ICA Dresden plate camera – 1910
Glass plate camera, made by ICA in Dresden around 1910, came to me in a rather poor condition: plate holder with some …
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Monday, Monday
Mondays are, most of the times, very different from other days of the week. And this is a truism, for which I am not going to acquiesce any responsibility. If …
Mercury batteries are dead. Replacements? Certainly!
I have had this document in my photography folder for a good 10 years, using it very rare. Reasons are two: I tend to stick with what works, and the …
Haiou lens sends my film 80 years ago
There is something about this lens which endears me to keep shooting with it. Seagull 4A TLR camera is not among the first ones up there, and we all agree …
Minox film cut by a blind hedgehog in a bag
As you all are aware, I do not run camera repairs, on account I have two left hands. This is ok, because I leave more work for those who are …
5 frames with Agfa APX 400 in midwinter time
Spent a few days in a quiet rural area, before actually reopening the business for 2024. You know, that time space between the end of year and beginning of the …
Sida Extra – simple as they came in the 30’s
The SIDA camera first appeared in or around 1935, manufactured by Sida GmbH, Berlin Germany. It was an all metal (cast) simple viewfinder camera, and I mean very simple. The …
Dacora Digna I
A simple, yet somehow attractive medium format camera, made by Dacora Kamerawerk, Germany of course. I say simple because it is. Simple viewfinder, simple film winding, simple lens, simple shutter …
Getting the most out of an expired film – Azopan PS24
I do not believe in bad luck. But it would appear that every time I load some expired Romanian film in a camera, I either do not have the time …
Vivitar MC Wide Angle 28mm 2.8
This Vivitar MC Wide Angle 28mm 2.8 was purchased as a replacement for a busted OM Zuiko lens, 28/2.8, in 1993. It has therefore an OM mount, and is working …