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Autochrome with hat I collect antique photography and cameras and another collector let me know of this image. Autochromes are very scarce, they were the precursor to color film and were only around for a very short time. Autochromes were made with colored grains of potato starch, they have...

Hello donCarlos, Yes they would work if you had the 17.5mm film for them.:) They're called HIT cameras generally because one of the first and most common of them was called HIT. They're easy to find at flea markets, eBay, antique shops/shows etc. Search HIT camera(s) online for lots of info...

a few HIT type cameras.

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You're too modest. lol I've been reading reading reading! I'm really liking my new hat addiction. :D

Thanks for that info Lefty. I've felt that way all along, nice to have an experts opinion.

I was watching this one: http://tinyurl.com/buboae Vintage Stetson 3x "Back Bow" Brwn Fedora, Sz 7 3/8 LO that just closed but it isn't my size. I would like to know, if you wear a 7 1/2 can you stretch a 3/8ths? do 7 1/2 guys do that? :)

The Bible of camera collecting is McKeown's. McKeown's Law of camera collecting states. "The price of an antique camera is entirely dependent upon the moods of the buyer and seller at the time of the transaction." Several corollaries have been added to this general philosophy of...

Great article! Thanks for posting it. :eusa_clap :eusa_clap

some flea market finds.

Camera with instructions and a can of film.

I collect subminiature cameras too. Petal camera by Kogaku, Japan c1948 w/box and instructions.

I posted these pics in the Stratoliner box size thread but then decided enlarge them slightly and save them to my Smugmug account so they don't expire when eBay dumps them. This box sold for $22.27 back in August, the buyer then bought the hat for it yesterday for $355 :D (wasn't me)

I was following the Stratoliner (not my size) that just sold for $355 on eBay, the buyer had to buy it! he'd already bought the box in August for $22.27. :D

Lotte Jacobi (1896 1990) with her llla She took great pics! Franz Lederer. Einstein