Photo's of taking photos with vintage camera

[tpuma]

So I spotted this guy on the Staten Island Ferry. He's shooting the city skyline with a vintage Wista Field? Looks like it's in great shape. Is this an actual vintage or one of those new cameras that try to look vintage? I was going to ask him but he was very focussed on what he was doing and didn't want to interrupt and cause him to miss the shot. I did observe him inserting film into the camera and changing lenses.

 

[480sparky42 41]

You can buy a brand-spankin-new Wista still today.

Wista Field-45DX Field Camera (Rosewood) 214604 B&H Photo Video

There are several manufacturers of large format cameras still cranking 'em out.

 

[Peeb74 2]

So I spotted this guy on the Staten Island Ferry. He's shooting the city skyline with a vintage Wista Field? Looks like it's in great shape. Is this an actual vintage or one of those new cameras that try to look vintage? I was going to ask him but he was very focussed on what he was doing and didn't want to interrupt and cause him to miss the shot. I did observe him inserting film into the camera and changing lenses.

Cool camera! When you said vintage I thought you might mean- like a Nikon D40 or something!

 

[Gary A.]

Wista makes new cameras.

 

[480sparky42 41]

Wista makes new cameras.

Have you ever seen any manufacturer make used cameras?

 

[Derrel]

Nothing is really "vintage" about this...this is a field-style view camera...this is a design type that has been around for many, many decades. Some call this a "flatbed" view camera, others a "field" camera, as opposed to a monorail-style of view camera.

 

[Gary A.]

Wista makes new cameras.

Have you ever seen any manufacturer make used cameras?

I know of many companies which restore old cameras.