Winter Garden

January 31, 2022February 1, 2022Chris and Carol Leave a comment

The garden takes on a different look in the middle of Winter and is photographed just after the coldest morning in nearly a decade.

Camera and Lens – Canon EOS R with Canon RF 70-200mm f4 L IS USM zoom lens.

Thanks for stopping by! – Chris

Comments are always welcomed as I’ve learned quite a bit from reader feedback. As always, thanks for stopping by and, while you’re at it, feel free to visit my camera shop at http://www.ccstudio2380.com (CC Design Studios hosted by Etsy). – Chris Whelan

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elephant tree

January 30, 2022January 30, 2022Chris and Carol Leave a comment

Camera and Lens – Canon EOS R with Canon RF 70-200mm f4 L IS USM zoom lens at 200mm.

Unseasonably cold for Florida

January 30, 2022January 30, 2022Chris and Carol Leave a comment

This morning at around 5 AM the temperature here on Amelia Island was 27 degrees which is the coldest we’ve been in almost a decade. I know it’s all relative to location and most people wouldn’t consider the mid-20s cold but it was cold!

Thanks for stopping by. How cold was it where you live this morning after the big East Coast (US) storm? – Chris

Happy SUNday!

January 30, 2022January 30, 2022Chris and Carol 2 Comments

Hey, taxi! Just outside of Roma Termini railway station -1986

Iconic telephone boxes, Isle of Wight – 1987

Tower Bridge viewed from an unusual angle – 1987

Camera – Canon F-1

Thanks for stopping by and have a beautiful day! – Chris

Dreaming of my Fuji…

January 29, 2022January 29, 2022Chris and Carol 2 Comments

The Fujica GW690 (large) medium-format film camera by Fuji. It’s the largest 120/220 roll film camera in my collection and let me tell you, it’s a beast! It boasts an EBC Fujinon f3.5 90mm fixed lens that goes far and above any other film camera I’ve ever used. Check out this unedited image below – the detail that can be captured on a 6x9cm frame of film is amazing.

I love the look of Neopan Acros 100 film and its ability to capture the finest details.

I love the statement – “Light Weight and Compact”. I’m not quite sure that 6x9cm is considered to be a large format camera but who am I to argue with the gang at Fuji Photo Film marketing.

If you’ve never heard about this camera I highly recommend you take a stroll through the various online selling sites and check out this wonderful camera. There are “millions” of them out there so it’s not a difficult camera to chase down. I don’t ever see myself selling this camera as I originally purchased it from Japan at a great price and I love using it (although it’s been a long time). Be sure to check out my previous posts about this camera in the links below. Thanks for stopping by and I hope I’ve encouraged you to take a peek at these online. – Chris

A transistor radio from Yashica – 1960

January 29, 2022January 29, 2022Chris and Carol Leave a comment

In addition to Yashica’s well-known cameras, they made transistor radios, projector equipment, tape recorders, and even a record player. Not many are still around and even this gem does not work so it’s a bit of a challenge even to find one for sale online. Thanks for stopping by! – Chris

An unhappy and cold Florida squirrel

January 28, 2022January 28, 2022Chris and Carol Leave a comment

It’s unseasonably cold here in Northeast Florida and this poor guy looks very unhappy and perhaps unwell. This scene is just outside my studio window and I’ve observed other squirrels using this exact spot on the cypress tree to just lay still sometimes for hours at a time. Hope he’s OK. Maybe he just needs to get his thoughts together.

Camera and Lens – Canon EOS R with Canon RF 70-200mm f4 L IS USM zoom lens. Shot at f4 200mm ISO 400 1/200

Friday Fotos!

January 28, 2022January 28, 2022Chris and Carol Leave a comment

Hyper-rare Yashica Pentamatic II – was only released in Japan for a very short time.

Yashica Model A still in its factory plastic.

Rare Yashica TL Electro X without the gothic ‘Y’ on the pentaprism (early first version).

As you may be able to tell, Yashica produced a wide range of cameras and there’s plenty of rare varieties worth chasing. I only discovered the TL Electro X without the gothic ‘Y’ about two years ago after convincing myself there was nothing new to collect from the Yashica line.

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day and evening! – Chris

Yashica 8E Zoom 8mm Movie Camera

January 27, 2022January 27, 2022Chris and Carol Leave a comment

Yashica 8E Zoom movie camera brochure from November 1960. I like to collect these early Yashica brochures, especially the ones that have a printed date code. Whenever I’m doing research on Yashica’s history having a brochure with a date is invaluable.

The Cover

Closed the brochure is about 195 x 135mm. Yep, that’s one of the ‘Yashica Gals’ drawn on the lower right. There are three different ones and as best as I can tell they were never named by Yashica. They made their appearance around this time across several brochures.

Inside Features

Yashica’s big cine camera with an impressive Yashinon Penta Reflex f1.8 11.5mm to 33mm zoom lens.

Back Cover Pages

The date code is on the extreme lower right – *N11T35* – The 11 is for November and the 35 is the Showa Era in this case Showa 35 (add 25 to the Showa Era = 1960).

Yashica started producing 8mm movie cameras as early as 1956 and was all in by the date of the brochure. Projectors, editors, interchangeable lenses most notably made by Zunow for Yashica, and accessories such as the title pictured above left. Many more brochures to discover from this period.