A couple of weeks ago I started a thread here, asking about old folders. I thought that they sounded interesting, I like the look of old lenses, and I wanted something simple I could just stick into a pocket. I guess I've watched too many old movies -- the kinds where the hero wanders around city streets with a fedora and a long coat with large pockets.
Shortly after, John sent me a message, saying that he'd put one in the mail for me. It showed up last Friday and I spent the weekend admiring it and putting film through it. John's really serious about how he's rebuilt these things -- he sent me an Agfa Isolette model II and it's just gorgeous. Instruction book PDFs are readily available online. My oldest daughter (30, and very digital, poor child,) is really impressed by it. I've had a blast learning how to use it. I took it to an auction my wife dragged me to, an old farm, and got excited over some details of the old barn and overgrown garden. I'm going to develop the film tonight and see what I got.
Using these things is at least as much fun as I thought it might be. I'm happy as a kid in a candy store -- maybe more so. John is an awfully nice guy for doing this, and I greatly appreciate it. I'll post some of the pictures, if I got any where the focus and exposure are decent.
Mike
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