A little gem from 1959.

January 15, 2025January 15, 2025Chris and Carol Leave a comment

Asahi Pentax H2 – 1959
One of my favorite early 35mm SLRs in my collection. It’s as good, if not better, than the Nikon F from the same year.

Camera and Lens: Fujifilm X-T2, Fujinon XF 10-24mm f4 R OIS, Fujifilm Acros Simulation.

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twosday 2 fer

January 14, 2025January 14, 2025Chris and Carol 1 Comment

Yashica’s first rangefinder camera is on the left, and Yashica’s first SLR is on the right.

The Canon EF is a close cousin to the F-1. The EF was released in 1973, and the original F-1 in 1971. This OD F-1 (olive drab) is the only Canon F-1 in a color other than black.

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More Wat Phra Kaew, Bangkok 1978

January 13, 2025January 13, 2025Chris and Carol 2 Comments

Standing guard at Wat Phra Kaew.

Mid-December in Thailand. With Kodachrome 25 loaded in my Canon F-1.

Canon FD 24mm f/2.8 SSC wide angle lens.

A super wide-angle lens is the only way to capture the wonder that is this temple.

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Photographing ‘Mickey’

January 13, 2025January 13, 2025Chris and Carol Leave a comment

I was out and about in Sheung Shui, New Territories, near the Chinese border in January 1979. The dog never stopped watching me, and neither did the gentleman on the other side of the fence.
Photograph by my friend Jim with his Nikon F2. Me with my Canon F-1.

I believe this was a day school in Fanling, Sheung Shui. I can’t find this building today on Google Maps but, Lot 1584 shows up. I don’t see Police Station Road either.
Canon F-1 with FD 55 mm f/1.4 lens on Kodachrome.

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single frame – Wat Phra Kaew, Bangkok

January 13, 2025January 13, 2025Chris and Carol Leave a comment

At Wat Phra Kaew. December 1978.
Kodachrome 25 and my Canon F-1 and Canon FD 24mm f/2.8 SSC lens.

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Kamakura, Japan – single frame

January 12, 2025January 12, 2025Chris and Carol Leave a comment

An invitation to explore beyond the gates.

Camera: Canon F-1 Lens: Canon FD 80-200mm f/4 SSC Film: Kodachrome

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What a deal!

January 12, 2025January 12, 2025Chris and Carol Leave a comment

The hyper-rare Zunow 35mm SLR from around 1958.

All kidding aside, this is an extremely rare camera built by Zunow Optical in the late 1950s. Only a few production models made it into the marketplace. Mostly non-working examples exist today and few ever come up for sale.

The Yashica Pentamatic ’35’ looks a bit like it. The Pentamatic was released in early 1960 but was designed in 1959 as a joint venture with Nicca and Yashica’s designers.

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Happy SUNday!

January 12, 2025January 12, 2025Chris and Carol Leave a comment

The joys of black and white photography. Fujifilm Neopan Professional Acros 100II.

Fernandina Beach Historic District, Amelia Island, Florida. Camera: Canon F-1.

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Canon and Nikon Classics

January 11, 2025January 11, 2025Chris and Carol Leave a comment

Which camp are you?

Can the Canon be considered a compact camera?

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Friday Fotos! Canon and Fujifilm

January 10, 2025January 10, 2025Chris and Carol Leave a comment

Canon NFD 24mm f/2.8 lens. I should have used a yellow or orange filter.

My 1978 Canon F-1 loaded and ready to go on a photo walk.

I got better results using the meter in the F-1 when using a 1.35v Wein Cell.

Canon NFD 24mm f/2.8 lens. A slightly better exposure.

The World-famous Palace Saloon, Fernandina Beach Historic District.

Processing and scans were done by The Darkroom at medium resolution. The images below I used a 625A 1.5v battery which, on average made the camera’s meter two stops off.