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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OM Zuiko Auto-Zoom 75-150mm 4
This is my only OM Zuiko tele lens, and I do not use it much lately. Although not the fastest lens, granted, it is nonetheless sharp enough for what I …
Zuiko Auto-S 50mm 1.8
The lens that I always used as my Olympus camera prime. A really excellent piece of glass, and I have heard that this focal length is the best that came …
Pushing film – Ilford HP5 @ 800
Although I have been using extensively this type of Ilford film (in both formats, 35mm and 120), I never pushed or pulled it. At all. The need was not there …
35mm reloadable USSR-made film cassettes
When shooting film, one is always on the look for easier/cheaper ways of getting it. These days, with film costs increased to unsuspected heights only a few years ago, the …
A Christmas makeover of the Seagull 4A TLR
I am not going to talk too much about this “camera makeover”, as it were. For some time now, I wanted to give my Seagull 4A a change, to improve …
Hoya HMC Zoom 38-70/3.5
A remnant from my old days when roaming and buying indiscriminately all sorts of accessories and stuff. Most of it got lost or given away, but some is still with …
Fujica Half – the revival of a half frame camera
At some point in the first half of the 90s I was very much into 16mm and Minox format film photography (still am); 35mm was something of a side thing, …
Pentacon Six TL – a hefty 120 SLR
Until very recently, the heftiest camera I ever carried was my Nikon F4S, with the 80-200 zoom lens. I am not complaining, you understand; it’s just that F4S is indeed …
Nikkor 55/2.8 Micro AIS
One of the best lenses build by Nikon, this 55mm/2.8. Not only for the great quality, but also for its beautiful rendition of macro focus images. It micro-focuses at a …