“The pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity. The optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty”
-Winston Churchill
The Panatomic Disaster
Tag: Analog Photography
Legacy Lens Review: Minolta MD Zoom 28-85mm f3.5-4.5
“If it’s worth doing, it’s worth overdoing.”
-Ayn Rand
Legacy Lens Review: Super-Takumar 28mm f3.5
I hope I am in similar shape when I am that age. Ok, maybe not heavy and round, but you get what I mean.
Legacy Lens Review: Canon 50mm f1.4 FD and S.S.C.
“Great battles are won with artillery.”
-Napoleon Bonaparte
From the B-side: The Soft Release Button
Another B-Side review of an accessory that you may or may not find useful.
Classic Camera Review: Tower 51 Rangefinder
A lofty name for a humble camera.
From the B-Side: Mechanical Self-Timer
“Oh, the Omega 13 device. We found that on the alien planet. We don’t know what it does, either.”
-Captain Jason Taggart, Galaxy Quest
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
Legacy Lens Review: Nikkor 50mm f2 Ai
“Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.”
— Leonardo da Vinci
Classic Camera Review: Canon AE-1 Program
In a word, smooth.
Classic Camera Review: Pentax K1000
Another rescue puppy–but this one can hunt.
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.
A Fortunate Week for Critical Mass
…Where it stops, nobody knows.
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.
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.
Classic Camera Review: Nikon F
Let’s call it the F. You know, as in “Reflex”.
-Nippon Kogaku
Legacy Lens Review: Minolta Rokkor-X 45mm f2
An overlooked underdog.
Classic Camera Review: Yashica Lynx 14E
A classic rangefinder with an amazing lens.