This past week, I had the privilage of visiting northern Virginia for my father’s 90th birthday. Of course, I couldn’t resist visiting our nation’s capital on my last night there – to try to take […]

This past week, I had the privilage of visiting northern Virginia for my father’s 90th birthday. Of course, I couldn’t resist visiting our nation’s capital on my last night there – to try to take […]
I’ve been trying several Nikons lately (again) and wanted to talk about one of my favorites, the F2. The F2 was released in 1971 and manufactured in several variations until 1980. Like the F, the […]
These are 2 very popular 6×6 medium format film cameras. Both have their pros and cons, and there are people that love each… I’d like to compare them, for both technical features and qualities, as […]
For me, there’s a few specific things that I like in vintage glass. First, I like bokeh, and shooting wide open to produce effects in the image that may be different than you might get […]
I have a Canon 1.2 lens, and an Olympus 1.2 lens, but I’ve never tried a Nikon 1.2 lens – so I found a NIKKOR 55mm f/1.2 AI lens and decided to test it out. […]
If you don’t already know, I am a big Olympus OM fan. I used an OM-1 in college (long ago) for my art classes and am privileged to now own an OM-2 and an OM-4, […]
I’ve always liked NIKKOR lenses – and especially their vintage lenses from the 50’s and 60’s. So, I was thinking, I wonder how they compare to some of the vintage Russian glass I’ve been experimenting […]
I know others have done this, and I’ve really not tried this much – but vintage lenses can provide a look that can be different (even though subtle) from modern lenses. I was always pretty […]
The Nikon F3 was introduced in 1980. The Canon New F1 was introduced in 1981. Both cameras were professional level workhorse cameras, and the third in a series of professional cameras for both companies. They […]
You must be logged in to post a comment.