New camera by seanoneill

New camera

My mother and father in law joined us for lunch today.

My father in law, John, presented me with two presents when they arrived. This is one of them, an Agfamatic 4000 camera still in its original case. When I looked under the tray I was able to date it as purchased on 10th May 1975, because along with the original guarantee and instructions booklet, was the "Access" credit card slip!

The camera cost £27-00 with £1-00 P+P. In todays money that would be worth somewhere around £100-00. John paid £1-00 for it yesterday at the Hathern Church bric a brac sale!

Here is a link to an interesting little website devoted to Agfa cameras. That such a website exists is heartwarming don't you think?

http://apphotnum.free.fr/Agfamatic1-e.html

Now, what would £100-00 buy you nowadays? Two Nikon Coolpix 16.1MP 5 x optical zoom, though obviously the SD card would take you over budget vs the Agfa, which came with a film!

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Nikon-COOLPIX-L26-Compact-Digital/dp/B0076UICS4/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1357508089&sr=8-4

I just have to take some pics with my new toy very soon!! I look forward to John buying vintage Voigtlander, Leica and Rolleiflex for similar sums of money in the near future, he obviously has an eye for these things!!
What a fabulous present! :)
January 6th, 2013  
like the flash bulb that goes with the set
January 6th, 2013  
Fantastic !
January 6th, 2013  
What a nice father- in-law!
January 6th, 2013  
what a great gift! look forward to the shots from it!!
January 6th, 2013  
I had one of those inherited from my Dad, with the optional flash gun add on. It must have been top of the range as it had motor drive. A real luxury in 1984. It took some good pics until I lost it and moved on to 35mm.
January 6th, 2013  
@willowdragon @ruthhowell @ingrid2101 @tishpics @sparkle I'll have to order myself some film!
January 6th, 2013  
@seanoneill I think you can buy new 110 film on the Lomography website - ebay can be silly
January 6th, 2013  
@ingrid2101 Cheers Ingrid. I have a box full of Lomo stuff, so I will have a look see and see if I have some 110 in there.
January 6th, 2013  
What a thoughtful gift, now get down to Boots for some extra film !
January 6th, 2013  
Great gift.
January 6th, 2013  
Have a great time with it!
January 6th, 2013  
Aren't you lucky!! Enjoy it!
January 6th, 2013  
I have a soft spot for old cameras and have a big shelf full of them in the basement. Have fun.
January 7th, 2013  
What a fabulous present. I used to have that exact same camera, I really wish I hadn't thrown it away.
January 7th, 2013  
@kjarn What a shame. Any tips for using it?
January 7th, 2013  
@seanoneill I was about 17 at the time so I can't really remember sorry.
January 7th, 2013  
@kjarn No worries. Part of the joy of it will be the waiting to see what I get back!
January 7th, 2013  
@seanoneill Just as it was in those days :-)
January 7th, 2013  
What a thoughtful gift!
January 7th, 2013  
@lisjam1 I know! It cost him less than a dollar too Lisa!!
January 7th, 2013  
@seanoneill Seriously? That’s incredible! Just proves you don’t have to spend a lot of money if you put some thought into a gift.
January 7th, 2013  
@lisjam1 Yeah, he picked it up at the church Bric a brac (jumble sale!)
January 7th, 2013  
Just Fantastic!! What an awesome Gift!! I love the history and the older the better is my motto! Cant wait to see the Pics! :)
January 7th, 2013  
@ellimae I'll do what I can Ellen!
January 7th, 2013  
@seanoneill I know what you mean..i am afraid to even try the old camera my Dad left me..but i will do it someday and just pray! Someone told me i probably have the last box of film left in the whole world!! :)
January 7th, 2013  
@ellimae Haha, there is plenty of film out there Ellen. Lots of companies are making it again now!
January 7th, 2013  
A 110 camera, how ... wonderful. ;-) My local camera shop guy is buying up Pentax Auto 110s and seems to be able to shift them too, so maybe there's some life left in this format yet.
January 7th, 2013  
Lyn
how perfect. . .this is such a fun thing to see!
January 7th, 2013  
What an awesome gift. Enjoy!
January 7th, 2013  
My very first 35mm was an Agfa! What an amazing buy, have fun, must be similar to teh instamatic?
January 7th, 2013  
How cool :) You joining the film crew too, huh!!

