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 […]
Category: Photo History
Olympus OM-4 Thoughts
I’ve been shooting with my OM-4 for several weeks now. I’m circling through several different cameras (Nikon F2, Nikon F, Olympus OM-1, Olympus OM-2, Canon F-1, Canon A-1, Olympus OM-4) to compare features, and generally […]
Kodak Ektachrome 120
So, I was happy to get my first rolls of Ektachrome 120 that I pre-ordered on the Film Photography Project website. I’m always excited to try something new. It’s strange these days, since film has […]
A Roll of Film with the Minolta Talker
In the 1980’s, Minolta made a camera called the Talker. It was advanced in that it contained a voice chip, and responded to certain conditions by verbally warning you. It might say things like, “Too […]
View from the Window
I was always intrigued by the image entitled “View from the Window at La Gras” by Nicéphore Niépce. Partially because of the history of the image, being so old, but also because I’ve taken photos […]
Nikon F: The Start of Something Great.
In 1959, Nikon introduced their first SLR, the Nikon F. It was the beginning of the end for companies like Leica. Previously Leica had enjoyed a top spot among professional photographers, but the Nikon F, […]
Using a Handheld Light Meter
Before cameras had meters built in, you had to use a dedicated light meter (or just know what you were doing). Even if I know what the settings should be, I like to check conditions […]
Nikon F2: Finishing what the Nikon F started.
In a previous post, I claimed that the Nikon F was the start of something great. Well, moving forward to 1971, the Nikon F2 continued, and some would say, finished what the F started. The […]
Time Travel with Your Digital Camera
I’ve been thinking about this for quite a while – in various threads in my brain. What if you want to simulate the way we used to photograph, but with your digital camera? What must […]
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