4 February, 2025
Argus C44R – The American Rangefinder
The Argus C44R is a challenge to work with. It is a stark contrast to my Rollei XF-35 which feels incredibly simple and straightforward in comparison. The C44R feels like a chil...
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17 January, 2025
Wollensak 5″ f/3.5 Projector Lens Adapting Journey (and Failure)
I ran into this lens during a trip to bop around the local thrift store with friends one afternoon. I picked it up off of a Revere 553 Projector, of which I have, surprisingly, ...
11 December, 2024
GoPro – Treating a Action cam Like a Point & Shoot
GoPros seem to be something that people buy then never use, in fact I’m guilty of this myself. There’s long been an association with GoPro and the intense and dramatic action sp...
25 November, 2024
5 Frames with a Vivitar 70-210 f/3.5
Cheap zoom lenses have never had a great reputation. Especially in the Digital age, some budget zooms are considered a bit of a plague. Cheap, plasticky, and very poor optically...
15 November, 2024
5 Frames with a Kodak Easyshare DX7630
I’ve had a tumultuous, and possibly longer than I’d like, experience with my Kodak Easyshare DX7630. On one hand, the colors out of the Kodak CCD sensor can be beautiful, while ...
15 November, 2024
Hasselblad X1D II 50C – A Week of Trying Digital Medium Format
After the recommendation from a friend to check out my school’s lending library, I went on a deep dive through all the gear available. After finding a Plustek 8200i as well as a...
13 November, 2024
5 Frames with a Yashica Mat 124
I recently ran into a Yashica Mat 124 for sale at a local camera store. Having spent way too much time browsing endless listings for Seagull 4As (which have seemingly only incre...
6 November, 2024
Rollei XF 35 – First Impressions
I ran into this camera almost by accident. I was meandering through a vinyl record and camera store* and saw the small Rollei XF 35 hiding in a glass counter next to the registe...