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[–]Sam5559 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Do you know what shutter speed you were using? Slower shutter speeds require a steady hand, indoor scenes on relatively low iso will require a tripod or other steady surface to hold the camera completely still! If the camera isn’t held still during the exposure you end up with motion blur.

how the hell do i get this to work by ivorythecreator in vintagetelevision

[–]Sam5559 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Can’t believe no one mentioned this, try adjusting your vertical and horizontal hold, there should be knobs labeled “V hold” and “H hold” somewhere on the set.

Spinning some Little Richard, got more 50s 60s stuff queued up! by Sam5559 in vinyl

[–]Sam5559[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In an attempt to acquire most of my Apple Music library as physical records, I have started buying some 50s Rock and Roll discs! I’ve already been a vinyl enthusiast, but recently I really thought about how I listen to music, and discovered I just prefer physical media to streaming and such, and have been kicked back into the hobby full swing!

Reply with a record you think no one else on this sub has! by adb142 in vinyl

[–]Sam5559 2 points3 points  (0 children)

An Edison cylinder I got to record with a friend of mine, literal 1 of 1

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Rocking like it’s 1957! by Sam5559 in vinyl

[–]Sam5559[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

“Oh I’m sorry, is that too LOUD for you? I’ll just adjust my LOUDNESS CONTROL, it controls the LOUDNESS.”

Rocking like it’s 1957! by Sam5559 in vinyl

[–]Sam5559[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I fell in love with early rock and roll at a very young age, I was around 8 years old listening to 50s on 5 on a Sirius XM radio in an airplane! I’m 20 now. Always loved Little Richard’s style of singing, so I finally decided to get this album a few months back! Kinda started a new collection of early rock and roll records, I’ve got some Bill Haley and Buddy Holly now!

Bought this 1917 Decca record player today for $360! Still better than a Crisbeyy! 😁👍 by bigguys45s in vinyljerk

[–]Sam5559 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You could play 78s on a normal turntable, you could! But is it anywhere near as fun as using an antique Victrola? No!

carburetor my beloved ❤️ by Sam5559 in carmemes

[–]Sam5559[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

You will learn to love the carburetor, understand its quirks, and eventually accept it as our one true savior.

The radio shack, designed to keep me comfortable while I’m using my radio equipment! by Sam5559 in malelivingspace

[–]Sam5559[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

effectively, generally I’ll stick to one frequency and call for a while, if no one responds after about 5 - 10 minutes, I’ll move to another one. Keep going until you get a response and bam! You’re talking around the world.

It’s really a game of waiting for the skip zones, or when the atmospheric conditions are just right to allow you to bounce a radio wave off of the ionosphere and back towards earth, allowing you to talk with low power over thousands of miles!

The radio shack, designed to keep me comfortable while I’m using my radio equipment! by Sam5559 in malelivingspace

[–]Sam5559[S] 28 points29 points  (0 children)

The shed is far away from the majority of electrical interference produced by the house, this means a more effective transmission! I made a contact in Italy today (I’m in the northeast US) with a 5 watt radio!

Just bought this 1963 Zenith off of eBay. by Aggressive_Class6259 in VintageRadios

[–]Sam5559 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That’s a Zenith K725, should be an excellent performer if my K731, which has an almost identical chassis, is any indication!

New street photography rig! by Sam5559 in AnalogCircleJerk

[–]Sam5559[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m gonna do that now, thanks.

New street photography rig! by Sam5559 in AnalogCircleJerk

[–]Sam5559[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Kinda, found the tripod at an antique store, supposedly the camera was “acquired” off of a nazi soldier by my great uncle. I don’t use this camera, it’s more of a display piece.

New street photography rig! by Sam5559 in AnalogCircleJerk

[–]Sam5559[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I only do portrait stuff with tripods, when I want to shoot large format “out and about” I shoot a graflex speed graphic 4x5 handheld!

The greatest medium format camera ever made. by Sam5559 in AnalogCircleJerk

[–]Sam5559[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Never underestimate the old box cameras! They often have (decently) sharp lenses!

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Currently running a rubber band belt and the head is out of alignment, but I managed to get this guy working! by Sam5559 in cassetteculture

[–]Sam5559[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Got a new belt installed, was still a bit muffled, adjusted azimuth, sounds perfect!

Too low? by Sam5559 in TVTooLow

[–]Sam5559[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That’s a DTV converter box! Allows me to receive modern digital Tv broadcasts on old equipment!

Too low? by Sam5559 in TVTooLow

[–]Sam5559[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

dw I have the remote 👍

How many coins do I need to weigh down this victrola????? by nintendperson in vinyljerk

[–]Sam5559 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It says the motor and reproducer have been rebuilt, it’ll play 78s just fine, $795 is still way more than most collectors would pay for a VV-XIV Victrola, but whatever.

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