My old buddy.... by 1358

Photography • Atmosphere/Mood • posted on Mar 19, 2010

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The Yash... The Yashica FX 7, bought it for college, a couple lifetimes ago.... the instructor said we should buy the K 1000 because that's what he used and understood it. I came to class with The Yas, the instructor asked "Why did you buy that thing?" My answer was simple "Because everybody else has the K 1000..." over the years, I've shot dancers ... lithe, delicate, powerful, focussed, beautiful, wrestlers, boxers, fencers, caber-tossers... I've shot musicians, singers, actors, directors, audience... I've shot the young, the old, the famous, and the forgotten... I've shot joy, despair, I've shot babies taking their first steps, politicians desperately trying to hang onto their jobs.... I've shot eagles, coyotes, gophers, and wolves... it's been my companion at the tale end of Katrina, and the numerous trips to strange places.... and yes, my digital cameras will hold hundreds of HQ images on a single 1 GB SD card, as opposed to a couple dozen on a strip of film... but there is something physically satisfying about the mechanical "T-chak" of the shutter closing...moreso than that little electronic "Neep" you get with digital... it's a thing... so, gonna dust of Thge Yash, get some film and get back to basics... or to quote Paul Simon... Kodachrome... give me the night's bright colours, give me the dreams of summer, makes all the world a sunny day....oh yeah comments welcome, please enjoy!

Comments (20)

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alessimarco

4:54PM | Fri, 19 March 2010

to continue....please don't take my Kodachrome away!...Very interesting shot and story!

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adrie

5:01PM | Fri, 19 March 2010

Great shot of this nice old photocamera my friend!

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drifterlee

5:31PM | Fri, 19 March 2010

My firsr SLR was an old Yashika, with a light leak, lol! Cool shot!

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jarmila

5:36PM | Fri, 19 March 2010

lovely work,have a nice weekend

watchman2005

5:42PM | Fri, 19 March 2010

Great shot and, yes, I graduated to SLR's with a veritable Yashica and lasted for many years until the shutter finally gave up the ghost!

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flavia49

5:57PM | Fri, 19 March 2010

lovely "dedication"!

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blondeblurr

6:21PM | Fri, 19 March 2010

You just had to be different, I like that...did you shoot the teacher also ? Wish we could see some of those old pix here, the ones you talking about ! the ones you shot dead... BB

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sandra46

6:41PM | Fri, 19 March 2010

W O N D E R F U L!!!! really an old, battle-hardened warrior!

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traceyjane

7:16PM | Fri, 19 March 2010

fantastic, reminds me of my old 35mm SLR.......no auto focus, no auto exposure, even had to wind the film on, thank God for digital!

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jif3d

11:53PM | Fri, 19 March 2010

Still alive and kicking I see, but not all those people you shot...hehe ! Maybe they can change the new digital camera beep sound to the classic "T-chak", I know you can do it on mobile phones, so it shouldn't be to hard for the boffins to add another feature like this. A bit of Industrial espionage, my fist camera was a Pentax SP 1000, I wonder if it was made before or after the Yashica K 1000 ? Anyhoo, neat and crusty capture ! ~Cheers~

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renecyberdoc

2:14AM | Sat, 20 March 2010

sorry bro but cameras are alien things to me. i was never able to do decent photos ,you could give me the best equipment on the market and i would come up with shitty shots hehehe. i really have no talent there,but maybe i am not concentrating enough. might sound strange but only since i do art?? myself i see the pictures/photos different,for me before a photo was a photo and an art image was an image never saw anything deep until +-april/may 2008.crazy hehehe. but i am learning.

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TallPockets

5:29AM | Sat, 20 March 2010

GREAT shot! I've got an old PENTAX K-1000 35mm that I still have.

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jocko500

1:46PM | Sat, 20 March 2010

this is wonderful and a reb all the way. bet they cameras broke and yours keep on going too.

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MagikUnicorn

3:07PM | Sat, 20 March 2010

Thats a Good friend ;-)

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Mousson

3:10PM | Sat, 20 March 2010

Magnifique photo!!!

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mickeyrony

10:04PM | Sat, 20 March 2010

Hoooooo. Immagine mine Olympus OM2 the smallest camera of the Seventies lol… But which wonder. Always very good a reflex camera as but of should not be been mistaken; a hair lol… Cheer and mile mercies ((5++)) Hoooooo.. Immagine la mienne une Olympus OM2 La plus petite camera des années 70 lol... Mais quelle merveille . Toujours très bon un reflex comme mais il ne faut pas se tromper d'un poil lol... Bravo et mile mercis ((5++))

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Thetis

2:09AM | Mon, 22 March 2010

what has this lens seen already? compelling portrait of a worn and loved piece!

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tennesseecowgirl

9:59PM | Thu, 25 March 2010

I almost cried when I read this.. it is so touching lol.. You old softy you... I am the same way I have an old Minolta that I haven't used in forever but can't ever part with, and I took a photography class way back in highschool, actually learned it all film developing and all that fun stuff great memories. you don't get all that with digital I agree.. Nice work oh and I love that song as well.. Kodachrome You give us those nice bright colors You give us the greens of summers Makes you think all the world's a sunny day, oh yeah! I got a Nikon camera I love to take a photograph So Mama, don't take my Kodachrome away and now I do own a Nikon...

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stevey3d

4:49PM | Mon, 20 June 2011

Terrific camera Colin! My first was a Zenith, the light meter didn't work, but still took some ok shots..Even developed the negs and printed the photographs (black and white only) in a makeshift dark room. Great fun.

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