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 and it returned to its owner’s home in Mt. Pulaski, IL. I know for sure…
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 blog post to make it larger.) Kyocera Samurai Z2 Good Features I almost forgot. This…
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? I think it was in one of my camera collector books. Plus, I’ve been thinking…
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 Konica C35 AF from 1977. That would have been the first auto focus camera, ever….
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 actually felt like I was a photographer with a real tool in my hands. It…
The title I chose is incredibly boring: GAF L-ES aperture preferred screw mount. But the camera is very, very nice. My GAF L-ES Beats your Digital Camera at Night Can your digital camera take a photo without flash in the dead of night and shoot a better picture than my 35 year old GAF…
Do I like my Yashica T4? Not so much. Do you really think the Yashica T4 is great? I know it’s heresy to say that I don’t like the Yashica T4. But that’s how I feel. My little Mamiya 135 EE is sitting next to my keyboard and I’d rather shoot with it than a Yashica…
Photo courtesy of Wikipedia. I recently purchased a camera lot in Elmhurst, IL, that included a Wardflex camera. It’s a twin lens reflex camera that seems to be well made. The Craigslist ad had a photo of a brown case in the shape of a twin lens reflex. It looked something like the photo below….
Yes, I now have an operational Super Ricohflex twin lens reflex camera thanks to my super wife. (Yes honey, this blog post is for you.) If you’re lucky, you have a spouse or a significant other who doesn’t throw out your cameras during a house cleaning frenzy. If you’re really lucky, your wife tolerates your…
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 word “Lubitel” in his response. Silly me. Most people can’t read Russian (I learned a…