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Barry G Smith Collection

Several months ago I was perusing a local flea market when I came across a couple of slide carousels. They…

4May 20205 May 2020

Home C-41 Developing (take 2)

This is my second attempt at developing color negatives at home. The last attempt was almost a year and a…

15Apr 202015 Apr 2020

Canon VT De luxe

Canon VT De Luxe engraved name Part of my ever expanding Canon rangefinder mini-collection, this Canon VT De luxe is…

Pentax Zoom 105-R

30 May 202030 May 2020

This is the Pentax Zoom 105-R, picked up on a recommendation from Adam Paul since the default ISO is 25 for any non-DX film which makes it ideal for testing…

Canon P

9 Feb 20209 Feb 2020

This is the Canon P. I am starting to build a Canon rangefinder mini-collection and this camera joins the IV-S and VT Deluxe as some of my favorite rangefinders to…

Nikon S2

9 Mar 20193 Aug 2019

The Nikon S2 has been on my wish list almost since I started collecting. Thanks to Robert Rotoloni and Mike Eckman I now have the opportunity to own and use…

Found Film: At Home Edition

Like most of you, I have been practicing social distancing and working at home for the last couple of weeks. Spending this much time at home, rummaging through boxes of…

Digilog #1: Soligor C/D Mirror Lens f8 500mm

21 Mar 202021 Mar 2020

This is the first in an occasional series pairing old glass with new(ish) digital cameras, mainly Fujifilm X-mount series. Before you get too bent out of shape over crop factor,…

Event Horizon

8 Mar 20208 Mar 2020

This is the KMZ Horizon Kompakt, new old stock that recently arrived from Russia. It is an interesting beast: fixed aperture, swing arm shutter with 120 degrees of view, and…

Sears Tower One-Twenty

6 Feb 20206 Feb 2020

This handsome 120 format box camera was picked up at a local photography store. I’m a sucker for all things Tower (such as the Sears Tower 51) so it was…

The London Four

29 Jan 20208 Mar 2020

I recently took a weekend trip to London and decided to see what I could find in the way of British cameras. Happily, hours spent at the Portobello Road Market…

Brooks Pixmat: Instant-Load Developer

This is the Brooks Pixmat Instant-Load Developer, an interesting concept that has, among reviews I've read, had limited success in producing decent negatives. The small volume of developer is what…

¡No Bueno!

I recently returned from my honeymoon in Patagonia and my plan had been to showcase some awesome black and white photos taken on an Olympus OM-1. It was not meant…

Canon IV S (IV F)

17 Oct 20198 Mar 2020

This is the Canon IV S (IV F), serial number 74851. I cannot say for sure if it is an IV S or IV F as my understanding is that…