Although I write about my cameras on this blog I also have a growing Flickr account. In about 3 years of collecting and using film cameras I have shot about 1500 – 2000 photos. My best film photos, all 175 … Continue reading
Yearly Archives: 2013
Mt. Pulaski – Canon QL 17 Review This Mt. Pulaski Canon QL 17 GIII has had its own journey. I believe it was purchased in the Orient by a U.S. serviceman during the Viet Nam War in the early 1970’s … Continue reading
This is a terrific half-frame camera. I was shocked when almost all of my photos came out so nicely. If you have a chance to pick up a Kyocera Samurai Z2, do it. (Click on any small photo in this … Continue reading
Yesterday, September 14, 2013, in Des Plaines, IL, I began my Walgreens boycott. Will Walgreens New Film Development Policy Kill U.S. Photography? I strolled into the Des Plaines, IL Walgreens on Northwest Highway hoping to get a 35mm roll of … Continue reading
A Camera Walk with Charlie Two months ago at church camp I talked about photography with some kids at our annual church camp. Last week a friend from church asked if I could show her 10 year old daughter how … Continue reading
Once a year Park Ridge, IL has a city-wide garage sale of perhaps 100 homes (plus unlisted sales). 20 Garage Sales – 3 Cameras In visiting about 20 garage sales I found just 3 cameras: Dirty 90’s Minolta – The … Continue reading
She’s 50 years old and as pretty as the day she was made. Here’s hoping she photographs as good as she looks. Love at First Sight for the Canon Demi EE 28 When did I first see a Canon Demi? … Continue reading
Konica C35 EF – Happy Little Camera The Konica C35 EF is a happy little zone focus camera from 1975. When I first purchased this camera at the best camera deal ever I thought I had finally found the elusive … Continue reading
My wife has encouraged me to write shorter blog posts… This one’s for you honey. Bob’s Cameras and Lenses Recently I had my best camera sale ever where I purchased a large box of cameras and lenses for $100 from … Continue reading
Favorite SLR – The Nikon FE This may be my absolute favorite SLR camera. I enjoy my Minolta SRT 100 and the Canon FTb is rock solid. But as soon as I took some photos with the Nikon FE, I … Continue reading