The BORSALINO BROTHERHOOD

[Aureliano]

Received the Borsalino western style today. Had my pocket camera with me - the documentary photos are a mess, but I've posted a few showing the hat on my my head and a view of the inside label. I'm thinking 1970s here. The felt is lovely - soft, but dense enough to be moldable and hold shape. I will give it a little steam refreshment and post a few more pics. I'm thinking I will wear this one with the brim up, at least until my 7X Stetson returns from rehabilitation.

Alan, what camera are you using. I'm in the market for a new one and the colors (or lack of in this case) of your shots are always great.

 

[alanfgag]

Looking good, Alan.

thank you sir!

Alan, what camera are you using. I'm in the market for a new one and the colors (or lack of in this case) of your shots are always great.

This shot and many others are taken with a 4 mpxl Canon Powershot. It's small, that's about all... I carry it with my everyday.

My main camera is a Leica M8 - fantastic tool for a serious photographer... largely because it allows virtually all Leica M lenses ever produced to be mounted and used with a CCD chip. I have a bunch of these that I've acquired over the years... it would be expensive to start the collection today. Hats are much cheaper. 8^)

 

[zetwal]

This shot and many others are taken with a 4 mpxl Canon Powershot. It's small, that's about all... I carry it with my everyday.

I'm surprised to hear that a little Canon portable takes such nice pictures. You must really know what you are doing.

 

[Aureliano]

thank you sir!



This shot and many others are taken with a 4 mpxl Canon Powershot. It's small, that's about all... I carry it with my everyday.

My main camera is a Leica M8 - fantastic tool for a serious photographer... largely because it allows virtually all Leica M lenses ever produced to be mounted and used with a CCD chip. I have a bunch of these that I've acquired over the years... it would be expensive to start the collection today. Hats are much cheaper. 8^)

That's great news 'cause I just got home from B&H photo and got a Canon Powershot S95, very small and light but has several features found in SLRs like aperture control, great ISO range and the ability to shoot RAW. Amazing for such a compact model. (Do you shoot in auto mode on your canon?)

take a look http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/729876-REG/Canon_4343B001_PowerShot_S95_Digital_Camera.html

 

[PADDY]

Silverbelly 1940's Xxxx Borsolino

Apologies on photo quality - Phone Camera

 

[danofarlington]

Silverbelly 1940's Xxxx Borsolino

That's got something of a Robert DeNiro air about it. Borsalinos are elegant hats.

 

[delectans]

Beautiful. May we see a pic of the hat interior?

 

[gtdean48]

:arated:

Beautiful. May we see a pic of the hat interior?

 

[alanfgag]

That's great news 'cause I just got home from B&H photo and got a Canon Powershot S95, very small and light but has several features found in SLRs like aperture control, great ISO range and the ability to shoot RAW. Amazing for such a compact model. (Do you shoot in auto mode on your canon?)

take a look http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/729876-REG/Canon_4343B001_PowerShot_S95_Digital_Camera.html

I usually select a manual mode. With adequate light, most of these little cameras do a decent job. It's in low light situations where stuff falls apart. A lot of adjustment can be done in Adobe Photoshop, which is a must for anyone interested in making pictures, IMO. The shots I posted yesterday in the New Hat thread were all taken with the little Canon. It has a smaller maximum aperture (f2.8) than the camera you purchased. Good luck with the new Powershot. I always intend to make time to visit B&H when I'm in the city and never seem to get around to it.

 

[PADDY]

 

[delectans]

Thanks, PADDY. I just posted my 'Carlo Lambardi, Roma' Borsalino a few pages back.

 

[mayserwegener]

Very nice! Based on the inside finish it appears it originally had a liner.

 

[Mobile Vulgus]

I am waiting on pins and needles for delivery of my very first Borsalino. It is a "Henry the Hatter" model, but it is at least a Borso. I won it last night and it'll be here early next week.

 

[PADDY]

One of my favourite hats is from Henry the Hatter! Hope it's all you want it to be when the box opens.

 

[DRB]

M.V. It is alway fun and exciting to get a new hat. Happy for you. Question: didn't you say in a previous post that you were done buying! haha . Looking forward to seeing your Borsalino. I love borso's!

 

[Mobile Vulgus]

didn't you say in a previous post that you were done buying! haha.

LOL.... yeah... I'm only fooling myself at this point, I fear.

Still I am for sure winding down because I am about done with all the basics.

I need one more black one
A white one
A Green one

And then I'll have all the ones I set as a goal for myself.

But I still have three more hats previously purchased winging their way to my home as we speak.

I have the Borso coming, that new Hatco Stetson Stratoliner in black, and a Stetson gray with crimson ribbon and brim binding (currently at Optimo for rehab).

Also I am watching a few on ebay, but won't likely bid on all of them.

So, yeah, I am winding down.... but still in the hunt for a few things. I am at a point where I won't just bid on anything and everything like I was for several months.

 

[PADDY]

Very nice! Based on the inside finish it appears it originally had a liner.

You reckon? Not with the label just stuck on? Whatever, I'm loving the buttery quality and look to it

 

[mayserwegener]

It is just hunch but normally they are more finished if they don't have a liner.

Here is one without a liner.

Here is one that originally had a liner.

 

[alanfgag]

another... the onion skin over the label is gone:

 

[PADDY]

Interesting! Thanks for that, as Im sure many of us enjoy extending our knowledge of different hats