I’ve mentioned before that I’m not a full time, professional photographer – I’ve been working in the IT world for nearly 40 years. I started out in a support role, moved to programming and web […]
Category: Technology
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 […]
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 […]
What’s so special about the Nikon F2?
Nikon F2 was king of professional cameras in the 1970s. It seemed to me that almost every professional photographer used, or wanted to use, a Nikon F2. Why was the F2 so popular? I believe […]
You Can’t Get There From Here…
This is a famous saying in the US state of Maine. I was thinking about this today – as I captured some images on my phone, then synced my Google Photos images to the cloud, […]
Asahi Pentax Spotmatic
I found an Asahi Pentax Spotmatic, and I was anxious to test it out to see how it worked. It’s a completely manual camera, and was one of the first to have TTL metering. It […]
