Surprised I never wrote about just this camera by itself. (Tongue and cheek comparison written for KEH here.) About this lens. Case is pretty spiffy also.
What is it? Continue reading This old camera: FED 2
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Love DSLRs. But I chose mirrorless because I love film gear more.
A valid response to this blog title is “What?” Allow me to explain. Or try to anyway.
These are interesting times. A lot of virtual ink is spilled debating between mirrorless or DSLR. Most points made miss the point for me really. Sure, I chose mirrorless. But my choice has nothing to do with a dislike for DSLRs. I love DSLRs. But I love film cameras more.
But, but… Battery life… OVF over EVF… Native lens selection… AF speed… Dual card slots… So on and so forth. Meh. Gladly put up with all of this. (And most of these concerns are being eliminated by the most recent wave of mirrorless cameras. An A7iii will be in my future and it may go down as the industry tipping point.) But once again film tech is what changed my mind.
Why? Continue reading Love DSLRs. But I chose mirrorless because I love film gear more.
Scanner Files: Lomography 400 (Contax G1/Zeiss 45mm f/2)
Love this camera. Love this lens. Now I love this film.
Continue reading Scanner Files: Lomography 400 (Contax G1/Zeiss 45mm f/2)
Scanner Files: Secret Handshake Lens and Minolta Maxxum 7 w/ Kodak Portra 400
Recent roll through the Minolta Maxxum 7 using the Secret Handshake Lens (28-135mm) mostly. Kodak Portra 400 was the film. Continue reading Scanner Files: Secret Handshake Lens and Minolta Maxxum 7 w/ Kodak Portra 400
Scanner Files: Contax T2 w/ Kodak Gold 200
Another roll through the Contax T2. This time w/ Kodak Portra 200. Continue reading Scanner Files: Contax T2 w/ Kodak Gold 200
Maxxum 7 and Maxxum 7D: Analog and Digital Vintage Wonderfulness Twins
If photography needs to make sense you are probably not doing it right.
I started uttering this half-jokingly some time ago in response to being drawn to a piece of gear or a photo idea that steps outside the realm of the reasoned. Usually having to do with film somehow. (Brace yourself. This is a long one.)
No difference here. The usual starting place…
So there I was surfing the interwebs researching some random notion that washed over my psyche with no warning and I realized that there existed an Alpha 7 before the Alpha 7. More specifically the Minolta Alpha 7. And it was gorgeous. Was a good camera also I heard.
Never knew this camera existed, but now that I did I must have one.
Continue reading Maxxum 7 and Maxxum 7D: Analog and Digital Vintage Wonderfulness Twins
This Old Camera: Pentax 645N. A Practical Impractical Camera
I have dabbled with a few medium format film cameras in recent years. Wonderful devices, but practical is not a word that jumps to mind. They kind of make no sense admittedly. If you want to use film 35mm cameras should do the job. Plenty of sharp lenses on 35mm. Plenty of great 35mm cameras. Nikon F-something, Leica M-anything, Contax G or T then number and on and on. But if you are looking for those things many like in pictures without even knowing why, like DOF, focus fall off and detail, it is hard to beat medium format film. Why not digital medium format? Go check out the prices of even years old, used medium format digital cameras at the big sites and come back. Start out with the son of Pentax 645N, the 645D, not even the more recent 645Z. I’ll wait…
You back? I know, right? Ok. As I was saying medium format film cameras.
Continue reading This Old Camera: Pentax 645N. A Practical Impractical Camera
This Old Camera: The Yashica Mat LM
So why a TLR? They look cool.
Started with my wanting to get my mitts on a Rolleiflex TLR. At first an f/2.8… Wait, how much? Ok, an f/3.5 then. That settles it. Wait, a Yashica f/3.5 for what now? So why an LM with an old tech selenium meter
instead of the 124G (great review here) and it’s battery powered meter? Continue reading This Old Camera: The Yashica Mat LM
This Old Camera: The Beautiful Zeiss Ikon Contaflex II
This one is overdue. While I have written about the wonderfully oddball, intricate, and beautiful tele adapter that goes on the front of it I have yet to write about this beautiful camera itself. As always plenty of information can be found online with a quick Google search (here is a great one). I honestly never knew this camera existed until I perused KEH.com one day and it showed up. A few factors played a part in a quick and easy decision to purchase it. Continue reading This Old Camera: The Beautiful Zeiss Ikon Contaflex II
2 favorite compacts at 2 different price points: Contax T2 vs. Konica C35 AF2
Two things I appreciate are quality and bang for buck. It is easy to buy into a top notch experience. But it is very satisfying to find a more frugal path to an excellent experience, One example of this is the recent blog post I wrote for KEH.com comparing the Leica M3 to the FED 2. Another would be two fully manual, waist level viewfinder 6×6 cameras I adore. The Hasselbad 501c…
and Yashica Mat LM…
Much different spend, but both are capable of great things when used carefully. Just realized I have not posted anything on the Yashica Mat LM yet. Must remedy that. But that is not the topic for today.
Today we visit the Contax T2 and the Konica C35 AF2. Continue reading 2 favorite compacts at 2 different price points: Contax T2 vs. Konica C35 AF2