Why Buy A New Film Camera When I Can Buy Used Ones From eBay?!

“Why would I buy a new Nikon FM10 for $150, a new Nikon FM2 for $700 or a new Nikon FM3a for $800 from a camera store when I can buy a used Nikon FM from eBay for $50?”

Oil On the Aperture Blades

I thought it might be useful to do a blog about a lens that I just sold on eBay this week. It was a Nikkor 135mm 2.8 AIS that I'd owned and used fairly sparingly for probably around 15 years. It was a useful lens but nothing I was ever in love with, hence the...

Landmark Baltimore Camera Repair Shop Closes After 29 Years

In November of 2021, with work picking up again from the COVID lockdowns, I decided to pay a visit to my local camera repair shop and get a few things things back in order. I took my Nikon 35mm 1.4 AIS and 105mm 1.8 AIS in for service and was inspired to write an article...

Happy Birthday, Kodak Tri-X

Kodak Tri-X, as a concept, has been around since the 1940's when it was a 200 ISO b&w sheet film. Because it was their first fast film, when Kodak released the 400 ISO roll film version, the Tri-X name was maintained. Just like Kodak TMAX P3200 revolutionized low light photography in 1989, Tri-X was an...

Defending the Nikon FM10

The Nikon FM10 is a camera that experienced/knowledgeable film photographers take pride in dismissing. The chorus is common: "It's all plastic!"  "It's not even made by Nikon!" But look, what the vocal opponents don't seem to get is that the Nikon FM10 is actually a highly evolved, practical camera, capable of terrific photos.  And it...

Flying with Film in the 21st Century

Going on a trip? If you’re shooting on film, don’t forget that you need to get it safely through an x-ray scan at each airport that you move through!

My Favourite Photos of Tricia

Tricia is one my wife Stephanie's best friends and today is her birthday. Tricia was one of the first people to whom Stephanie introduced me when we first started dating.  And Tricia is one of the people who's been most consistently THERE in Stephanie's and my life to see us through our various stages, always...

Hillary in Harrisburg; The First Rally of the First Female Presidential Nominee of a Major Party

Friday evening I arrived in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, just one day after Hillary Clinton and Tim Kaine accepted the Democratic nomination for President and Vice President of the United States.  This is the first rally of the first female presidential nominee of a major political party in the U.S.  Every move from now forward will become history....