The Purma Camera Book: A Vintage Camera Guide - Using and Buying Purma Cameras - Couverture souple

Jemmett, Richard W

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1838304703 ISBN 13 : 9781838304706

Editeur : EnergyBook - RW Jemmett, 2020

Synopsis

This book will help you enjoy buying and photographing with film cameras from the Purma Camera Company, including the Special, Speed and Plus models.

Picking up a camera that is 50 or more years old, understanding how it works, using it in the field and obtaining a set of unique photographs can be very rewarding. There are many how to books whether they are original camera manuals or photography technique books, but I found few books that help a photographer get the most from using old and vintage cameras in today’s world.

This book will help you enjoy using a vintage Purma camera.


I chose to use Purma cameras as they are a somewhat eccentric series of cameras, relatively easy to use and readily available at a reasonable price from auction sites, car boot fairs, Facebook Marketplace, etc. The shutter mechanism, lens and body are all simple and it is therefore usually possible to understand whether a Purma camera is usable upon first inspection.

"I just received my Purma Camera Book and was pleased to find that it successfully integrates the history and unique mechanics of the three Purma models with contemporary photographic reality, technique and technology. Well done!

Thank you very much. LR - Rochester, NY USA"

Buy the Purma Camera Book today and start your journey to learn more about how to buy, use and enjoy these wonderful film cameras.

The only issue that photographers may need to navigate is the supply of 127 film. It is available from some film suppliers or sourced by adapting 120 film. This book is a compilation of information from several out of print publications, web resources and my own observations and experience of using Purma cameras.

To accompany the book, the author has created a dedicated web resource page that will help you find even more information such as film suppliers, user generated galleries and much more. We regularly update the web resource guide with information and resources to make it a valuable addition to the detailed information found in this vintage guide.

I have taken the opportunity to update both the content and grammar of the out of print publications to make them more readable and helpful to photographers using a vintage camera in the twenty twenties.

Source printed materials:

• Focal Press - The Purma Guide (1952)
• Purma Cameras - Purma Special instruction manual
• Purma Cameras - Purma Plus instruction manual
• Purma Cameras - Purma Speed instruction manual

Also includes The Purma Camera Company history, marketing, Using the Purma Special & Purma Plus, and Photos taken with Purma Cameras.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: EnergyBook - RW Jemmett
• Date d'édition: 2020
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1838304703
• ISBN 13: 9781838304706
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 100
• Coordonnées du fabricant: Manufactured by Amazon on behalf of the author; https://www.amazon.fr/hz/contact-us; ; c/o Amazon Media EU S.à.r.l., 38 Avenue John F. Kennedy; Luxembourg; L-1855; Luxembourg