A Very Affordable Mechanical SLR That Delivers I've been using a nice all black Vivitar 35mm SLR camera for the last couple of weeks. I have been enjoying this camera. It feels great in the hands. It [...]
Last week, I picked up a new film from a local shop. Amber 100D. This was a fun film to try. While, I was immediately turned off by the price of $16 for a roll of 27 shots, the clerk showed me some [...]
Wow, I thought 2021 would never come to end. The upside, I actually shot more film than the previous several years. Jobs have been slow going, but street photography has kept me sane. I found that [...]
In 2006, many photographers hadn't made the jump to a digital photography work flow. I didn't make the jump until 2008. Shooting events on film isn't nearly as streamlined as it is today with digital [...]
The current COVID-19 pandemic has really put a damper on local music scenes and musicians. We carry on, we'll be back in music venues soon enough. I started photographing live music here in Eugene in [...]
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 can see that post here. I had this roll of color film, [...]
I noticed recently that one my favorite cameras hasn't been used in over eighteen months. I figured it was time to pull it out of the cabinet and load it with film. The Koni-Omega Rapid is large 6x7 [...]
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. [...]
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 [...]
