Pecole Posted November 10, 2016 Share #1 Posted November 10, 2016 Advertisement (gone after registration) In the mid-fifties, I used to haunt air displays all over Europe with my Leicas, a IIIg and an M3 with Summitar and Summicron 50 (I couldn't afford more at that time). I am still surprised with the quality of the images I recently digitized from original films. On the images, a Dassault Etendard,, a Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress, a curious American jet fighter project with inverted swept tail-wing, a good old Short Sunderland flying boat and a Douglas A-4 Skyraider. Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/266389-some-sixty-years-ago/?do=findComment&comment=3146260'>More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted November 10, 2016 Posted November 10, 2016 Hi Pecole, Take a look here Some sixty years ago.... I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
stuny Posted November 10, 2016 Share #2 Posted November 10, 2016 Very nice. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bateleur Posted November 15, 2016 Share #3 Posted November 15, 2016 Interesting... wasn't the plane with the Defence research logo the forerunner of the F16? Thank you Charles Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pecole Posted November 15, 2016 Author Share #4 Posted November 15, 2016 Interesting... wasn't the plane with the Defence research logo the forerunner of the F16? Thank you Charles Not as far as I know. The unusual "inverted" planform - never applied in reality - has nothing to do with the actual F-16 configuration. Since re-discovering my images of the DARPA "thing", I try to find more information. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
david strachan Posted November 15, 2016 Share #5 Posted November 15, 2016 Very nice Pecole. You could still do nice compositions even in the "old" days??... New cameras haven't really .added much, eh? Amazing flying machines...more please. all best... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 15, 2016 Share #6 Posted November 15, 2016 ... Did you also made some color pictures? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pecole Posted November 15, 2016 Author Share #7 Posted November 15, 2016 Advertisement (gone after registration) Did you also made some color pictures? Sorry, no. At that time, color pictures were not so common...and too expensive for me. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pecole Posted November 15, 2016 Author Share #8 Posted November 15, 2016 Interesting... wasn't the plane with the Defence research logo the forerunner of the F16? Thank you Charles Sorry, Bateleur : I was wrong in saying that "inverted planform" had never been implemented. The Grumman X-29 test aircraft was exactly that, and most probably based on DARPA research model I pictured at Le Bourget. Here is a photo from my archives for your information. Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/266389-some-sixty-years-ago/?do=findComment&comment=3149517'>More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 15, 2016 Share #9 Posted November 15, 2016 "Pecole" post="3149509" timestamp="1479218966 "Sorry, no. At that time, color pictures were not so common...and too expensive for me." I'm glad my father added about 1955 to his black&white films some color slides, mostly by Perutz or Agfa and seldom some very expensive Kodachromes. Nice to see on his Leitz projector, but his only camera was a Voigtlaender Vito B with an collapsible Color-Skopar 3.5-50mm lens, probably some kind of Leica for the poorer man. Nevertheless I was proud doing my first steps in photography at the age of seventeen on this small Voigtlaender camera. P.S.: Sorry for the technically poor quality of citation. Something seems to be disturbed with the forum software, here especially the text coding. Hopefully it will be repaired soon. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
epand56 Posted December 22, 2016 Share #10 Posted December 22, 2016 I like the B 17, but above all I love the picture of the Short Solent Flying boat. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pecole Posted January 4, 2017 Author Share #11 Posted January 4, 2017 I like the B 17, but above all I love the picture of the Short Solent Flying boat. Hi, epand56. I just reviewed the threads, and only now realize you were perfectly right in correcting my "caption" . It is a Solent, indeed, on the fifth image, not a Sunderland : I should have noticed the "windows". Thanks. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmahto Posted January 5, 2017 Share #12 Posted January 5, 2017 Really liked it. I love planes. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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