Do you buy old film cameras with questionable light metering systems? This is my solution to testing my old cameras and their exposures. This is my solution to the old camera light metering problem. Saturday, November 11, 2011 I went to Costco to shop and have film developed. While they developed the film I went…
Way too many cameras is the answer. (Disclaimer: This post is incredibly long with bunches of camera stories. If you like to read about how people collect cameras and their quirky camera stories, you may enjoy this post.) My wife tells me I should stop collecting cameras for a while because the cameras, camera bags,…
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 on a Yashica EE rangefinder when I did a daily search on Craigslist. Today I…
Always get the photo. This weekend I was testing a Nikon N6006 on a Saturday morning walk in the park. I had two very nice photo opportunities. A Chicago Soccer Game, Lost Opportunities In Chicago, IL some old tennis courts have been re-fitted as small soccer fields. A great idea since there are easily ten…
I just missed out on purchasing a used Minolta SRT101 film camera used in the Vietnam War. It was on sale at eBay, broken and came with two lenses. I was hoping it wouldn’t sell so I could offer a lower price. Naturally, it sold for $20.50 with $16.70 for shipping. This is what it…
Hurray, hurray, I just purchased a Gossen Digisix light meter on Craigslist. In time I’ll expand on this blog post to describe my success (hopefully) in using my almost new Gossen Digisix light meter. Gossen Digisix Purchase Choices Yes, you can actually purchase quality things on Craigslist. I purchased this lightly used item for $81 from…
Someone found my website searching for “one armed photographer”. This gave me pause for thought. Are they looking for famous one handed photographers or is someone searching the Internet looking for one handed photography? Great One Handed Photographer: Josef Sudek I know of only one great amputee photographer: Josef Sudek. As I learn of more…
I think I purchased the Vivitar V3800N because I felt sorry for it. Have you ever purchased a camera out of pity? I know, this sounds a bit strange. I reasoned, “If I don’t purchase this camera, it’s going to end up lost or in the trash.” A terrible fate for a camera less than…
If you had to choose one point and shoot camera to get the job done, which one would you choose? The Canon 130u is a Good Value This is a delightful camera. I purchased it for five dollars in the summer of 2010 at a garage sale in Lindenhurst, IL. Then I found another Canon 130u…
…and then I thought… I wonder how much camera film was sold last year? If Film Cameras are Dead, is this Blog a Bad Idea? Now I think I know how people felt in the year 1900 who sold custom horse carriages. Perhaps a bit obsolete. Maybe. A Billion Rolls of Film now just 20 Million a…