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1/10 f/1.9 4.3 mm ISO 200

samsung SM-G920F


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F-word

F-word
The Sunday Challenge = begins with an F
AND the twist, must be b-w and a very close up shot, go with whatever you have!
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This is a classic radio, sixty years old, make Blaupunkt, model Florenz; no transistors, but good old audion tubes. It fascinated me as a child, I've kept it over the years, it took me years to understand florenz (not floveng..) was the German word for Florence.
They still sell on eBay, you can see how they look like here
Van Morrison gives a perfect description in his song "In The Days Before Rock'n'Roll" including the sounds you hear when tuning in to the next station.....
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christel.k, ╰☆☆June☆☆╮, Clickity Click, Gudrun and 2 other people have particularly liked this photo


27 comments - The latest ones
 Chrissy
Chrissy club
ah! da ist das F sogar auf dem Foto :)
6 years ago.
PhLB - Luc Boonen club has replied to Chrissy club
freilich
6 years ago.
 Sami Serola (inactive)
Sami Serola (inactiv… club
Take good care of it! =)

I just love those old vacuum tube radio receivers.
6 years ago.
PhLB - Luc Boonen club has replied to Sami Serola (inactiv… club
no worry, I will Sami
6 years ago.
 M♥rJ Photogr♥phy !! ( Marj )
M♥rJ Photogr♥phy !!… club
WoW !!! Luc LoVe your radio great challenge image .... any chance on seeing the whole stereo ?
6 years ago.
PhLB - Luc Boonen club has replied to M♥rJ Photogr♥phy !!… club
just click on the link (the word "here" in my explanation)
6 years ago.
M♥rJ Photogr♥phy !!… club has replied to PhLB - Luc Boonen club
I see it ... very retro I love it !!
6 years ago.
 Jan
Jan
nice texture
6 years ago.
PhLB - Luc Boonen club has replied to Jan
yes Jan
6 years ago.
 Gudrun
Gudrun club
Oh, this is just so cool! As a German I had no trouble reading Florenz at first sight though I think the younger generations would struggle with the "z";-)
6 years ago.
PhLB - Luc Boonen club has replied to Gudrun club
I doubt if I am among those youngsters
6 years ago.
 Clickity Click
Clickity Click
Ah great choice Luc, glad you put the link to see what they used to look like in their entirety. They sure do have a nice vintage look. :) Wonderful detail.
6 years ago.
PhLB - Luc Boonen club has replied to Clickity Click
thanks ;-)
6 years ago.
 LutzP
LutzP club
...sweet memories, Luc
6 years ago.
PhLB - Luc Boonen club has replied to LutzP club
certainly !
6 years ago.
 Wierd Folkersma
Wierd Folkersma club
great memories, remember very well this type of radio
6 years ago.
PhLB - Luc Boonen club has replied to Wierd Folkersma club
great memories get even better when they grow older
6 years ago.
 Shuttering Yukon
Shuttering Yukon
wow, that's an amazing treasure!
6 years ago.
PhLB - Luc Boonen club has replied to Shuttering Yukon
with this personal memory, certainly
6 years ago.
 Gillian Everett
Gillian Everett club
Classic close up!
6 years ago.
PhLB - Luc Boonen club has replied to Gillian Everett club
yes Gillian!
6 years ago.
 ╰☆☆June☆☆╮
╰☆☆June☆☆╮ club
Excellent, well done ;-)
6 years ago.
 H C
H C
Very nice find and shot for the challenge.
6 years ago.
 christel.k
christel.k club
ein hochmodernes Radio damals, sogar in stereo ;-);
an die Geräusche beim Sendersuchen kann ich mich noch gut erinnern, 1961 habe ich meistens Radio Luxenburg gehört, dort gab es die neuesten Hits/Schlager ;-);
sehr schöne Makro-Aufnahme, Luc!
6 years ago.
 Esther
Esther club
It works well in black and white.
6 years ago.
 autofantasia
autofantasia club
Clever idea to use this for the challenge ... and great to hear that after all these years it's still in use too! :)
6 years ago.
 Puchinpappy
Puchinpappy club
A great tribute to the ability designers had in the last century to combine design and function. We lost so much when everything went to components.
6 years ago.

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