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29 September, 2025
Twin Lens Reflex – My Experiences and Thoughts on this Camera Type – Show and Tell
History, design and examples from a number of TLR cameras.
28 September, 2025
Hitting the “Zone” – Shot-by-Shot street shooting with a Hasselblad 500CM
Going out to shoot still photos can be a bit of a ‘hit or miss’ experience for me. While always starting with high hopes to shoot beautiful and/or memorable photos,...
28 September, 2025
5 Frames with a Pentax Pino 35 and Kentmere 400
I think this camera came to my attention as I was browsing through various blogs and reviews about cheap take-anywhere point & shoot types. My own journey down that road had...
27 September, 2025
5 Frames with 5 lenses and a Nikon F in Tennessee’s Oldest Town
I recently moved to Jonesborough, Tennessee, to be close to the Blue Ridge Mountains and the Great Smoky Mountains. Jonesborough is the county seat for Washington County, the fi...
27 September, 2025
Crosby’s Blitz Beach with a Yashica D and Kodak Gold 200 – The Whole Roll
I’m sure every long-in-the-tooth parent knows this situation. And if you as a parent haven’t yet reached that certain age believe me you’ll experience it event...
26 September, 2025
5 Frames with a Mamiya 6 on expired Fujifilm Pro 400H
Something very specific happens to my brain whenever I load up a medium format camera with expired film. It’s probably 90% fear. You never quite know what you’re going to end up...
26 September, 2025
Zip Disks – A One-Shot Public-Service Announcement
Remember these? How long has it been since you stored important files– especially photos– on Zip disks? It’s been three decades for me, since higher-capacity CD-R me...
26 September, 2025
Super-Frankarette LRII – a German Rangefinder camera from 1959
They don’t make cameras like the Super-Frankarette any more. Franka-Kamerawerk (Franka being a German region and nothing to do with Franke & Heidecke) was based in Beyreuth,...
