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Huaxia 822 – Jumping into the Analog Deep End – My First Foray into Film

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 …

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Voigtlander Vitomatic ii: from paperweight to family heirloom

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 …

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Brumberger – A fun camera with a Funny Name

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 …

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