Another Vintage 135mm Lens
An afternoon with a Sears Auto 135mm M42 I have a funny obsession with the 135mm lens. I have nine of versions. I would have twelve, but I have a …
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Film Photography Day 2019
Do we really need a day to remind us? I am fairly certain that Film Photography Day was started by the film photo company, Lomography. I am sure it’s a …
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As a Photographer at Treefort
I spent five days in Boise Idaho photographing live music at the Treefort Music Fest. This is what I learned to be a better photographer. Treefort Music Fest is as …
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Skateboarding on 35mm
I have an old friend that used to run BST, The Boulder Skate Team, and back in about 2002 he asked me to come out and photograph a youth skate …
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I Shot an Old Roll of Kodacolor-X
A few months back I found a couple of rolls of 120 film in a thrift store. One of the rolls was a Kodak Verichrome that expired in 1972. You …
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Instagram is Boring
Where else can photographers go for inspiration? I have a long history with Instagram. It was the first photo app I installed on my iPhone 3Gs. I loved it, it …
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3 Vintage 50mm f1.4 Lenses to Mount to a Sony Mirrorless Camera
They tell every new photographer that a 50mm lens should be their second lens after the kit lens that came with the camera. If you can afford it, get the …
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My Soon-To-Be Long Term Relationship with the Nikon FM2n
The FM2 is a beautiful, fully mechanical, 35mm film SLR that any photographer would love to own. The Nikon FM2 is an advanced semi-professional, interchangeable lens, 35 mm film, single-lens reflex (SLR) camera. It was …
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