When buying cameras (or anything) I often prefer to have several models that each have specific functions or fit a specific category as opposed to going all-in on one do-it-all item. I know this isn't everyone's cup of tea, some will advise learning just one
Industar-61( И-61/ЛД) 53mm f/2.8 This is the black and silver camera body I bought to replace the pink and duct tape one, not because I don't enjoy the pink look but more for the sake of subtlety (plus the duct tape began peeling). After I developed
Industar-61( И-61/ЛД) 53mm f/2.8 So this camera is pink, with what appears to be a duct tape body wrap. I'm sure it didn't come off the factory floor in the former U.S.S.R. this way. But it's pink now, and I'm guessing that's why I was able
This camera came in the same lot I wrote about in the first Canon Canonet post and I mentioned then that there was a story with this camera. Well, here's the story. When it arrived the shutter wouldn't fire, it was seized up with some oil
Canon EF II 50mm f/1.8 I think some of the allure of film photography is the dynamic range. I think of dynamic range in terms of how much information can live between the darkest dark and the lightest light. And to me the best showcase of
Pentax-M SMC 50mm f/2.0 This camera was bought solely to use with a couple of K-mount lens I already had. They came from my wife's parents and we'd been using them with an adapter on our digital cameras since 2011. Coincidentally I first started taking photos
Canon EF II 50mm f/1.8 This roll sort of proves that it's the photographer, not the gear, that takes/makes good photos. I'm not saying any of these photos are particularly good; in fact I'm saying sort of the opposite. The 2004 Canon ELAN 7NE was the last
This camera is adorable. It's tiny and clever and just so satisfying to use. That said, it didn't give me the results I had hoped for. Some of this comes from the same developing and handling missteps I mentioned with my first roll through the
I got this camera in an eBay lot along with a Minolta Hi-Matic 9, the first camera purchases of my film rediscovery. Both were in beautiful condition with their original leather ever-ready cases, but the shutter wouldn't fire on the Minolta (long story there). The