Yes, I found my Lubitel 166B on Craigslist. A Craigslist Picture is better than a Thousand Words I passed on this original Craigslist ad about two weeks ago. I originally emailed the owner and I still didn’t see the magic … Continue reading
Yes, I find eBay camera bargains and some of them are a pleasant surprise. Guilty eBay Sellers and Bonus Cameras Recently I purchased a Sears TLS camera from an eBay seller (in the last 5 seconds as always). Then I … Continue reading
Honestly, I believe you can find camera bargains on Craigslist every day. Having said that, it doesn’t mean you’ll make a living doing it. But it does mean you can expand your camera collection and collect nice stories in the … Continue reading
Sometimes your hobbies are in perfect alignment. Sitting in the park. Watching a basketball game. Cool summer breezes. Street Basketball was my First Hobby Long before I collected cameras, long before I could quote stories about Abraham Lincoln, long before … Continue reading
I like Wilmette, Illinois, for cameras at garage sales. I don’t always find a camera for sale, sometimes a camera was sold before I showed up at a sale. Sometimes people tell me they sold a camera the day before. … Continue reading
The Yashica Electro is meant for night photography. I think it’s better than even my digital cameras. Here’s volleyball at night in Kilbourn Park, Chicago, IL. I know there’s flare in the photo (too wide an aperture?). But my gosh, … Continue reading
This is a short post, nothing fancy. Only recently did I realize that my earliest memory of a good film camera comes from Uncle Ernie. Uncle Ernie’s Prize Belongings When I was younger than 10 years old, perhaps five or … Continue reading
I own two cameras that I will never sell. One camera is a Canon AE-1 and the other camera is a Nikkormat FT2. Paul’s Nikkormat FT2 is shown below. It has a small dent on its 50mm lens, perhaps dropped … Continue reading
I own a bunch of film cameras purchased for ten dollars or less. Some that I have tested with film, some that remain untested. Some people boast on their photography websites about their best camera purchases or “steals”. The cameras … Continue reading
Visiting the Salvation Army on weekends for film cameras is both a pleasure and a sadness. First the sadness. Count Your Blessings when you visit the Salvation Army At first when I visited the huge Salvation Army store on Clybourn … Continue reading