Legacy Lens Review: Nikkor ED 180mm f2.8 Ai-s December 18, 2022 (December 18, 2022) BSmith “Taking pictures is savoring life intensely, every hundredth of a second.” -Marc Riboud
From the B-side: A New Category December 18, 2022 BSmith “What the heck is it, Edgar?” -Beatrice, Men In Black
Classic Camera Review: Olympus OM-2S Program December 8, 2022 (December 8, 2022) BSmith “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? November 30, 2022 (November 30, 2022) BSmith “Existence has overpowered Books. Today I slew a Mushroom.” -Emily Dickinson
Legacy Lens Review: Yashinon-DX 50mm f1.4 November 3, 2022 (November 3, 2022) BSmith A lens with flair…and flare.
Legacy Lens Review: Nikkor 50mm f2 Ai October 26, 2022 (October 26, 2022) BSmith “Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.” — Leonardo da Vinci
Classic Camera Review: Canon AE-1 Program September 1, 2022 (September 21, 2022) BSmith In a word, smooth.
Classic Camera Review: Pentax K1000 August 20, 2022 (August 20, 2022) BSmith Another rescue puppy–but this one can hunt.
Legacy Lens Review: Vivitar 55mm f2.8 macro August 7, 2022 (September 1, 2022) BSmith Seriously? A Vivitar?
Legacy Lens Review: Konica Hexanon AR 50mm f1.7 July 22, 2022 (July 22, 2022) BSmith Better than I expected.
The Accidental Kit #2: Olympus OM10 July 12, 2022 (August 4, 2022) BSmith “After all, why not? Why shouldn’t I keep it?” -Bilbo Baggins
Classic Camera Review: Zeiss Ikon Ikonta 521 June 23, 2022 (June 23, 2022) BSmith More fun with an old folder.
Legacy Lens Review: Zoom-Nikkor 35-135mm f3.5-4.5 Ai-s May 26, 2022 (June 3, 2022) BSmith Not bad…Not great, but not bad.
Legacy Lens Review: Zoom-Nikkor 80-200mm f4 Ai-s April 24, 2022 (June 3, 2022) BSmith Yes, I know what I said about vintage zoom lenses…but this is an exception. Another…exception.
Legacy Lens Review: Nikkor 35-105mm f3.5-4.5 Ai-s February 23, 2022 (April 24, 2022) BSmith I was pleasantly surprised.
Classic Camera Review: Zeiss Ikon Ikonta 523/16 February 6, 2022 (February 6, 2022) BSmith A truly pocketable medium format folder.
Legacy Lens Review: Minolta 35-70mm f3.5 December 26, 2021 (December 26, 2021) BSmith Minolta really got it right with this one.
Through a Pinhole: The Noon 612 November 20, 2021 (November 20, 2021) BSmith The original mirrorless camera…
Classic Camera Review: Nikkormat FTn November 3, 2021 (November 3, 2021) BSmith Another great mid-century camera that will probably outlive me.
The Accidental Kit: Pentax Spotmatic SP September 28, 2021 (September 28, 2021) BSmith “Spottie and the Super-taks” should be the name of a late 1980s cover band.
In Defense of the Project September 6, 2021 (April 25, 2022) BSmith Photographic projects are fun and build skills.
Dark outside? Grab your camera! August 16, 2021 (August 16, 2021) BSmith Leave the “Sunny 16” rule at home–you won’t be needing it.