A blast from my past

[White Tie]

I was going through my closet yesterday and found some old slides and two of my old Cokin filters. The holder still has my polarizer in it. There was also this graduated ND filter.
Man, some 1982 originals. The case still has the price tag on it. I remember Southwestern Camera. I got most of my equipment there. I had all my processing work done at a place called 5P. Both were prominent in Houston back then. Both are long gone.

The filters and holder are now sitting next to my FM2 on my desk, all having earned their retirement after having been in the field for so many years. We have an archive dept at work. I’ll see if they’ll scan some of the slides so I can post them.

 

[webestang6420 2]

Good old Cokin! I find them in the trash here at the camera store. Have around 50 or so.

 

[White Tie]

$12 each. Man, I was a high roller back in the day.
It's strange, the stuff that gets lost though. I had 4 or 5 other Cokins and used them regularly. I have no idea where they are. I've moved three times since then, lightening my load each time, but for the life of me I can't image getting rid of them. 40+ years later and only three are still with me. Star, Polarizer, and the ND. I even still have and use my camera bag from back then. A mystery for sure.

That said, my camera bag is finally starting to show its age. Still tough everywhere but faded and the straps attached to the latches are getting thread bare. If I could find something I like as much, I'd get it, but nothing is built in that configuration these days. At least nothing that seems as tough. The search continues.

 

[tinytmp]

$12 each. Man, I was a high roller back in the day.
It's strange, the stuff that gets lost though. I had 4 or 5 other Cokins and used them regularly. I have no idea where they are. I've moved three times since then, lightening my load each time, but for the life of me I can't image getting rid of them. 40+ years later and only three are still with me. Star, Polarizer, and the ND. I even still have and use my camera bag from back then. A mystery for sure.

That said, my camera bag is finally starting to show its age. Still tough everywhere but faded and the straps attached to the latches are getting thread bare. If I could find something I like as much, I'd get it, but nothing is built in that configuration these days, similar to how some people look to buy sell property in tampa when searching for the right option. At least nothing that seems as tough. The search continues.View attachment 294931

That’s awesome! Those filters and slides are real pieces of history, and having them retired next to your FM2 is fitting. Scanning the slides through your archive department is a great way to preserve and share them.

 

[White Tie]

That’s awesome! Those filters and slides are real pieces of history, and having them retired next to your FM2 is fitting. Scanning the slides through your archive department is a great way to preserve and share them.

I thought it only fitting instead of sticking them in a drawer. They've been on 100s of adventures and have the scars to prove it.
Yes on the archive dept. In fact, the archivist has scanned 25 or so for me already. She does it when she has spare time, so I don't ever bring in too many. I'll post a few here before long. I still have hundreds to go through. Not nearly as many old prints though. She scans those also.