An interesting WWII era filom motion picture camera using so-called “double 8mm” film. In reality this was 16mm film, which the camera exposed only one side of. Then the film would be flipped and respooled and the other side exposed. Development labs would split the film in two and splice the ends together to produce […]
Pentax Auto 110 Super [1982]
Oh my this camera is super cool. The Pentax Auto 110 Super was the second of the two Pentax SLR cameras for the super small 110 film cartridge. The Super is a minor upgrade including a self timer, and the winder now requires only one winding per film advance – the original requires two. This […]
Wet Plate Photography
While I don’t see trying this process myself anytime soon, I must admit it creates truly appealing images. I think I need to get back into developing roll film consistently before I take on anything close to this. I’ve got some exposed 120 roll film I’m hoping to develop later this week. My first done […]
Kodak Retina Reflex [1957]
This camera came along with a second Kodak Retina IIc from the estate of a local owner for approx $10 each. Both share the same Retina C interchangeable front lens element, and a single extra lens, the 35mm f/3.5 along with a nifty storage case. This extra lens can be used with either camera. The […]
Canon AE-1 [1976]
Silver copy: From Craiglist. Sold to me by the daughter of the original owner, her father, a semi-pro photographer in the Pittsburgh area. A nice clean copy, fully working. Came paired with FDn 50mm f/1.8 lens with a 1984 Olympics lens cap on it. Both much newer than the camera. It is possible this is […]
Canon EX Auto [1972]
Have you ever picked up a camera which seemed so familiar, so “right”, that it just felt great in your hands? That’s what the EX Auto feels like to me – with that early 1970s twist. When researching the history of Canon cameras, an interesting little evolutionary dead end occurred in the late 60s and […]