For Jankuary 2024, I’d planned to grab some walk-around landscapes after a recent snow storm… with the above Minolta DiMAGE A1 “prosumer” digicam slun...
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24 January, 2024
Shooting “Super-Macros” with a Contaflex Super B SLR (Part 1)
Over the years, many people have asked online how to do macro photography with vintage Zeiss Ikon Contaflex SLRs. Here’s a 2005 thread on the subject. Common wisdom says ...
4 January, 2024
Tracking Down My Very First Home (One-Shot Story)
It seems a silly question. But how many people really know where they first lived after birth? I thought I knew, but was wrong. My House of First Remembering My first memories a...
27 December, 2023
If Your Vintage Camera Lacks Strap Lugs, Try This!
Only when I began preparing to review my Ansco Super Memar camera for 35mmc did I notice that the camera lacks “lugs” for attaching neck straps. I could carry it i...
21 December, 2023
Some Cool Books for 35mmc Readers (Part 2)
Part 1 of this article described interesting and useful books about: Film Cameras & Systems Digital Photography & Processes Photographic Arts & Techniques This final...
28 November, 2023
Making a No-Sew Belt Pouch from an Old Denim Jacket
I’ve always wanted a slim-profile belt pouch for carrying compact cameras. Most manufactured belt pouches have been too small or thickly padded for my cameras and taste. ...
26 November, 2023
Some Cool Books for 35mmc Readers (Part 1)
Over the decades, my “photography-book GAS” filled a floor-to-ceiling bookcase. But I’ve gradually weeded it back to just one 35-inch shelf of my favorite v...
14 October, 2023
That Time I Hacked a Canon AF35ML to Make a Loupe
WARNING: The following would be sacrilege with a working Canon AF35ML point-and-shoot. But if you happen to stumble across a “trasher,” this is a great hack for turn...