tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post1932466453656978947..comments2024-03-28T20:37:49.632+00:00Comments on Shadows & Light: A Fuzzy BucketSteve Reedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11684120060438252945noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-87500980662009589402013-01-27T06:17:30.643+00:002013-01-27T06:17:30.643+00:00Lynne: I'm not sure who made the Magimatic. My...Lynne: I'm not sure who made the Magimatic. My parents gave it to me for Christmas when I was 8, so I'm sure it was an inexpensive camera suitable for a kid. I used it until I was a senior in high school! Here's what it looked like:<br /><br />http://www.flickr.com/photos/john/6855841/<br /><br />And here's a photo of my actual Magimatic, from back in the day:<br /><br />http://www.flickr.com/photos/sreed99342/3728691563/Steve Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11684120060438252945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-50445215552722619262013-01-27T02:49:03.411+00:002013-01-27T02:49:03.411+00:00I've never heard of a Magimatic camera. Hmm. w...I've never heard of a Magimatic camera. Hmm. who made it? I think my first camera was a Kodak Instamatic. But MAGICmatic? What a cool name for a camera. Lynnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05875008154587045790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-90494344767705665622013-01-26T20:01:19.869+00:002013-01-26T20:01:19.869+00:00How wonderful to have these snapshots, these bits ...How wonderful to have these snapshots, these bits of oneself - or one's childhood "eye!" Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03313726816776097840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-20989844085905140012013-01-26T17:33:12.283+00:002013-01-26T17:33:12.283+00:00i think it's great that you're rescuing yo...i think it's great that you're rescuing your old photos. you had the eye even then. i do love the blur and the painterly quality of old photos. we're probably all nostalgic for something evoked by them or instagram wouldn't be such a "thing."37paddingtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12400464105403622384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-36476934488851068812013-01-26T16:55:39.748+00:002013-01-26T16:55:39.748+00:00The camera may not have been the best but you cert...The camera may not have been the best but you certainly did a fine job. Back in the 70s I took nothing but slides. I better look at them soom before they really deteriorate! Great post!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-50604247426614839182013-01-26T16:32:20.554+00:002013-01-26T16:32:20.554+00:00OH I love them- Old shots of cool shite in childho...OH I love them- Old shots of cool shite in childhood, can't beat it with a stick! I had a brownie- I took some crazy photos of toys and stuff but in black and white of course so there was less to screw up- I really like these three that you have in your treasury- people are actually trying to get that effect now! Rusty swing set with wasps...ah, childhood!Linda Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03070050388987072100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-62067408411383265082013-01-26T14:34:43.469+00:002013-01-26T14:34:43.469+00:00The shaky poor focus of old pictures is what gives...The shaky poor focus of old pictures is what gives them their charm. They show age and have this magical capability of whisking us off into the past. I just wonder how photos will look in a further 30 years - surely we can't be far off the end point of camea evolution?<br /><br />I wish there were more photos of my childhood but my family weren't too big on pictures!Waynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11147955032153251117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-51420629554280167912013-01-26T13:24:13.656+00:002013-01-26T13:24:13.656+00:00Going through my mother's old pictures I was s...Going through my mother's old pictures I was struck by the same thought- cameras have come a long, long way. On the other hand, there are portraits of my grandfather as a baby and he was born in 1888 that are still magnificent. <br />Ms. Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09776404747858099919noreply@blogger.com