“Taking pictures is savoring life intensely, every hundredth of a second.”
-Marc Riboud
Legacy Lens Review: Nikkor ED 180mm f2.8 Ai-s
From the B-side: A New Category
“What the heck is it, Edgar?”
-Beatrice, Men In Black
Classic Camera Review: Olympus OM-2S Program
“Back to Olympus, from the war’s alarms, Return the shining bands of gods in arms; Some proud in triumph, some with rage on fire; And take their thrones around the ethereal sire.”
Homer, The Iliad
Fungus Among Us: Does It Matter?
“Existence has overpowered Books. Today I slew a Mushroom.”
-Emily Dickinson
Legacy Lens Review: Yashinon-DX 50mm f1.4
A lens with flair…and flare.
Legacy Lens Review: Nikkor 50mm f2 Ai
“Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.”
— Leonardo da Vinci
Legacy Lens Review: AF Nikkor 300mm f4
Yes, Mr. Wayne, it comes in black.
Classic Camera Review: Canon AE-1 Program
In a word, smooth.
Classic Camera Review: Pentax K1000
Another rescue puppy–but this one can hunt.
Legacy Lens Review: Vivitar 55mm f2.8 macro
Seriously? A Vivitar?
Legacy Lens Review: Konica Hexanon AR 50mm f1.7
Better than I expected.
The Accidental Kit #2: Olympus OM10
“After all, why not? Why shouldn’t I keep it?”
-Bilbo Baggins
Classic Camera Review: Zeiss Ikon Ikonta 521
More fun with an old folder.
Legacy Lens Review: Zoom-Nikkor 35-135mm f3.5-4.5 Ai-s
Not bad…Not great, but not bad.
A Fortunate Week for Critical Mass
…Where it stops, nobody knows.
Legacy Lens Review: Zoom-Nikkor 80-200mm f4 Ai-s
Yes, I know what I said about vintage zoom lenses…but this is an exception. Another…exception.
Classic Camera Review: Kodak Retina IIIc
Funky foldable fun.
Legacy Lens Review: Nikkor 35-105mm f3.5-4.5 Ai-s
I was pleasantly surprised.
Classic Camera Review: Zeiss Ikon Ikonta 523/16
A truly pocketable medium format folder.
Legacy Lens Review: Minolta 35-70mm f3.5
Minolta really got it right with this one.
Through a Pinhole: The Noon 612
The original mirrorless camera…
Classic Camera Review: Nikkormat FTn
Another great mid-century camera that will probably outlive me.
The Accidental Kit: Pentax Spotmatic SP
“Spottie and the Super-taks” should be the name of a late 1980s cover band.
In Defense of the Project
Photographic projects are fun and build skills.
Dark outside? Grab your camera!
Leave the “Sunny 16” rule at home–you won’t be needing it.