I was hoping to find some well priced Leica film cameras in Ukraine but unfortunately, not only were there none, but the selection on second hand cameras to buy was almost non-existent. Yes there…
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Canon Canonet QL17 G-III | New York
One Sunday afternoon I picked up a Canon QL 17 G-III at the Fort Greene Flea Market in Brooklyn for $30. The value in 2018 is about 100 to 140 USD so $30 was a great deal. The Canon QL 17 G-III is…
Read MoreOlympus XA | Big Bear Lake
While sorting though a bin of cameras labeled “Broken” at a camera shop in Costa Mesa I found an Olympus XA, a pocket rangefinder camera from the late 1970’s. I had never owned one before…
Read MoreLeica IIIg | Belgrade | Agfa Vista | Elmar 50mm 3.5
I went to Belgrade, Serbia to attend a camera show that I hadn't been to in about 6 months. If you're interested it's called "Foto berza u Beogradu" about 4 times a year at Dorćol Platz - send a message…
Read MorePentax IQ ZOOM 115M | Big Bear Lake
I got a cheap-o Pentax IQ zoom series camera for 3 USD plus shipping with a bunch of expired film on eBay. With a background in film (cinema) I was fond of the idea of a panoramic ratio - even though…
Read MoreRicoh GR1 | Budapest | Lomography 800
At the time I shot this I only owned three cameras - the Ricoh GR1, Voigtländer Bessa R3A, and Lomo LC-Wide. With only three cameras to choose from the impressive reputation of the GR1, I was…
Read MoreLeica M4-P | Amsterdam | CineStill 50D | Elmar 50mm 3.5
After working at Photokina 2018 with CameraRescue and Nicolas Llasera, I realized that not too far…
Read MorePentax MX | Amsterdam | Kodak Portra 800 | Pentax-M 40mm f2.8
A week before my trip to Amsterdam I was in Belgrade, Serbia for a camera show. It’s was a typical…
Read MorePentax LX | New York | Fuji Superia 1600 | Samyang 85mm 1.4
Of the hundred cameras or so I’ve owned, used, and sold, letting go of my Pentax LX may the biggest…
Read MoreLeica CL | Stockholm | Agfa Vista | Rollei LTM 40mm 2.8
On my way to Finland from Budapest, I found it cheaper and more adventurous to fly to Stockholm…
Read MoreEtherial Images From A Broken Leica Camera
Just last week on my 6th visit to Serbia I found a pretty good deal on a 1951 Leica IIIf screw mount camera body. After a few consultations with Google Translate I met a man named Milos in front of the Belgrade National Theater to inspect the camera…
Read More80 Days Without Development: Describing Images I Have Not Seen
I think a commonality we all have as film photographers is the excitement, self-doubt, and surprise that comes along with developing each roll of film. Maybe it can summed up as "expectation vs reality", and…
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