Bulb popping frenzy is about to start… It would be a sight to see. Hello, When our dad allowed me to play around with this giant box of a camera from within his hard shell suitcase, I would spent hours checking out every moving part of the huge box and pullout bellows. (check out the solid box with supported metal corner supports lower right corner) these giant cameras were not for daily use as if it was a large format brownie camera. Mostly used for press photographers to get the highest quality film exposure for news and magazine photos. But, they all had to endure the heavy weight of the box camera. All except for the guy in the lower left corner with his smart rangefinder 35mm camera thar will and would take quality photos with a film, 35mm three time less in size. But, as we all can see, his use of high speed film does not need a fill flash and probably has quality photos from his lightweight 35mm camera. It was years before the advent of 35mm cameras with a single lens, through the camera, focusing for the general public frenzy. But, for the moment, he was probably a backup photographer. The guy without the cameras was probably the person asking the questions of the “model” or person of interest waiting to be blinded by a round of bright flashes. YRMv Jnaki When I was handling our dad’s camera, if he was around to show me how to focus and shoot with the flash attached, it was the most fun after clicking on the extended wire trigger to take the photo and resulting flash. The large bulb was bright and the fun part came next. After taking a photo, I was able to push a button and the used flash bulb would go shooting across the room with some authority. It was a game each time to see how far and how powerful the aim could be for a target across the room. No one could get the bulb out, as it was extremely hot. So, to speed up consecutive photos, a nice eject button was on the tall chrome tube supporting the flash plate. So, could you imagine my impromptu rifle shooting my spent bulbs at various targets across the room? Now, multiply it by the 8 large dish flash attachments and daylight will have some competition for brightness… but then, the fun begins as each button projects the spent bulb somewhere. Ha! Now we can see why the guy in the lower corner does not have a flash. Besides a faster film speed in his 35mm camera, the surrounding flash will provide plenty of light for his Rangefinder Camera to get a good shot. Sometimes, my brother and I had to carry some of our dad’s camera equipment when he was in a photo shoot moment. Remember, it was his large format “Brownie Camera” that he used for “family” photos. Ha! Early camera training... in 1950 Westside of Long Beach...
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