I was on a lovely photowalk on a blistering hot Sunday when I saw Cody was working at the camera shop. The shop is closed on Sundays. We had a quick chat about cameras and Cody pulls out a this [...]
For the last several months, I've been a 35mm focal length kick. I've always loved the 50mm and the 28mm lens too. I've even dabbled in the 24mm zone as well. I've enjoyed the 40mm pancake lens for [...]
As usual, my reviews are not technical. I describe what I like and what I don't like. This camera was produced between 1976 and 1982. Not a long run. As it turns out, I've read that people really [...]
Mamiya/Sekor 500 DTL: This is a tank of a camera. I acquired this camera from a thrift store last week. It came in a weird black box, with a beat up Vivitar 80-210 zoom lens and a near mint Vivitar [...]
A review of the Rexatar 36-100mm f3.5 Lens Just to save time, this is a terrible lens. Let's start at the begining I found this lens at a local thrift store. I saw it in the glass case and I did a [...]
The first roll from a budget Sears 35mm This is a not so interesting camera, that may have a place in a lot of photographers' collection. I just put a roll through it to see how well it performed. [...]
Looking back at your old work can really help with inspiration for future work. We as photographers can get so caught up in what we are doing, that we forget why we started taking pictures in the [...]
Another day-in-the-life of vintage 35mm film shooter.
A couple of days ago my brother Berg swoops by my place and he hands me this retro looking rangefinder. He found it at a thrift store for $20. It [...]
