In the Shop – New arrivals and more.

July 16, 2026July 16, 2026Chris and Carol Leave a comment

I’ve added some really nice items to my camera shop at CC Design Studios http://www.ccstudio2380.com. Everything’s on sale, too!

Canon gear, including still-new classic camera straps.

Lots of brochures and instruction books.

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USS Forrestal (CV-59) in 1987

July 16, 2026July 16, 2026Chris and Carol Leave a comment

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.

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wordless wednesday

July 15, 2026July 15, 2026Chris and Carol Leave a comment

Jet Engine Welder

July 13, 2026July 13, 2026Chris and Carol Leave a comment

A picture of my father-in-law, Frank Tifft, welding at Pratt & Whitney Aircraft’s West Palm Beach plant in October 1993. He was a jet engine welder at P&W for about 40 years. He was one of only a few welders qualified and cleared to work on the J58 engines for the SR-71 Blackbird.

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Happy SUNday!

July 12, 2026July 12, 2026Chris and Carol Leave a comment

I have my last Canon AE-1 Olympic 35mm SLR camera set for sale. It’s been fully serviced and is ready to start again with another collector. Visit my shop at http://www.ccstudio2380.com.

Canon AE-1 1980 Olympic Winter Games at Lake Placid set.

I also have my Canon New F-1 camera available in my shop.

I just added this classic Nikon camera strap. It’s still made in Japan by Nikon.

It’s a rather rare strap, *For Professional*.

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Jacksonville – hot and sunny

July 9, 2026July 9, 2026Chris and Carol Leave a comment

Nearly 100 degrees, with the humidity, nearly 112. Glad I was inside.

Jacksonville, Florida, on a hot summer day. The biggest small town in America. The Bold New City of the South. The St Johns River flows northward through the city on its way to the Atlantic Ocean near Mayport. One of only a few rivers that flow northward.

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food for thought

July 8, 2026Chris and Carol Leave a comment

wordless wednesday

July 8, 2026July 8, 2026Chris and Carol Leave a comment

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Canon F-1 ‘Tax-Free’

July 7, 2026July 7, 2026Chris and Carol Leave a comment

This is the first time I’ve seen a Canon camera box (any model) with a tax-free sticker. Apparently, it was placed by Canon. These tax-free cameras were not sold in U.S. military exchange stores in Japan. They were for sale at duty-free shops scattered around the country. So, no <E.P> markings on the camera.

Here is one of my Canon F-1s with an <E.P> mark. It’s an early model from August 1971.

Early original Canon F-1 with the <E.P> mark.

The mark is affixed to the leatherette on the lower right of the film back.

The <E.P> mark indicates that the item was an exempt purchase at a U.S. military exchange store overseas, mainly in Japan. It’s not to be confused with Canon cameras and lenses that are marked ‘U.S. Navy’.

Canon 400mm lens with U.S Navy markings. The lens is from 1985.

U.S. Navy marked Canon F-1n (late model). The camera is from 1981, the last year of the original F-1.

Canon OD F-1. This limited-edition olive-drab-painted camera was made by Canon in early 1978 and was sold only in Japan. It was not made for any military organization.

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Random Three

July 6, 2026July 6, 2026Chris and Carol Leave a comment

The Canon 30D is an 8.2MP APS-C crop sensor camera released in 2006. The T90 is a sophisticated 35mm SLR from 1986. The EOS 5D Mark II was released in 2008. It features a full-frame 21.1MP sensor.

As always, my camera shop, CC Design Studios, is at http://www.ccstudio2380.com.
I feature an interesting mix of mostly Canon gear.

I enjoy collecting cameras with their original boxes. For me, it’s a bit like Christmas whenever I get to open a previously unused camera from decades ago.

A gem. Only opened to take pictures of it. It’s for sale in my shop now.

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