Cameras by Vince CurlettaJul 26, 20219:52 am

Kodak 1A Autographic Special (1917)

This was a very interesting little camera. Mine is pretty scuffed up, but it’s actually in pretty good shape on the inside, for being over 100 years old! The shutter actually sounds pretty accurate to […]

Photography by Vince CurlettaJul 25, 20219:20 pm

Why Would Anyone Want to Carry a Big, Heavy Camera Around When They Could Just Carry Their Phone?

This is a question that becomes more and more relevant every day. I, in fact, think about it whenever I’m carrying one of my “real” cameras. Camera phones have gotten so good (as of mid […]

Photography by Vince CurlettaJul 24, 202111:09 am

Nikon F3: A worthy Successor to the F2?

In 1980, when the F3 was released, there was some resistance among F and F2 uses, mainly because of the fact that it required batteries. It was quite a different world back then. We didn’t […]

Photography by Vince CurlettaJul 12, 20217:23 pm

Nikon FA: An Interesting Little Camera

I’ve always been curious about the Nikon FA. It seemed like there wasn’t too much ever said about it. Not many technical reviews. It just didn’t seem like people talked about it much. So I […]

Photography by Vince CurlettaJun 30, 202110:09 pm

Another Look at the Nikon FE

I’ve been shooting a great deal with medium format lately. I’ve been trying to see how much image quality would improve with medium format, specifically 6×6 and 6×7. It can be better, but the size […]

Interesting Thoughts by Vince CurlettaJun 22, 20219:54 pm

Interesting Tidbit

So, I noticed these little sparkles in my yard when I shined a flashlight on the grass at night. Sorry the image is a little blurry/shaky, but it’s hard to get a good shot when […]

Photography by Vince CurlettaJun 20, 20212:53 pm

To Polarize or Not To Polarize?

I’ve always been intrigued by the polarizing filter, or circular polarizing filter if you’re a newer photographer. You can create some of the same effects in post processing of your raw digital images – but […]

Photography by Vince CurlettaJun 18, 20211:00 pm

Photographing The High Desert of Northern Arizona

I had this trip planned to Arizona several months ago – and due to unforeseen circumstances, had to reschedule twice. The plan was to fly to Flagstaff, visit Petrified Forest National Park, and then head […]

Photography by Vince CurlettaJun 12, 202110:13 pm

Kodak Vigilant Six-20

This old camera is actually in pretty good shape. There were a few versions of the Kodak Vigilant camera. Mine has a Kodak Anastigmat 103mm f/4.5 lens with a Kodamatic No. 1 shutter, with speeds […]