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….
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 a lady named Barb. Her dad purchased those cameras and his name was Bob. High…
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…
Every day with a camera in your hand is a good day. Today I had my digital Canon SD880 with me. Sorry, no film camera today. A Walk with My Wife In the early evening on July 3, 2013, I suggested to my wife that we take a walk. After all, you can only watch…
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 for 3800 N. Tripp. I thought, “Why not?”. It would just take ten minutes or…
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…
What’s Your Best Camera Deal Ever? Last Saturday at a Chicago neighborhood garage sale, I experienced my best camera deal ever. It’s not about cheating people out of money and tricking them to sell their old film cameras. It’s about meeting people, making an honest offer (they can say yes or no), and sometimes making…
Yes, I own the Century Book by Phaidon. My Century book by Phaidon was Free At the end of a long day at the Andersonville Garage Sale in Chicago, IL, my friend Tom and I came up to a card table. It had the Century book on it along with a few other trinkets. A…
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…