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Making a Camera Work: The No. 2 Folding Pocket Kodak Model C or Maybe D…

Posted on November 1, 2018 by Tom (Admin)

Among the growing group of people who collect and operate vintage film cameras, there are two types of people:  those who quickly figure out a way to make an old camera work again, and those who obsess way too long … Continue reading →

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Vintage Camera Review: Kodak No. 1A Folding Hawk-Eye Model 1

Posted on October 24, 2018 by Tom (Admin)

This was once a beautiful camera.  It’s made of sheet metal painted black and covered in leatherette, with a wooden baseboard and shiny nickel and black metal parts, and a little brass, complemented by red leather bellows.  It folds open … Continue reading →

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Review: Canon FTb

Posted on August 4, 2018 by Tom (Admin)

I received my Canon FTb in a box of cameras I ordered on eBay when I was bored a few years ago and have run several rolls of film through it over the years (after I repaired it) with outstanding … Continue reading →

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Camera Review: Ansco B-2 Cadet

Posted on July 29, 2018 by Tom (Admin)

For reasons known only to them, camera manufacturers have, over the years, felt that “cadet” was a good name for a camera.  There are at least 20 or so cameras (plus an exposure meter and an enlarger) called Cadets, to … Continue reading →

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Testing the 1937/8 Falcon Model F

Posted on July 16, 2018 by Tom (Admin)

yes, it came to me with a roll of film inside!  Sadly, I was unable to rescue any images from it. I have no idea why, but I really wanted this old Falcon camera to work well.  Sadly, I would … Continue reading →

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Shooting with the (1949-1959) Kodak Pony 828

Posted on June 26, 2018 by Tom (Admin)

I finally got around to shooting with a camera I’ve had for quite some time, the Kodak Pony 828, a bakelite camera produced from 1949 to 1959, as a transition between rollfilm and 35mm film. I have actually owned two … Continue reading →

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Camera Test: Ansco Shur-Shot Jr

Posted on December 20, 2014 by Tom (Admin)

The 1948 Ansco Shur-Shot Jr. box camera, a simple little contraption of mostly sheet metal and cardboard, uses a basic design that has not really changed much over 50 years. The only real “upgrades” from box cameras you might see … Continue reading →

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Camera Test: Ansco Readyflash

Posted on November 2, 2014 by Tom (Admin)

The Ansco Readyflash – so named because it’s “ready for flash” (but I don’t have one) via two connectors on the camera – is about as simple a box camera as you could probably come up with.  It’s made of … Continue reading →

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MySpace Resurrected, Photoshop to Close

Posted on March 15, 2013 by Tom (Admin)

I know, right?  MySpace is back.  I just got my invitation to join the new MySpace and decided to go and check it out.  Based on what I’ve seen so far, I’m not too optimistic – though the younger crowd … Continue reading →

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Toshiba Qosmio X875 Touchpad Issues

Posted on October 19, 2012 by Tom (Admin)

So I just received a brand new Toshiba Qosmio X875 series video editing DREAM laptop, with 16 GB of RAM, 1.75 TB of hard drive space (on two drives) and a 3D capable, 17.3 inch screen. The thing weighs a … Continue reading →

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