Happy SUNday!

April 12, 2026April 14, 2026Chris and Carol Leave a comment

A few images from a 54-year-old Canon lens. I mounted the lens on my modern Canon EOS R mirrorless camera via an adapter.

Canon FD 55mm f1.2 lens from August 1972.

Excellent shallow depth of field. My backyard NWF habitat.

Affectionately known as a chrome nose lens.

This famous early Canon lens is super fast at f1.2. It’s also not a lens for the faint of heart. It weighs 19 oz (540 grams).

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Happy SUNday!

April 5, 2026April 5, 2026Chris and Carol Leave a comment

Happy lizard.

Fujifilm FinePix S4000A 14MP camera. I call these guys “Greenies” here in North Florida. Green Anole.

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Happy SUNday! – more cameras

March 29, 2026March 29, 2026Chris and Carol Leave a comment

As I continue to reduce my camera collection, I’ve added these two gems to my camera shop at http://www.ccstudio2380.com.

The original Nikon F 35mm SLR film camera was introduced in 1959. Here is my 1969 model.

Introduced in 1971, this is a mid-1973 model of the Canon F-1 35mm SLR film camera.

You can’t ask for a better camera in the Nikon line.

Canon’s top-of-the-line camera for a decade.

Off subject, here is a beautiful picture that a dear friend took along the north coast of Long Island.

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Happy SUNday! – Rare Canon A-1

March 22, 2026March 22, 2026Chris and Carol Leave a comment

From what I understand, Canon Japan may have authorized a third party to produce this limited-edition A-1 to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Japan Camera Show in 1979. Other similar special editions were also made for Pentax and Minolta, and possibly others, although no concrete evidence exists.

Only 20 were produced and were only available in Japan at the show.

Its design was typical of many of the best-known Japanese camera manufacturers at that time. Canon, Contax, Nikon, and Yashica all produced similar commemorative editions featuring lizard-skin finishes and unique badges.

Twenty is an extremely low amount from such a large manufacturer. This one is currently available on eBay and Etsy.

For further reading, please visit Mr. Carlos Snap’s excellent article. https://cameracollection.eu/2025/03/30/canon-a-1

My Contax 137 MD Quartz anniversary camera.

Contax 50th Anniversary Edition 1932 to 1982.

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Happy SUNday!

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

Summer on Amelia Island is getting closer!

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Happy SUNday! – sky trails and sky snakes.

March 1, 2026March 1, 2026Chris and Carol Leave a comment

Two jets at different flight levels along the same high-altitude jet route over Amelia Island.

What’s fascinating about these two jets’ contrails is that the higher jet’s trail lasts just a bit longer, as at that level (probably at 35k), the air was more favorable for the condesation trail, so it persisted longer than the lower jet (probably at 30k).

The jet route from South Florida that runs northward along the East Coast of the U.S. crosses over Amelia Island. The atmosphere was favorable for the formation of contrails on this day.

As a U.S. Navy meteorologist, I was often tasked to forecast the formation of condensation trails, as they play an important role in operations. As an observer, I called them sky snakes.

Just a few minutes before the top pictures depicting different aircraft.

Boeing 777, photographed on another day with a 300mm lens.

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Happy SUNday!

February 22, 2026February 22, 2026Chris and Carol Leave a comment

In a flash!

It’s a Thanksgiving cactus, which bloomed this past Thanksgiving and now again this past week. We also have a Christmas cactus that blooms every Christmas, like clockwork. I’ve never seen it bloom again this time of year.

I wanted to use a flash to emphasize the blossom’s stark beauty.

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Happy SUNday!

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

Whelan Drug Store on Long Island, New York. This one was in Hicksville (just north of Levittown, where I grew up). Same family name but no direct relationship. They were all over New York, and there was even one in Times Square.

The less glamorous part of Times Square.

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Chilly SUNday!

February 1, 2026February 1, 2026Chris and Carol Leave a comment

Amelia Island, Florida, at 7 AM this morning. Wind chill at 5 degrees!

A hard freeze overnight and even a few snowflakes yesterday afternoon.

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Happy SUNday!

January 11, 2026January 11, 2026Chris and Carol Leave a comment

This is the last Canon EF 35mm film camera in my collection. I’ve owned quite a few over the years, but I kept this one because it’s in mint condition and works perfectly. This EF was made in early 1976. It’s affectionally know as the Black Beauty.