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Thanks Abel...
We had a couple of cameras floating around at the time... I was using a Pentax Spotmatic F, my dad was then using a Mamiya Super Press 23 (medium format), one of the Agfa Flex models (35mm format) with a wide angle lens, and a 5x7 Linhof Technika. My sister still has the latter two. Most likely these shots were done with the Pentax SP F and a 55mm... Kodachrome reversal film.
My Pentax was stolen in the 80s and about fifteen years ago I picked up another one... along with the SMCT 28 f/3.5, 35 f/3.5, 55 f/1.2, 105 f/2.8 and 135 f/3.5... it doesn't get much use at the moment and I should sell it... The lenses are great, the body, particularly the finder, is so-so by today's standard.
Casey
The '46 Chevy Pickup...
The story goes that in the mid '70s my brother traded a car stereo system for a 1946 pickup truck... I wasn't sure if it even ran... but it was the start of a family project. At least three years in the making... it was striped down to the frame and rebui...
Thanks Cpt...
My main contribution was sanding, priming, and spray painting... that an a lot of cleaning parts... memorable... Casey
Thank you maverick...
the one-on-one time late at night working with my dad has always stayed with me... a special time. Casey
Thanks NoH...
Not sure that I ever rode in the truck after the project was finished... for me the thing was always about the project not the results. Casey
Thank you Nico...
I think he drove it for a couple of years when he was in college... picked up a used Volvo station wagon before moving to New York where he worked as a trader in the twin towers... then gave that up to become a trial lawyer... he's semi-retired and still ...
Great memories and photos Casey!! This is the kind of...
... projects which bring family together and make for strong stories and remebrances forever! Thank you for sharing with us!! Abel
Thanks Abel...
We had a couple of cameras floating around at the time... I was using a Pentax Spotmatic F, my dad was then using a Mamiya Super Press 23 (medium format), one of the Agfa Flex models (35mm format) with a wide angle lens, and a 5x7 Linhof Technika. My sist...
Great to know Casey! Looks like you belong to a photography lovers family!
i also own a couple of Pentax I bought brand new in the late 1960’s . They were great cameras on those days. Used to do a lot of photography in those young years, incuding b&w lab. Thank you again for sharing with us these memories! Cheers! Abel
Wow
What a good family bonding project, btw is the truck still there, would love to see it
Thanks John, it was a wonderful project...
If I remember correctly my brother drove the truck for about 8 years and then sold it... a two seat pickup truck just wasn't practical for the next phase of his life ; ) Casey
