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My Olympus collection:
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This was shot with an E-M10 i and the 14-42 kit lens; it's noticeably less sharp around the edges of the photo. All of this equipment gets used when a) it's not horrible weather, and b) when I'm not buried in work - this has been an extremely busy year for my business. It seems almost every time the weather's really nice my clients need their projects attended to.
Someday soon... :cautious:
 
Minolta Dimage-Pic [1997]

This point and shoot camera was first shown on Comdex Fall '97.

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The Dimage-Pic was well equipped for an entry level model, with a built-in flash, LCD screen, serial port for computer connection, video out port, automatic white balance, exposure settings, and a self-timer mode.

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The Dimage-Pic was just meant as an interim model for the entry level market, and therefore was never shown on the Minolta website.

The camera was licensed from Pretec Corp. in Taiwan.

Minolta was just one of the companies this cameras was licensed to.

Amongst the others were AOL, Polaroid, and Premier.

The specs on all the OEM models of this camera are the same, with only the amount of internal memory differing between models.

Pretec had this model manufactured by the
C&C Laboratories in Taipei.

SPECIFICATIONS:
Brand: Minolta
Model: Dimage-Pic
First shown: 1997
Price: US $299
Sensor Type: 0.27MP CCD
Max resolution: 320x240
Internal Storage: 2MB
External Storage: none
Lens: f:5.6/5 mm
Shutter: 1/30-1/2000 sec
Screen size: 1.8" LCD
Power: 4 AA batteries
Color: Black, Metallic silver
Computer interface: RS232 serial
PC Connector Type: 9 pin D-Sub (DB-9)
Size: 137 x 69 x 48 mm
Weight: 245 grammes
 
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Waaaay cool images, especially the old Asahi-flex.

It also makes me fondly remember my old Asahi Spotmatic, my main - and one of my first ever - camera, which I shot with (mainly Tri-X...what else?) for quite a few years. Such a simply-but-beautifully designed camera.

Thanks for posting these!
 
Waaaay cool images, especially the old Asahi-flex.

It also makes me fondly remember my old Asahi Spotmatic, my main - and one of my first ever - camera, which I shot with (mainly Tri-X...what else?) for quite a few years. Such a simply-but-beautifully designed camera.

Thanks for posting these!
There's still nothing like a Pentax!
Apologies to Olympus users, but there it is...
 
I'm still waiting for my M39 to M42 adapter rings from China. I was thinking of using melt glue and one of these to adapt the "no-adapter-to-be-found" M37 Asahiflex thread mount Takumar to the modern DSLR and M4/3 cameras. I'm not destroying the lens just to use it on my newer cameras.

As a side note: Takumar lenses was named after the Japanese-American portrait painter, Kajiwara Takuma [梶原啄磨], whose brother, Kajiwara Kumao, founded Asahi Optical.
 
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Haha, full circle I guess Bobby. Not sure I can compete, but I’m motivated to try. Beautiful cameras help.

This shot is awesome, love the glass reflection and the light focus on the camera, fading to black corners.:2thumbs:
Like you said. This is a great place for shared ideas, gaining inspiration, and sharing knowledge.

I got the idea to try this from your last shot of your x100. The front of the 56mm is so big it was perfect for gathering reflection.
 
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