1980's Canon F1 Newer Model with 85mm f/1.2 Lens I got my first real film camera for Christmas in 1981 at the age of 15. It was a Pentax ME Super. I remember my dad and I talking about the Canon AE-1 Program, but I think that was out of budget at the time. There…
Read moreMamiya 645 120 Film Camera With 45mm Lens And MeFOTO Globe Trotter Tripod
Mamiya 645 (45mm Lens) Kodak Ektar 100ISO 120 Film and MeFOTO Globe Trotter Tripod - Images Above Taken With iPhone I'll repeat that both images above were shot on an iphone. I have included an image at the end of this post that I shot professionally in studio. Film is not dead and it's a…
Read moreMedium Format Black And White Film Photography – It’s Awesome!
"Tucker" - Kodak Tmax 100 ISO - 120 Film The image above was taken with a Mamiya 645 Medium Format Film Camera. I used an 80mm f/2.8 manual focus lens set at either f/4 or f/5.6. An 80mm lens on a 645 Medium Format Camera is equivalent to a 50mm lens on a 35mm Camera.…
Read morePhotographing A Wedding In Digital Might Be Stressful But Try Photographing A Wedding With Film
Image from Lomography.com I was on a phone call the other day with a photographer that said he would like to photograph a few weddings a year but has no desire to be a big time wedding photographer. He mentioned how stressful it is photographing a wedding which brought back memories of shooting in manual,…
Read moreChristmas 1981 – Pentax ME Super – First Real Camera – Getting Started – Portrait Photography
Image from Whitemetal.com The photography bug bit me in 1981 while still in High School: I asked for a camera that Christmas. Wow! That was 32 years ago. I originally wanted a Canon AE1 Program which was made by Canon from 1976 to 1984, but it was more expensive than the Pentax ME Super which…
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