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!
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Despicable Me Fuji Instax Mini Camera!
Check out this super cool new, special edition Fuji Instax Mini 8 camera! It was released to promote Despicable Me 3 and has been designed, very cleverly, to resemble one of those lovable Minion characters. I love the lens cover that looks like a Minion eye! Notice the addition of hands and […]
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Volumes have written about the much maligned and despised Leitz 5cm 1.5 Summarit. But, it’s one of my favorite lenses and I can tell you why in just two photos! Shot One, taken at approximately 5 feet away from the subject at f4 with Kodak Tri-X 35mm film rated at 1600 ISO, processed in Kodak […]
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In the 1980’s, when I was a kid, my mother worked for the Carr Lowrey Glass Company in Baltimore, Maryland. Carr Lowery was a staple of Baltimore industry and was the birthplace for many famous mass-produced glass items such as the collectible AVON bottles of the 1970’s which were shaped like cars, antiques, people, animals, […]
Read more "Keep Closed When Not In Use; A Tribute to My Mother"Olympus Zuiko 50mm Shoot Out!
In one corner we have a black nosed Zuiko 50mm 1.8 that sells for about the price of an original OM lens cap but has a heck of a reputation! In the other corner we have a chrome-nosed Zuiko 50mm 1.4 that sells for 3 or four original OM lens caps and has a controversial reputation! […]
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Chiller Theatre is a movie convention that’s been going on for some time now. At Chiller, you can meet your favorite celebrity and buy some super cool movie memorabilia. This year, I took my trusty Fuji Instax Mini 90 and it got a lot of attention. I got questions like “How old is that thing?” […]
Read more "Instax at Chiller Theatre!"Japan Camera Hunter 35mm Film Case Review
Since they were introduced a few years ago, I was interested in picking up several Japan Camera Hunter 35mm film cases. Simple, smart idea, right? But then I saw that they cost $15.99 each at Freestyle and I pumped the brakes. I would need at least three, preferably four of these to keep in my […]
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