Glacier National Park is so named because all of the mountains you see were "carved" out that way by massive glaciers millennia ago. There are still several active glaciers in this park, though quite small in comparison to their former size.
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@peterdegraaff Thanks Peter! The nice greens and blues come courtesy of the old Fuji film :) @rwhite Thank you Rosie! @jsw0109 Thanks Jeff, I am sometimes very surprised by what these 50+ year-old cameras can produce! I know my DSLR won't be around 50 years from now. @swguevin Thanks Sheila!
@grizzlysghost the city where I born is placed in the middle of the Pyrenes, so as you are, 15 minutes to the mountain, it's awesome. But where I live (Zaragoza, I study here)...nothing about mountain :( I need cold, snow and mountain; not the city xDD
@swilde Thanks Sue, me too! Voigtlander is the oldest name in cameras, beginning in 1756. Zeiss took control of the company in 1956 (two years before this camera came out), and Zeiss/Voigtlander merged their departments in 1965; so the lenses on these are some of the best :) @marlboromaam Thanks MM!
Wonderful shot Aaron. That camera must have been a real workhorse in its day.
I suspect a lot the reason it's lasted as long as it has is that it probably has less moving parts than typical cameras of today. Even my old Vivitar 35mm SLR stopped working after awhile. Moving the mirror out of the way for each shot has got to put wear on things more than just opening and closing a shutter. @jsw0109
This is beautiful!! I have been shooting some film the past couple weeks. Do you develop them yourself, Aaron? I was wondering if scanning them or have them put on disc and down load them was better? May be a dumb question but I am curious. I have shot quite a few rolls and I am sure I will want to use some in my project. I hope my outdated film does as well as yours:)
@pammerritt I have yet to be disappointed with outdated film! I have the local photo shop develop the negatives (something I would like to do myself in the future), and I scan the negatives when I get home. I do this to save money, and so I can be selective on the photos I keep. I could probably save a lot of time and effort by just having them put on disc, but I guess I like being more hands-on :) Good luck, so glad someone else is using film! @carolmw Thank you Carol!
@grizzlysghost Thank you for answering. I think I might try that scanner you use. It looks like a good deal and the photos look great. I wish I had time to develop them myself. Maybe in retirement lol. I have missed my film cameras. You and Peter de Graaff have inspired me to dust them off and use them. Thanks for that too:)
@rwhite Thank you Rosie!
@jsw0109 Thanks Jeff, I am sometimes very surprised by what these 50+ year-old cameras can produce! I know my DSLR won't be around 50 years from now.
@swguevin Thanks Sheila!
@tonydebont Thanks Tony! This whole area and up into Canada is pretty breathtaking!
@marlboromaam Thanks MM!
I suspect a lot the reason it's lasted as long as it has is that it probably has less moving parts than typical cameras of today. Even my old Vivitar 35mm SLR stopped working after awhile. Moving the mirror out of the way for each shot has got to put wear on things more than just opening and closing a shutter.
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@webfoot So true Paul! I just love it when these old cameras can still impress!
@carolmw Thank you Carol!
@kerristephens Thanks so much Kerri!