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100 Year Old Photos Found In Camera
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Orlov says he spent $100 on the vintage gem, but what he found inside was practically priceless.
The photographer brought the camera home and spent hours cleaning it. Then, he decided to look inside.
There, Orlov discovered a series of eight photographs, already developed, taken on the camera more than 100 years ago.
The images, which show WWI airplanes, ruins, soldiers on horses and even a bomb, offer an authentic glimpse into history.
http://digitallife.today.com/_news/2...ue-camera?lite
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A great find. Amazing that those pics survived such a turbulent history.
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Quite the find since the last of this generation have just about passed away, I find these photos an interesting look into their lives during this turbulent time period. One item though... I'd not be hanging around to closely with those holding by the looks an aerial bomb. LoL
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Well to be fair, as they being WW I they can be at the very most 99 years old if they are from 1914.
But great find. Those glass plate photos could easily be a few times that worth what he paid for the camera.
Although I collect also vintage cameras, never seen that kind of camera before, so he really must have made a bargain!
Here are two of mine the first from 1920 and the second from 1940 both in working condition.

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Yes, read some of the enlightening comments at the bottom of the article in regard to the year they were taken. Really don't think some of the authors knew what the present year is.Do you still use these cameras or more of a collection hobby? Until recently my oldest sister had her own dark room and worked with 35mm black & white photos, but she gave it up with the costs of supplies.
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Well it is getting harder and harder to find fitting film material, for example the 1920s Agfa camera needs B2 film which has become very rare. Also since I do not have a dark room, it is hard to find some one who is willing to develop the films. It is just a matter of time where these cameras will be just collectors items due to no available film not useable any more. As the films you find are all old stock, as production has been ceased years ago. Sort of like tape decks here in Europe, you can not get any new cassettes.
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It is cool that your able to still use these cameras, but a sad fate that has fallen on many items we took for granted in the past and have now all but faded from use or memory. My wife and I just traded in our rotary phone recently which still works fine, you pick it up and turn the number dial and talk into it, no dead batteries and no cell phone dead zones. Still do not have a cell or what they call a smart phone and not planning for one at the moment. Also still have most of my LP albums and cassettes in my music collection and can say that these do have a better sound quality over most cd's or any mp3.But guess the major item about the main story that caught my attention was that these photos taken during WWI are now being seen by us after all this time and the orginal photographer only saw them through his camera sight. Sort of like making a movie, but never seeing it being played on screen.