Announcing my new Website named Kaizen Guitarist As I type this I am in my basement office surrounded by the things I have enjoyed in my lifetime: cameras, Lincoln books, fishing equipment, and guitars. I am retired and I have … Continue reading
We sometimes read about film camera bloggers “thinning the herd”. Accidentally, I “drowned” my herd. The Chicago heavy rains of July 3, 2023 solved that problem for me. Perhaps 30 of my cameras (and lenses) drowned in the flood. Soggy … Continue reading
Probably not. But maybe you’ll get lucky and purchase a Russian camera that was made on a “good day” in Russia by a craftsmen who took pride in their work instead of a worker simply making his daily camera quota. … Continue reading
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
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
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
I was driving from Chicago’s north side to Lombard for a PMP study group (I had just passed the PMP test, hurray). It was a June Saturday in 2013. Garage Sale in Old Irving I saw a garage sale sign … Continue reading
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 … Continue reading
When my Canon Powershot A570 IS drowned in the bottom of a Florida canoe in 1/3 inch of water (even in its case) it pushed me forward on a journey of camera collecting. You can see the damaged Canon A570 … Continue reading