I would say that I’ve been a photographer for most of my life – starting with my grandmother’s Brownie box camera in 1965. I started college wanting to be a photojournalist. After realizing how difficult […]
I would say that I’ve been a photographer for most of my life – starting with my grandmother’s Brownie box camera in 1965. I started college wanting to be a photojournalist. After realizing how difficult […]
I’ve written quite a bit about medium format film cameras lately, and I’ve used my Zenza Bronica, Hasselblad and Mamiya cameras quite a bit – and I really like them, and the negatives they produce, […]
The Mamiya RB67 was first released in 1970, then the Pro-S in 1974 and the Pro-SD in 1990 – so it had a long life through a couple revisions before the RZ electronic bodies eventually […]
Since I have an interest in medium format cameras, and have always been drawn to folders, the Mamiya Six was one of the cameras I was anxious to try. The Mamiya Six was made in […]
Recently a friend gave me a Pentax MX (see earlier post), and I also had the opportunity to obtain a Pentax LX – which I’ve wanted to try out for a long time. The MX […]
Ever since I was a kid, I was fascinated by the process of developing film. As a teenager, I worked on my school’s yearbook staff as a photographer. I developed film and made prints in […]
I recently acquired a Pentax MX in very good condition. Like me and many others, when digital cameras became “The Thing” I either sold my film camera or put it in a box and just […]
I collect, and have used, many different cameras. I love to study history, and especially the history of photography – and I’m a huge fan of medium format film… so it was only natural that […]
When I was young, I remember my father’s Zeiss Ikon (model 521/16). The dark brown leather case. The black body with silver knobs and trim. Pressing one button would (usually) open the front and expand […]
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