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 […]
Category: Cameras
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
The Rewards
I’ve been a photographer for a long time, on and off. I’ve had many different jobs – some as a photographer and some not. In 1977, I went to college to study photography. After 2 […]
Medium Format Landscapes with the RB67
Since getting my RB67, I’ve been anxious to try some landscapes in the 6×7 format. Now, this camera, although it should be nice for landscapes, is a bit difficult for me to focus. Since I’ve […]
Kodak Junior Six-20 Series II
Since I’ve been experimenting with medium format, and I had a roll of FP4+ rolled for 620 burning a hole in my pocket, I thought I’d take one of my old Kodaks our for a […]
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