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 […]
Category: Photo History
The Nikon F3 and The Canon New F-1: Two 1980’s Workhorse Cameras
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 […]
Shooting With a Classic Rangefinder: The Nikon S3
I’ve always been interested in rangefinder cameras – thus my post about the Kodak 1A Autographic Special from a few weeks ago. That Kodak was one of the first cameras to utilize a rangefinder. I […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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