Friday Flashback – Yashica Pentamatic ’35’

July 3, 2026July 3, 2026Chris and Carol Leave a comment

It was Yashica’s first 35mm SLR, and production began in late 1959 with the help of the recently acquired Nicca Camera Company.

It features a unique, clean, uncluttered design.

In May of 1959, Canon released its first 35mm SLR, the Canonflex.

In 1959, the Nikon F also made its debut.

One of the complete sets in my collection.

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wordless wednesday

July 1, 2026July 2, 2026Chris and Carol Leave a comment

*I hated to remove this tree, but it’s considered invasive and has outgrown its location. Commonly known as a Bradford pear or Callery pear. I planted a native bald cypress a few years ago near this location.

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Happy SUNday! – in my camera shop

June 28, 2026June 28, 2026Chris and Carol Leave a comment

Here are just some of the items I have in my camera shop at http://www.ccstudio2380.com. Many of the items are still new and come with their original boxes. I test everything in my collection so you can be assured that it will arrive in a fully working condition.

A brand new Canon EOS Rebel T5 18 MP DSLR set.

A Canon AV-1 35mm film camera. It’s an aperture priority camera that uses all of Canon’s FD lenses made from 1971 to 1995.

A brand new Fujifilm FinePix compact digital camera set with many extras.

A Canon Sure Shot WP-1 35mm film camera set, still new and unused.

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smells like

June 26, 2026June 26, 2026Chris and Carol Leave a comment

One of two paper mills in Fernandina Beach. This one is relatively quiet at the time of the image. Real image with my Canon EOS R and Canon RF 70-200mm f4L IS USM lens at 200mm.

This is what it smells like when the process is in full swing. There’s just something nasty about the process. “Enhanced”.

Mill number two on a normal day. Real image.

What they tell us is really being produced – happy little (stinky) clouds of water vapor. Enhanced.

Amelia Island is mostly quite beautiful, except for these two mills.

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wordless wednesday

June 24, 2026June 24, 2026Chris and Carol 1 Comment

Happy SUNday!

June 21, 2026June 21, 2026Chris and Carol Leave a comment

Thinking of my dad, Paul, today and always.

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Franklin National Bank, Levittown – 1959

June 20, 2026June 20, 2026Chris and Carol Leave a comment

Shortly after it opened in the late 1950s. A classic building with colorful murals on all the walls.

Colorized and one of the original cars added back in. The workers on the ladders are gone, as are the light poles.

What the building has become in 2026. UGLY! It looks like something from the alternate reality in Back to the Future II.

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wordless wednesday

June 17, 2026June 17, 2026Chris and Carol Leave a comment

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Happy SUNday! – Canon WP-1

June 14, 2026June 14, 2026Chris and Carol 2 Comments

A favorite of mine: the Canon Sure Shot WP-1 35mm compact, take-anywhere film camera from the mid 1990s. My complete set is still new in its original box and waiting for the next collector to give it a home.

Weather- and water-resistant, not waterproof (not for underwater use). It features a super-sharp Canon 32mm f/3.5 lens and full automatic exposure and autofocus.

Easy-to-operate controls, even with wet hands and cold fingers.

Locks shut for a good weatherproof seal.

It fits snuggly in its nylon case and pouch.

It’s a high-quality plastic fantastic from the 1990s. This camera was designed to go on adventures without fear of getting wet. Here’s a similar camera from Fujifilm, a decade before the Canon.