@peterdegraaff @grizzlysghost
January 7th, 2013  
Oh wow what a wonderful present to receive and clearly a lot of thought went into it. Can't wait to see what you capture. I adore old cameras.
January 7th, 2013  
@ozziehoffy Maybe. I have just been looking at Voigtlanders on EBay. I would like to have a go at stripping out all the fancy tools and getting back to doing some film work, though it has been nearly 30 years since I last did!! Somewhere in the loft I think I may have my old Chinon SLR that I got for my 21st.
January 7th, 2013  
@rachelmackenzie Isn't it Rachel. I can't wait to have a go!
January 7th, 2013  
Very nice Sean, great find!
January 7th, 2013  
That's a great gift, will keep you even busier!
January 7th, 2013  
What a find! Enjoy.
January 7th, 2013  
You are a winner girl. A super cool find as 110 cameras are becoming very collectible as a lomography camera. Film can still be purchased online, and has become fashionable as the Lomography company has started making it again last year. Look around and you will find some, and avoid high prices. What sort of batteries does it take? Note to self - go to church fetes

@seanoneill I have a lovely Chinon SLR CM-4S which I bought from a little old lady in the street because the second hand camera shop said they had too many. Think they were really only interested in high end. Takes beautiful photos and the lens which I have posted occasionally. Get it out and use it. My daughter and her boyfriend are using at the moment with a couple of rolls I gave them. They are enjoying being old school and kewl
January 7th, 2013  
Oooh... I recognise this and those funny little flash cubes. Great shot. Looking forward to seeing what you create!
January 7th, 2013  
@peterdegraaff Thanks Peter, I've just ordered red scale colour and B+W film for it, so hope to get out at the weekend with it. I'm going to dig the Chinon out later, I know exactly where it is. I will let you know what model it is.
January 7th, 2013  
@grizzlysghost @jennywren @ladyjane @elsbels Thank you all, no pressure then!! Film ordered!!
January 7th, 2013  
I love when people gift old cameras because they know it makes you happy.
January 7th, 2013  
@phillyphotos ..and it did Paula, I am thrilled with it!
January 7th, 2013  
@seanoneill I am being gifted two dark room sets in the next few months.
January 7th, 2013  
They packaged and presented them better in those days!
January 7th, 2013  
@yrhenwr Didn't they just!! I was so excited when I discovered the Access slip!!
January 7th, 2013  
That's great! That's the camera I always wanted to have when I was a kid. I have one now and although I never use it, I like to hold it from time to time.
January 7th, 2013  
@hjv Lets have a 110 challenge between us then Hubregt!! If you agree we can pick 4 or 5 subjects each to use a roll of film and compare on 365!
January 7th, 2013  
@seanoneill Great idea! I just checked my collection and I still have a 110 color film from the 1980s! I only have to find a place that can develop the film for me. I'll ask the local photography shop owner, I'm sure he'll like to help.
January 7th, 2013  
@seanoneill This is something along the lines of @grizzlysghost. Do you have any tips for us Aaron ( @grizzlysghost), especially concerning development?
January 7th, 2013  
@hjv in the UK you can get them developed and have a digitised CD done as well. Let me know when you have a film and we can think of some ideas. Definitely ELT!!
January 7th, 2013  
@seanoneill ELT for sure! I've been googling and found several options for getting my film developed. I figured it would be hard, but lomography is doing a lot. Does your camera also have a tele-option and a switch for sunny and cloudy weather? It does have the 'sensor' shutter that they advertised with in the seventies: The sensitive touch guaranteeing to never have camera movement again. I don't have the flash unit but I have a block of flash bulbs.
January 8th, 2013  
@seanoneill Did you notice that you have an Agfa camera in the original box and that a Kodak film is packed? That's intriguing! I would have imagined that Agfa would have made 110 film?
January 8th, 2013  
Too. Cool. I really need to start looking for old, vintage cameras. My husband picked one up for me last May, but I don't think it was much of a deal at $54. I think I can do much better. :)
January 8th, 2013  
What a cool present! I had one just like this back in the 70's.
January 8th, 2013  
What a great find!
January 9th, 2013  
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