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Of a Tair, a Typewriter and Tri-X
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<blockquote data-quote="480sparky" data-source="post: 600929" data-attributes="member: 15805"><p>A couple months ago, I came across my old typewriter from high school. I had been looking for it rather half-heartedly, but was excited when I found it.</p><p></p><p>My excitement was short-lived, however, when I discovered that it was electric and needed a new ribbon. The electric part didn't thrill me (I thought it was a manual unit), but the ribbon was a real downer: I couldn't find one for it.</p><p></p><p>So off to Goodwill it went and I started to do some research for finding a great-quality, manual typewriter. My search ended when I purchased an Olympia SM9 from ebay. I was stoked. Not only was this one manual, but it had a wide carriage, was in great condition, came with the carry case (with a key, no less!),......... and was a rather rare bird with script keys (as opposed to block).</p><p></p><p>After ordering some ribbons the day after it arrived (it uses the standard spool-to-spool ribbon), I was in heaven. I even sat down a banged out several old-tyme letters to family and friends.</p><p></p><p>I had some time today to sit down and really give it a good bath. And as I was doing so, I marveled at the engineering that went into it, how rock-solid it is, and how it will probably still be usable a hundred years after I cease to draw breath on this plane.</p><p></p><p>I also began to look at it as a subject to aim my camera at. So, I mounted up my Tair 135/2.8 on a 32mm extension tube and began firing away. After some basic PP in NX2 to sharpen and adjust the curves, it was off to DxO Film Pak 3 to get a '70's-era look: Tri-X.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>And the results:</p><p></p><p><img src="http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/cc172/480sparky/Photography%202017/Tab_8623%20post.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><img src="http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/cc172/480sparky/Photography%202017/Keyboard%201_8583%20post.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><img src="http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/cc172/480sparky/Photography%202017/Above%20the%20Platen_8589%20post.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><img src="http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/cc172/480sparky/Photography%202017/Margin%20Stop_8591%20post.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><img src="http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/cc172/480sparky/Photography%202017/Keyboard%202_8586%20post.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><img src="http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/cc172/480sparky/Photography%202017/Olympia_8593%20post.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><img src="http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/cc172/480sparky/Photography%202017/Keys%201_8610%20post.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><img src="http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/cc172/480sparky/Photography%202017/Under%20the%20Keys_8595%20post.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><img src="http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/cc172/480sparky/Photography%202017/Return%20Springs%201_8598%20post.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><img src="http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/cc172/480sparky/Photography%202017/Keys%202_8612%20post.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><img src="http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/cc172/480sparky/Photography%202017/De%20Luxe_8615%20post.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><img src="http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/cc172/480sparky/Photography%202017/Return%20Springs%202_8604%20post.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><img src="http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/cc172/480sparky/Photography%202017/Keys%203_8617%20post.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Comments are welcome!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="480sparky, post: 600929, member: 15805"] A couple months ago, I came across my old typewriter from high school. I had been looking for it rather half-heartedly, but was excited when I found it. My excitement was short-lived, however, when I discovered that it was electric and needed a new ribbon. The electric part didn't thrill me (I thought it was a manual unit), but the ribbon was a real downer: I couldn't find one for it. So off to Goodwill it went and I started to do some research for finding a great-quality, manual typewriter. My search ended when I purchased an Olympia SM9 from ebay. I was stoked. Not only was this one manual, but it had a wide carriage, was in great condition, came with the carry case (with a key, no less!),......... and was a rather rare bird with script keys (as opposed to block). After ordering some ribbons the day after it arrived (it uses the standard spool-to-spool ribbon), I was in heaven. I even sat down a banged out several old-tyme letters to family and friends. I had some time today to sit down and really give it a good bath. And as I was doing so, I marveled at the engineering that went into it, how rock-solid it is, and how it will probably still be usable a hundred years after I cease to draw breath on this plane. I also began to look at it as a subject to aim my camera at. So, I mounted up my Tair 135/2.8 on a 32mm extension tube and began firing away. After some basic PP in NX2 to sharpen and adjust the curves, it was off to DxO Film Pak 3 to get a '70's-era look: Tri-X. And the results: [img]http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/cc172/480sparky/Photography%202017/Tab_8623%20post.jpg[/img] [img]http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/cc172/480sparky/Photography%202017/Keyboard%201_8583%20post.jpg[/img] [img]http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/cc172/480sparky/Photography%202017/Above%20the%20Platen_8589%20post.jpg[/img] [img]http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/cc172/480sparky/Photography%202017/Margin%20Stop_8591%20post.jpg[/img] [img]http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/cc172/480sparky/Photography%202017/Keyboard%202_8586%20post.jpg[/img] [img]http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/cc172/480sparky/Photography%202017/Olympia_8593%20post.jpg[/img] [img]http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/cc172/480sparky/Photography%202017/Keys%201_8610%20post.jpg[/img] [img]http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/cc172/480sparky/Photography%202017/Under%20the%20Keys_8595%20post.jpg[/img] [img]http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/cc172/480sparky/Photography%202017/Return%20Springs%201_8598%20post.jpg[/img] [img]http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/cc172/480sparky/Photography%202017/Keys%202_8612%20post.jpg[/img] [img]http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/cc172/480sparky/Photography%202017/De%20Luxe_8615%20post.jpg[/img] [img]http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/cc172/480sparky/Photography%202017/Return%20Springs%202_8604%20post.jpg[/img] [img]http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/cc172/480sparky/Photography%202017/Keys%203_8617%20post.jpg[/img] Comments are welcome! [/QUOTE]
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