10 February, 2026
Attaching accessories to TLRs
This post may be useful for newcomers to twin-lens reflex (TLR) cameras who wish to extend the capabilities of their classic machines. It describes some TLR accessories that I f...
11 October, 2024
The Whole Roll – Kodak Portra 160 – Summer, New Orleans City Park.
I know, I know—color film. Something about the way the Portra family renders those dreamy pastels calls to me—some background before we start. I am 30-something years old now, m...
2 February, 2022
Time, Zen and My Father’s Camera – By Eric Charles Jones
The trouble is, you think you have time.
– Buddha
Old cameras have always held a special place in my heart. Especially, the classic cameras of the past that were often built l...
24 December, 2021
A Whole Roll of (Mostly Failed) Experiments with a Minolta Autocord TLR – by Sroyon
There is no such thing as a failed experiment because you can always learn from them. Well that’s what they say on LinkedIn… but I hate failed experiments. Why can&#...
Movies were not square. Cartoons were not square. Magazines were not square. Postcards were not square. Since childhood (I’m 33) I had resisted the photographic coffee-coaster r...
24 May, 2021
Minolta Autocord TLR: First Impressions – by Sroyon
I shot a roll with a twin-lens reflex camera (TLR) for the first time this month. But long before I used a TLR in real life, I loved the idea of it – so much so that I thought t...