Category Archives: Photography

  I said sometimes you do OK on eBay. I lied. Now that it is  dark I used a flash light to check the bellows on the camera. It looks like a christmas tree.  Unfortunately, this is not one that … Continue reading →

ADDED 12/9/11: Turned out the bellows are bad, see next post “I Lied”.   Well, this one should go on Graywolf Photo, but the subtitle makes it appropriate here, I guess Today I received an Omega E View Camera from … Continue reading →

I just won a Kodak Monitor Six-20 on eBay. New sniper service. New credit card, the first one I have had in about 15 years.   The photo above is from the article on http://camerapedia.wikia.com/wiki/Kodak_Monitor The camera I won has … Continue reading →

Well, here are a couple of decent sized photos of the Yashica-Mat. That is the crank side of the camera. And, that is the focus side. All I did was clean the dust off. As I mentioned, the first roll … Continue reading →

Argh…! When I fitted the widow baffle two months ago it was light tight. As I was putting the reel in the tank, I realized that I was seeing light around the baffle. so those films are going to be … Continue reading →

A couple of new toys arrived today. On the left is a Kodak Duo Six-20 Series II with the Kodak Anastigmat 75mm 3.5 & Compur Rapid shutter circa 1937. On the right is a Yashica Mat circa 1960. I cleaned … Continue reading →

OK, I did some photos of the Iskra for my readers pleasure. This view shows that it is not pristine, but I was looking for a good user. This one seems to qualify. This shot is a bit more artistic … Continue reading →

It seems like every time I get out in a crowd I get sick. This time it was a cold, that knocked me on my butt. Yesterday, hopefully, was the worst of it, and I am now getting better. I … Continue reading →