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.
Comments are always welcome; I’ve learned a great deal from reader feedback. As always, thanks for stopping by. While there, visit my camera shop at http://www.ccstudio2380.com (CC Design Studios, hosted on Etsy). – Chris Whelan
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.
Comments are always welcome; I’ve learned a great deal from reader feedback. As always, thanks for stopping by. While there, visit my camera shop at http://www.ccstudio2380.com (CC Design Studios, hosted on Etsy). – Chris Whelan
Comments are always welcome; I’ve learned a great deal from reader feedback. As always, thanks for stopping by. While there, visit my camera shop at http://www.ccstudio2380.com (CC Design Studios, hosted on Etsy). – Chris Whelan
Playing with ChatGPT this afternoon. Thought I’d feature my Asahi Pentax 6×7 medium format camera in a different light. The original.
The original.Enhancement A.Enhancement B.The real camera.
So, do you use AI to slightly enhance some of your original images? I’ve found ChatGPT to be quite creative when closely supervised. Like anything, it can be abused.
You can’t take my picture. You got the lens cap on.
Comments are always welcome; I’ve learned a great deal from reader feedback. As always, thanks for stopping by. While there, visit my camera shop at http://www.ccstudio2380.com (CC Design Studios, hosted on Etsy). – Chris Whelan
Comments are always welcome; I’ve learned a great deal from reader feedback. As always, thanks for stopping by. While there, visit my camera shop at http://www.ccstudio2380.com (CC Design Studios, hosted on Etsy). – Chris Whelan
My very early 1971 (maybe as early as March) Canon F-1 box. These original F-1 boxes are difficult to come by, but I was extremely lucky to add this one to my collection recently. As a side note, I graduated from high school in 1971.
Earliest F-1 box.This set included the camera body and lens, with a lens hood and case. I have all the proper bits.Looks almost pristine.On one side of the box is a list of available accessories (accessories obtainable).Shown here with Canon’s part or model numbers. I think it was super smart of them to include this information on the box, as most buyers purchased additional items at the time of sale or shortly afterward.One of my early sets.
If you’re chasing classic camera gear, finding 55-year-old boxes in excellent condition is very difficult but not impossible. Happy hunting!
Comments are always welcome; I’ve learned a great deal from reader feedback. As always, thanks for stopping by. While there, visit my camera shop at http://www.ccstudio2380.com (CC Design Studios, hosted on Etsy). – Chris Whelan
Comments are always welcome; I’ve learned a great deal from reader feedback. As always, thanks for stopping by. While there, visit my camera shop at http://www.ccstudio2380.com (CC Design Studios, hosted on Etsy). – Chris Whelan
A small collection of recently enhanced images from my time in Japan in the late 1970s. All were taken with my Canon F-1, Canon AE-1, or my Yashica TL Electro X.
The Great Buddha of Kamakura.Pigeon racing at Ueno Zoo, Tokyo.Bored vendor. Summer in Yokohama.Honmoku, Yokohama.Ginza. Helpful Tokyo Metro Police along the Chuo-dori shopping avenue.Gonza Tsudaya Building.McDonald’s Kamakura Ekimae.US Navy base housing, Area 2, Honmoku, Yokohama.
Comments are always welcome; I’ve learned a great deal from reader feedback. As always, thanks for stopping by. While there, visit my camera shop at http://www.ccstudio2380.com (CC Design Studios, hosted on Etsy). – Chris Whelan
Comments are always welcome; I’ve learned a great deal from reader feedback. As always, thanks for stopping by. While there, visit my camera shop at http://www.ccstudio2380.com (CC Design Studios, hosted on Etsy). – Chris Whelan
Onboard the USS Forrestal (CV-59) with my brother-in-law Richard during a family day cruise off the coast of Northeast Florida (1987).
I was assigned as ship’s company from 1985 to 1988 in the Operations Department, Operations Aerology (OA) Division (meteorology/oceanography). F-14 Tomcat pictured behind us.
This is a recently discovered photo taken by my father-in-law.
Comments are always welcome; I’ve learned a great deal from reader feedback. As always, thanks for stopping by. While there, visit my camera shop at http://www.ccstudio2380.com (CC Design Studios, hosted on Etsy). – Chris Whelan
Chasing Classic Cameras with Chris 