goinganalogue

OK, the brownie is a lovely little camera – I say this without seeing the results of my first shoot with it, but I feel really limited by not being able to adjust the aperture or shutter speed.

I’ve read there are brownies out there which you have more manual control of, but, well, I went exploring on ebay and purchased what I think is the sexiest camera ever made – a Rolleiflex.

I wanted a reasonably priced one that was in good working order and not dinged around. I found one in the Netherlands, with a case and the original box for $420au. Sold.

Its a Rolleiflex Automat 3 which was made between 1945 and 1949 – so its older than my Brownie which was made in 1962, and hopefully I’ll take to it like a duck to water.

So, off to B&H Photos’s website again, ordered a mix of film (25 rolls, colour, B&W, fast, slow), and again I wait…

I can see that the waiting is going to be tough for me, and i can definitely see myself getting into the processing and printmaking in the near future.

In the meantime, I’m itching to get the rollei, itching to get my films processed…this whole analogue photography is going to be an adjustment!

Tags: analogue, Automat, Bow Brownie, Brownie Flash II, photography, retro, Rolleiflex