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One of the greatest benefits of the content on this site is the preservation of information regarding photography and old cameras. From my camera reviews to the 100+ Keppler’s Vault articles and Zeiss Historica newsletters to the interviews in my One Hour Photo series, the Rotoloni Report, and the many… The post Mirandacamera.com and Wrotniak.net Mirrors appeared first on mike eckman dot com.| mike eckman dot com
An epidemic has swept Camerosity HQ along with a large swath of the camera collector groups. It seems a cheap Chinese toy camera has made its way into the homes of all of us and resulted in us sharing images from it online. Have we gone mad? Do you dream… The post Episode 97: Everybody Chuzhao Tonight appeared first on mike eckman dot com.| mike eckman dot com
This is a Zeiss-Ikon Super Nettel, a 35mm rangefinder camera made by Zeiss-Ikon AG Dresden between the years 1934 and 1936. It was built to be a more affordab| mike eckman dot com
This is a No. 1A Automatic Ansco, a folding roll film camera made by the Ansco Company of Binghamton, New York starting in 1924. The Automatic Ansco was Ansco’s top of the line camera in the 1920s, featuring a faster f/6.3 Anastigmat lens, a 7 speed Universal Ilex shutter, and… The post No. 1A Automatic Ansco (1924) appeared first on mike eckman dot com.| mike eckman dot com
If there ever was an episode that epitomizes the concept of the “first and only open source film and digital photography podcast” it is this episode! We started off with the idea of devoting a large part of it to AGFA, makers of Rodinal, Karat film, and a large number… The post Episode 96: The AGFA Episode with Very Little AGFA appeared first on mike eckman dot com.| mike eckman dot com
This is a Fujica ST801, a 35mm Single Lens Reflex camera made by Fuji Photo in Tokyo, Japan between 1972 and 1978. The Fujica ST801 was a very popular mid ran| mike eckman dot com
With my recent review of the underwhelming Yashica digiFilm camera Y35, I started to wonder about the fate of some of the other crowdfunded cameras I remember reading about over the years. While the Yashica digiFilm camera Y35 was funded, released, and technically did everything that the creators promised it… The post The Perilous Promises of Crowdfunded Cameras appeared first on mike eckman dot com.| mike eckman dot com
This is a Yashica digiFilm camera Y35, a compact digital camera made by 100 Enterprises International Group Company Limited in Hong Kong, China. The camera was announced and crowdfunded on Kickstarter from October 2017 until its release in 2018. The Yashica digiFilm camera Y35 evokes nostalgia through use of the… The post Yashica digiFilm camera Y35 (2018) appeared first on mike eckman dot com.| mike eckman dot com
Over the past several episodes. we've covered a wide range of topics and had some excellent guests on the show. While we love predetermined topics, the origin| mike eckman dot com
This is an Olympus Ace, a 35mm interchangeable lens rangefinder camera produced by Olympus Optical Co., Ltd starting in 1958. The Ace was the first and only rangefinder camera produced by Olympus with interchangeable lenses and had features like an automatic exposure counter, rapid wind lever, projected frame lines, and… The post Olympus Ace (1958) appeared first on mike eckman dot com.| mike eckman dot com
This is an Argus Autronic II, a 35mm rangefinder camera made by Argus in Ann Arbor, Michigan starting in March 1962. The Autronic II was a slight upgrade to t| mike eckman dot com
We are back with Episode 94 of the Camerosity Podcast. For this episode, we decided to revisit a topic we covered all the way back in Episode 30, which is talking about camera stores with people who work in camera stores. Joining us for the discussion are Meredith and Corey… The post Episode 94: Camera Shopping at Roberts Camera and Blue Moon appeared first on mike eckman dot com.| mike eckman dot com
This is a Tomioka Lausar, an interchangeable lens roll film camera made by Tomioka Kōgaku Kenkyūjo in Tokyo, Japan in 1937. The Lausar has a focal plane shu| mike eckman dot com
This is a Minolta V3, a 35mm rangefinder camera made by Chiyoda Kogaku Seiko K.K. starting in September 1960. The Minolta V3 was the follow up to the earlier| mike eckman dot com
Way back in Episode 27, the Camerosity gang went on a three hour tour to a tropical paradise and asked everyone what would be their idea of three "desert islan| mike eckman dot com
It is hard to believe, but I have been collecting old cameras for only 18 months and in that time, it has grown pretty big! Perhaps even more impressive is th| mike eckman dot com
What is it? This is a Praktina FX 35mm single lens reflex camera made by Kamera-Werke Niedersedlitz (KW) between the years of 1953 and 1958. The Prakina an| mike eckman dot com
This is a Pentacon FM 35mm SLR made by VEB Zeiss-Ikon Dresden in East Germany between the years of 1958 and 1961. This camera is part of the Contax S series w| mike eckman dot com
This is a Gamma II, a 35mm rangefinder camera made by Gamma Officine Meccaniche de Precisione in Rome, Italy between the years 1947 and 1950. The Gamma II was| mike eckman dot com
