Vintage View Camera
by Karyn Robinson
Title
Vintage View Camera
Artist
Karyn Robinson
Medium
Painting - Acrylic
Description
karyn Robinson, Gilbert, Arizona.
I love old, mechanical things, with dials and switches. That's why I love old cameras. This is a painting of a Rolleiflex View camera, introduced, I believe, in 1949 featuring "the original twin-lens reflex". An advertisement from the day boasted, "In all fine photographic collections, most places of distinction are held by Rolleiflex pictures." I don't know if that's true...I just dig old cameras.
According to an article on Wikipedia,The Rolleiflex TLR film cameras were notable for their exceptional build quality, compact size, modest weight, superior optics, durable, simple, reliable mechanics and bright viewfinders. They were popular and widely imitated. The high-quality 7.5 cm focal length lenses, manufactured by Zeiss and Schneider, allowed for a smaller, lighter, more compact camera than their imitators[citation needed], further differentiating the Rolleiflex TLR from many of its competitors, who were forced by inferior optics to use 8.0 cm or 8.5 cm focal length lenses.
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March 10th, 2013
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John Malone
Congratulations on this marvellous painting being FEATURED on BEST REPRESENTATIONAL OIL ACRYLIC WATERCOLOUR PAINTINGS OF FAA! V/F….group administrator, John Malone
Rebecca Glaze
Featured in Fabulous Art Boutique! Congratulations! What a fabulous work of art, Karen! Nicely done, bravo!
Karyn Robinson
I love your story, Bob. As an artist I always hope to touch people in some way with my art. I'm glad this work brought forth this memory and so happy that you shared it with me!
Nadine and Bob Johnston
Paid my way to a BA, then MA, by taking photos of children in their homes with a Rolli.. With the MA, paid for my PhD, but without the Rolli, and the US Army where began school again with the United States Armed Forces Institute. would probably still be a High School dropout, who quit school at 15, then went in the army at 16....
Kym Backland
Karyn, This is gorgeous! I love the old twin lens reflex! The blue background is so pretty! I really like your painting style! FV
Karyn Robinson
Thank you, Meghan. I thought the strap gave the painting an Art Nouveau quality. Thank you for your kind words.