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I recently saved a Kowa H camera from an Elmhurst, IL garbage can. I found an ad for a camera lot for sale in Elmhurst, drove to Elmhurst, and purchased 20 to 30 cameras ranging from good to bad, from … Continue reading
Category Archives: My Cameras
Muhammad Ali and my Mamiya/Sekor 1000 DTL In the summer of 2011 I found a Mamiya/Sekor 1000 DTL at a Wilmette, IL, garage sale. Greg the owner had a Mamiya/Sekor 1000 DTL. I didn’t know much about it but I … Continue reading
As soon as I purchased my cute little Mamiya 135 EE I popped a roll of ASA 400 expired film into it and started taking photos. I took photos at the Kilbourn Park basketball court, around the house, at the … Continue reading
I like the feel of this 35-40 year old Minolta SLR. But then I’m a big fan of Japanese SLRs from the 1960’s and 1970’s as you can read from my Canon QL17 review and my Canon FTb review. But … Continue reading
This will be a longer post, a very long post. But if you enjoy a good story about a fine old camera, sit back and enjoy my blog article today about a 40+ year old Canon QL17 from Saigon. I … Continue reading
Rollei Prego 90 Review – Clunky Style, Good Lens Do you want a good design function, a great lens, or both in a point and shoot camera? The design form of the Rollei Prego 90 is so clunky it makes … Continue reading
I just had my Canon FTb photos developed and I am delighted with the outcome. Wonderful photos in my opinion for a 40 year old camera. My daughter and I meet for Sunday breakfasts every now and then and on … Continue reading
An old carpenter’s Vivitar camera is re-born, kind of… Quick Vivitar XC-4 Review It’s not a great camera, but it feels like a good camera. If you need a camera for a high school photography class, it will work just fine. … Continue reading
This may be the best 5 dollars I ever spent on eBay for a camera body. My test roll of film on this Nikon N6006 seemed horrible. But the film developers at the discount pharmacy assured me there was something wrong with … Continue reading
I wasn’t looking for the Olympus OM-1n, I think it was looking for me. Olympus OM-1 on Craigslist Special thanks to Wayne and Jo Ann from near Mount Prospect, IL. I was malingering on the Internet being sad about being outbid … Continue reading