I am into collecting 70's SLR Cameras. I started off with the Spotmatic 2, but found changing the M42's a bit of a drag, when I doing my Landscapes. Although the Camera did have those superlative Multi Coated Takamur Lens, especially their standard 55mm lens, I decided to go for compact, and the OM1 was perfect, for my Landscapes and seemed to be packed with everything ie D.O. F, MLU etc, although in due course I hankered to be a Nikon owner, having become fascinated with their brand history....

antonyg

i'm just starting to network in the artist community here in san francisco. i've decided i need dedicated darkroom space outside of my home. i've been convinced by some painter friends that such a space is super for productivity, and that's what i want. i found an established darkroom in an artists building but it was pretty unorganized and shared by 3 photogs now. i'm hoping to either find a cheap space i can convert or find one other photog i can go halvsies with. going half will make it a lot...

jss

A photographer that I have worked with has dropped analog completely. I know that this is not news in any way, since everyone is going digital. Most of the photographers I know only have their analog cameras stading somewhere as a museum piece. What was special about this photographer was that he insisted on shooting analog for his clients. It was interesting to see his clients look at polaroids in this digital age. The reason he gives for stopping with shooting analog is that there is no more...

Falkenberg

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Blog deals with my photographic adventures, photo articls, links to video and my latest images.

gerryyaum

On Sunday, I was out with some other LF folks taking a visit to Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens (one of the least well known parts of the National Park system, very much off the beaten track), shooting some of my remaining Kodak HIE 4x5. I was taking the other folks to see the river overlook when I slipped on some wet grass on a downhill slope. My body went one way, my ankle, a different way. POP! I now have a nasty sprain, my ankle is the size of an orange, and I'm on crutches. The worst part of it...

TheFlyingCamera