If anyone can provide such a piece I would be most happy!
@ Steve Zarpas
You are one hell of a lucky guy, to own such piece op equipment! Really! It revolutionized film making, all of a sudden the camera was free to move. A lot of camera operators advertised themselves as Akeley specialists.
Cheers, Hans van der Kraan, (Apparatus Collection EYE Film Institute Netherlands)

]]> Comment on Photography, 160 Years Ago: A Really Old Voigtlander Lens by Jay Austin http://blog.gmcamera.com/2011/08/18/photography-160-years-ago/#comment-237 Tue, 15 Nov 2011 15:14:31 +0000 http://blog.gmcamera.com/?p=445#comment-237 Thanks for checking out our blog! According to our information, a lens with serial number 19212 dates to 1875. This lens was designed as a “Portrait” lens. I hope this information helps.

Best Regards,

Jay

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]]> Comment on Photography, 160 Years Ago: A Really Old Voigtlander Lens by Karen http://blog.gmcamera.com/2011/08/18/photography-160-years-ago/#comment-236 Mon, 14 Nov 2011 23:06:54 +0000 http://blog.gmcamera.com/?p=445#comment-236 I work at a museum in Northern California dedicated to telling the life stories of painter Grace Carpenter Hudson (1865-1937) and her family. Her father, A.O. Carpenter (1836-1919) was a photographer (originally from Townshend, VT!). I was doing a quick web search on his “Voigtlander & Sohn, Wien, Braunschweig” lens, no. 19212, and came upon your site. Do you have any idea when the lens would date to, and if it was a portrait lens? Thanks!

]]> Comment on The “Akeley” 35mm Motion Picture Camera: No. 158 by Steve Zarpas http://blog.gmcamera.com/2011/08/05/the-akeley-35mm-motion-picture-camera-no-158/#comment-224 Tue, 01 Nov 2011 00:53:00 +0000 http://blog.gmcamera.com/?p=400#comment-224 Although it’s usually the inventor who gets the accolades, I find innovators equally gifted and fascinating. Where invention is the vehicle of progress,innovation is certainly the fuel.

I was fortunate enough to be given Akeley gyro tripod #1 from the United States Army Signal Corps. Most friends walk right past it in they foyer of my home wondering why I have a tripod near the front door.

I see it as a work of mechanical art. It’s my own little MOMA in Norfolk, Va. Thanks Carl.

]]> Comment on New Sony Cameras and Lenses Announced! (A77, A65, NEX-7, NEX-5N, SEL24F18Z, SAL1650, SEL50F18, SEL55210) by Sony Alpha A65 and A77 Feature Comparison | Green Mountain Camera Blog http://blog.gmcamera.com/2011/08/24/new-sony-cameras-and-lenses-announced-a77-a65-nex-7-nex-5n-sel24f18z-sal1650-sel50f18-sel55210/#comment-164 Fri, 26 Aug 2011 12:57:05 +0000 http://blog.gmcamera.com/?p=506#comment-164 [...] recently reported on Sony’s introduction of the Alpha SLT-A65 and Alpha SLT-A77. That post has received a lot [...]

]]> Comment on New Sony Cameras and Lenses Announced! (A77, A65, NEX-7, NEX-5N, SEL24F18Z, SAL1650, SEL50F18, SEL55210) by Nikon Announces 6 New COOLPIX Cameras (P7100, S6200, S8200, S100, AW100, S1200pj) | Green Mountain Camera Blog http://blog.gmcamera.com/2011/08/24/new-sony-cameras-and-lenses-announced-a77-a65-nex-7-nex-5n-sel24f18z-sal1650-sel50f18-sel55210/#comment-162 Thu, 25 Aug 2011 18:19:52 +0000 http://blog.gmcamera.com/?p=506#comment-162 [...] we reported on Sony’s announcement of some new digital cameras and lenses. While it took most of the day [...]

]]> Comment on Photography, 160 Years Ago: A Really Old Voigtlander Lens by Green Mountain Camera & The Used Camera Store Blog | Jay Austin Photography Blog http://blog.gmcamera.com/2011/08/18/photography-160-years-ago/#comment-160 Thu, 25 Aug 2011 15:27:17 +0000 http://blog.gmcamera.com/?p=445#comment-160 [...] out a recent post I did over at the Green Mountain Camera Blog. I am always fascinated by the antique equipment I see [...]

]]> Comment on A Review of the Olympus M.Zuiko Digital ED 12mm f/2.0 Lens by Brasil http://blog.gmcamera.com/2011/08/17/a-review-of-the-olympus-m-zuiko-digital-ed-12mm-f2-0-lens/#comment-159 Thu, 25 Aug 2011 03:15:49 +0000 http://blog.gmcamera.com/?p=452#comment-159 We’ll start of with the greatness of this lens. This lens is the best constructed m4/3 yet. It is optically amazing and fast. The autofocus is ultra silent and quick (I only have Pani bodies). The feel of this lens is magnificent. When you pull back the ring to manual focus, it has hard stops and the focus speed is variable depending on how fast you turn the ring. While not up to the quality of Leica (what is?), this lens is a true gem. There are currently only 2 m43 lenses that go this wide (7-14 and 9-18) and they are bigger, heavier, and 2 stops slower. I am not sure why the m43 bunch is caught up on the 28mm length but this lens is a welcome step in the right direction.

]]> Comment on The “Akeley” 35mm Motion Picture Camera: No. 158 by Photography, 160 Years Ago: A Really Old Voigtlander Lens | Green Mountain Camera Blog http://blog.gmcamera.com/2011/08/05/the-akeley-35mm-motion-picture-camera-no-158/#comment-151 Thu, 18 Aug 2011 13:05:22 +0000 http://blog.gmcamera.com/?p=400#comment-151 [...] Mountain Camera has once again unearthed a gem of photographic history, dating back to 1847.  It is a “Voigtlander & John [...]

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