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Tag: 35mm

Back in black…

October 12, 2017April 2, 2020 mack505

... and red. I finally got back into the darkroom this week. I spent two evenings cleaning, organizing, and developing a couple rolls of FP4.  Last night I finally got to printing.  I’m very happy with the results. 

Posted in family, PhotographyTagged 35mm, Beth, family

Week 85 – Olympus Stylus Infinity

December 21, 2014 mack505

The Stylus Infinity is a pocket 35mm camera from the late 1990's. It features auto focus, auto flash, power winding, and a nice 35mm f3.5 lens. It has a cult following among film photographers. I'm not so sure I am a fan, though. I've been carrying it intermittently for a while, but I just haven't… Continue reading Week 85 – Olympus Stylus Infinity →

Posted in 52 camerasTagged 35mm, olympus, Stylus

Olympus Auto-Eye – Week 82 results

November 16, 2014 mack5051 Comment

Beth and I took the Auto-Eye to Cape Ann on a photowalk with the Greater Boston Film Photographers meet up group. We shot HP5 and color, but the color is still at the lab. The Auto-Eye is the only rangefinder I've ever used which also has zone focus.  Brackets on the focusing scale and notches… Continue reading Olympus Auto-Eye – Week 82 results →

Posted in 52 camerasTagged 35mm, Auto-Eye, olympus, rangefinder, rf

Week 82 – Olympus Auto Eye

November 7, 2014 mack505

Introduced in 1960, the Olympus Auto Eye is a fixed - lens rangefinder with shutter priority auto exposure. It features a 45 mm f2.8 lens. Shutter speed is selected on the lens barrel, and metered aperture is shown on a rotating dial inside the viewfinder. Mine was a last minute steal on a ShopGoodwill.com auction.… Continue reading Week 82 – Olympus Auto Eye →

Posted in 52 camerasTagged 35mm, olympus, rangefinder, rf

Pentax K1000 – Week 79 results (finally!)

November 1, 2014 mack505

The K1000 is a good camera, but I've failed to bond with it. Everything is manual and straightforward, and I can see why it has a reputation as a student camera. I just didn't find it interesting to use. As mentioned back in August, I carried the K1000 on vacation. I've finally sent the film… Continue reading Pentax K1000 – Week 79 results (finally!) →

Posted in 52 camerasTagged 35mm, K1000, Pentax, slr

Week 81 – SnapSights and #WTCD2014

October 19, 2014 mack505

The Internet has decreed the third Saturday in October to be World Toy Camera Day (#WTCD2014.) I have had this one in process for a few months, so this week seemed like a good time to finish the roll. At first glance the SnapSights is not very interesting. It's a plain blue rectangle with one… Continue reading Week 81 – SnapSights and #WTCD2014 →

Posted in 52 camerasTagged 35mm, toy camera

Week 79 – Pentax K1000 and slowing down

September 1, 2014 mack505

Introduced in 1978, the Pentax K1000 is a manual focus, manual exposure SLR. It has through the lens metering with a match needle. In the course of its 20 year production run the K1000 earned a reputation as a photography student's camera. I have two examples. One came from a yard sale for $10; the… Continue reading Week 79 – Pentax K1000 and slowing down →

Posted in 52 camerasTagged 35mm, Pentax, slr

Vitoret L – week 78 results

August 24, 2014 mack505

I like the Vitoret L. It's reasonably sized without being huge. The shutter release on the front feels a bit odd, but it fires smoothly and quietly. I would get used to it with more use. The Selenium meter seems to work well. As with all general area meters, you must be aware of odd… Continue reading Vitoret L – week 78 results →

Posted in 52 camerasTagged 35mm, viewfinder, Voigtlander

Week 78 – Voigtlander Vitoret L

August 22, 2014 mack505

Manufactured circa 1964, the Voigtlander Vitoret L is a viewfinder camera for 35mm. It features a 50mm f2.8 Color Lanthar lens with a Prontor 1/300 shutter. A coupled Selenium meter reads on the top plate of the camera; adjusting shutter speed or aperture moves another needle to match it. Focus is via distance markings on… Continue reading Week 78 – Voigtlander Vitoret L →

Posted in 52 camerasTagged 35mm, viewfinder, Voigtlander

Canonet QL17 GIII – week 77 results

August 21, 2014 mack505

As I've journeyed through my camera collection, some stand out as icons of their class. For rangefinders, it's my M3 and M6.  In SLR, the Nikon FM2 & FG, Minolta SRT200 & XG9, and strangely my Chinon CM7. Box cameras? Brownie Hawkeye. TLRs would be a Yashica, probably the D. Polaroid? Spectra and 250. In… Continue reading Canonet QL17 GIII – week 77 results →

Posted in 52 camerasTagged 35mm, Canon, rangefinder

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