I wanted to compare the Bronica EC with the previous version of Bronica’s 6×6 cameras – the S2. They are very similar in build, but my model, the EC-TL offers some refinements. First, the EC-TL […]
Category: Photo History
Nikon FE vs FE2
The FE & FE2 are two of my favorite Nikon film cameras – from 1978 and 1983, respectively. I have written posts previously comparing the FM and FE, as well as the FM2 and FE2 […]
Here’s The Thing, I Shoot Film…
I don’t shoot only film, but it is funny how shocked people can be when you tell them you shoot film, or when they see me loading or unloading my camera. And, I get it. […]
Large Format Joy
This is my first experience with large format photography since college – over 40 years ago. I have just obtained a 4×5 view camera. It’s a Toyo 45A Field Camera. I will shoot (at least […]
Making Photographs – The Medium Format Way
Recently I’ve been interested in medium format photography (again). My post last week talked about a couple new (to me) medium format cameras by Mamiya – the C33 and the C220. Today, I’m going to […]
Mamiya TLR Cameras
I look for old cameras from time to time, and I recently found a Mamiya C220 and C33. Both examples of Mamiya’s twin lens reflex cameras, and both in great shape. Mamiya was one of […]
Mirrorless or DSLR, that is the question…
As you know, I have been quite attracted to mirrorless cameras, in particular what Canon is doing with mirrorless (since I’m a Canon guy). However, I vacillate between the benefits of traditional DSLRs and newer, […]
A Roll of FP-4 with the Kodak Junior Six-20 Series II.
The Junior Six-20 camera was manufactured in the 1930’s by Kodak in Rochester, NY. It’s quite a nice little camera, although a bit plain. I would guess that it sold for somewhere between $20 and […]
Processing a Roll of Kodak VP 828 Film
Some of the vintage cameras I’ve collected were built to use 828 film. I wondered what that was about. I wondered what 828 film was. In reading about it, I learned that 828 was Kodak’s […]
