Maasai Elder

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*Maasai Elder*
This is a scan of my original Kodachrome slide taken with my Canon F-1 and Canon FD 80-200mm f4 zoom lens.
Slight enhancement for a more natural appearance.
November 1979
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Slightly enhanced.
Original scan.

This gentleman was actually quite funny. When I was chatting with him, I asked if it was okay to take his picture. He asked for a few cigarettes in exchange for his pose. I asked him what he thought would make a great picture, and this is the pose he chose.

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Canon Speedlite 533G Set

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Old meets new. New F-1 with my original FD 24mm f2.8 SSC lens and a Speedlite 533G set.

I’ve wanted to use this flash with my F-1s for years but could never find a good, working flash complete with all its bits and the original box. So far it’s a perfect pairing. The date code on the flash head is Y0701 (7/84). I bought the lens in 1978, when I purchased my first F-1.

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SUNday SPOTlight

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*SUNday Spotlight*

Yashicaflex Rookie 1956

Medium-format TLR (6x6cm)

Yashima Optical later became Yashica in 1958.

All of my ‘Rookie Stuff’ together for this display. As a Japanese domestic-market-only camera, the Rookie is unique outside Japan.

It is a wonderfully fun camera to use… It always gets strange looks whenever it’s out and about.

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Complete set from 1956.
It was likely called ‘Rookie’ because of its simple design and basic operation. Perfect for beginners, hence Rookie.
Triple play!

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Happy SUNday!

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Canon F-1 with a Canon FD 80-200mm f4 lens on Kodachrome.
Amboseli NP, Kenya.

November 1979

Mount Kilimanjaro, Tanzania. Original slide.
Enhanced.
Original slide.
Enhanced.

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wordless wednesday

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NYC Ball Player c1940

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My mom, Mary, took the original image with her Kodak Senior Six-20 camera. I’ve always wanted to improve it. I used ChatGPT to enhance and then colorize the picture.

The original.
Enhanced.
Colorized.

My best guess is that she knew this person, as he appears in other group pictures she took of her neighborhood friends. Maybe he was a semi-pro ball player. The uniform is complete right down to his spikes.

Her Kodak Senior Six-20 camera c1938.

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Happy SUNday!

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I have another of my beloved classic Canon F-1 cameras available at my camera shop: http://www.ccstudio2380.com. This one is from late 1977, and it’s a gem.

I fully test all of my cameras. Not only does this one look new, but it also operates like new too.
The pro-black finish is in gem condition.
One of the best 35mm SLR cameras ever made.
Classic Canon.
Stop by my Etsy camera shop and check out this and the other classic collectible Canon cameras I have available.

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wordless wednesday

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Canon F-1, 1979.

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Happy SUNday!

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Being random.

My backyard wildlife habitat.
Wishing it were fall.
My best moon shot.
AI can play make-believe with the best of them. ChatGPT. My head isn’t really that big.

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Canon’s only green F-1 – 1978 limited edition Olive Drab beauty (not everyone thinks so)

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It’s not easy being green, as the saying goes.

My 1978 Canon limited edition OD F-1. No, it’s not a military model. It wasn’t made for the Japanese military either.

So, why did Canon produce a one-off? They say, in their brochure, that it was made to celebrate (my words) the love of the wilderness and being outside in nature. Since it was made for only a few months in early 1978 and then never again, time has hidden the true reason they made this rare gem.

A good friend and fellow Canon collector in the UK sent me this rather hard-to-find Japanese instruction book for this model. It’s not made specifically for it, but released and updated at the same time to coincide with this OD F-1.

Pictured with its correct Japanese edition instruction book.
One of my favorite kits.

It’s been reported that less than 3k of these were made. How many have survived? It’s a fun camera to add to your collection.

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