To kind of half-quote my favourite TV show: You best put seatbelts on your eyes Roy, because I’m about to write a long article. ( If you know which show I’m quoting, then you’ve automatically gained points in my imaginary points book that doesn’t really exist and I just made up to try make this …
Huaxia 822 – Jumping into the Analog Deep End – My First Foray into Film Read More
Dad was a recent college graduate in 1958. He knew with Vietnam heating up, and with his college days behind him, he would either be drafted into the military and go God knows where; or, he could enlist and apply for Officers Candidate School. Dad chose the US Navy, and was accepted to OCS. Fast …
Voigtlander Vitomatic ii: from paperweight to family heirloom Read More
I have always had a fascination with things that are uncommon or unusual. So the Brumberger 35mm camera fits nicely into both of those themes. Brumberger’s are an uncommon brand of cameras with rather obscure and convoluted origins. Brumberger its self was a photo supply company that operated in New York for many years but …
I am always curious to try out various models of Russian cameras. I find myself interested in just how bad a camera can get, and if I can get a decent result out it. When I started to be interested in photography, mid 80’s, the vast majority of available cameras in Romania were Russian, with …
I’ve written before about the British camera industry. I’ve done a review of a medium format SLR from a company called ‘Aeronautical General Instruments’ (AGI). AGI were based in Purley Way, Croydon. They produced AGILux cameras and lenses there. AGI claimed to produce everything in the one factory, even constructing their own lenses and shutters.
