Tag: vintage cameras
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The joy of photographing
I’ve started sorting through this year’s photographs to find my ten favorite. I do this every year for a post just before the new year. See my past annual posts here. I made more images this year than in any year before. But a lower percentage of them were good. In 2020 I have used…
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When you shoot old gear, you have to expect it will develop faults sooner or later
Old cameras break down. Be ready to have them repaired!
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How to set exposure on old manual cameras
Want to shoot your old manual camera? Here are two easy ways to set exposure for good pictures.
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single frame: Miniature Speed Graphic
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Nearing the end of Operation Thin the Herd
My project to whittle my herd of cameras down to just my favorites is nearing its end.
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Lessons learned selling old cameras
I’ve sold a number of cameras over the last year — here are some lessons I’ve learned along the way.
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Another Olympus XA2
I was gifted an Olympus XA2, so I put some film through it.
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Operation Thin the Herd: Olympus OM-1
The Olympus OM-1 is a true gem of a 35mm SLR — with one irritation: the shutter-speed selector on the lens barrel.
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Kodak Pony 135 Model B
I put a roll of Agfa Vista 200 through a Kodak Pony 135 Model B that fell into my hands. These are nice, easy little viewfinder cameras.
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Operation Thin the Herd: Yashica-12
In Operation Thin the Herd, I took my Yashica-12 TLR for a spin, shooting my last roll of E100G and a roll of Pan F Plus.
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Another Argus A2B
“Isn’t this roll of film done with yet?” I said aloud suddenly, to nobody. Oh good heavens, is it possible that I didn’t wind the film on right and it hasn’t been advancing? Because I certainly don’t want to shoot the whole roll over again. That’s when it hit me: I had not at all…
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Agfa Isolette III
Here it is, Agfa’s highest volume camera of the 1940s and 1950s, the Isolette. Actually, this is the 1951-60 Isolette III, one of a range of Isolette cameras, all of which folded and took 120 film. Each Isolette was offered with a couple shutters and lenses. Mine comes with the 85mm f/4.5 Apotar lens set in the…