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SPECIAL EDITION - KAMEN RIDER DECADE BLACKBIRD, FLY
VERY LIMITED QUANTITY AVAILABLE WHILE SUPPLY LASTS!
The Kamen Rider Decade version includes a custom leather camera strap and film holder.
NEW from Japan – the merging of photography and Japanese pop culture!
Introducing the Extremely Limited Edition “Kamen Rider Decade” Blackbird Fly 35mm TLR! It’s the only Blackbird Fly camera that comes in pink, inspired by the Japanese fantasy TV show “Kamen Rider Decade”.
At the beginning of this year, a new TV show aired in Japan that would carry on the long tradition of the “Kamen Rider” franchise. That show was “Kamen Rider Decade”—which, unknown to Powershovel, the Blackbird, fly’s manufacturer, was about to give the camera a publicly visible boost. This is because the show’s main character actually uses a Blackbird, fly in the show itself!
Now here’s where things get a little funny. In the show, the main character’s superhero costume is largely pink. However, there was no pink version of the Blackbird, fly out at the time, so the “Kamen Rider” producers simply took an existing Blackbird, fly and painted it pink, to match the costume. You can see that camera here in the opening credits to the show:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gcf6toRP-M8
The resulting attention this camera brought convinced Powershovel to produce a limited edition run of a pink Blackbird Fly. Of those, only 50 have made it to the States, making the “Kamen Rider Decade” Blackbird, fly an extremely rare instant collector’s item. Since it appeals to both photographers and fans of Asian pop culture, it is quite possible that you will never encounter this camera again once it’s sold out. So don’t wait!
The Blackbird, fly is a twin-lens reflex camera: one lens is
used to expose the film, while the other is used like a viewfinder.
It’s a famous style of camera whose history stretches back to the
1920s. The Blackbird, fly uses 35mm film.
There are two ways to take a picture with the Blackbird, fly. For quiet
and reflective framing, you can hold the camera at waist level and look
down, to compose your shot using the finder lens. For a quicker style
of shot, you can use the sportsfinder, which approximates a viewfinder
through a notch in the top of the camera.
The Blackbird, fly can take pictures in standard 35mm film format
(24x36), but using a different (provided) mask, it can also produce
square format
pictures (24x24). You can even remove the mask entirely and make a
larger square format image (36x36), which fills up the entire width of
the film, including the side sprocket holes.
For shooting during the day, you can alternate between apertures f/7
and f/11, with a shutter speed of 1/125. At night, you can switch the
shutter to B-mode to let in as much light as you might need, or you
could also attach a flash for even more possibilities. Variable
focusing, from 0.8 meters, makes for a sharp subject. The Blackbird,
fly uses a wide-angle 33mm lens and allows you to take multiple
exposures on the same frame.
Sample Image Taken with Blackbird, fly
Photo by Michael Tullberg
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