Not exactly a photography related post, although there is a 10 megapixel Polaroid in there. Have a look at what the clever people can do with photoshop.
64 Gadgets Dragged Back to 1979
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Daily Archives: July 15, 2009
3/52
3/52, originally uploaded by norbography.
This shot won out in the vote from the last 2 days.
In the past 12 months I have turned into a collector of old cameras. Well, up until a couple of weeks ago when I offloaded about 13 of them.
I kept 6. This old Polaroid OneStep Plus is amongst the group I kept. The right film (SX-70) is bloody expensive, and even the cheaper 600 film still costs about $25 for a 10 pack, but I love the results. Every photo I take makes me fell like I have been transported back in time. Back to a time when I had unlimited energy, no worries and blonde hair.
Kwanon
According to Mental Floss, Canon started out as Kwanon.
When Precision Optical Instruments Laboratory started developing Japan’s first-ever 35mm camera equipped with a focal plane shutter, the engineers dubbed the creation “Kwanon” after the Buddhist goddess of mercy. At this point the company’s logo even included the thousand-armed goddess.
When the camera was ready to roll out worldwide in 1935, the company decided to tweak the name to “Canon” so it would be easier for international markets to accept.
Kwanon EOS 5D, sounds better to me. 🙂