Sears Tower 35 made by Nicca

February 3, 2022February 3, 2022Chris and Carol Leave a comment

Catalog pages from a Sears Roebuck camera catalog from 1952.

The Nicca-Tower Type-3 is an excellent camera to add to any camera collection featuring early Japanese 35mm rangefinder cameras. They can be a bit on the higher price range but well worth your time chasing one down. If you’d like to discover more about Nicca cameras please visit my good friend Paul Sokk’s wonderful site at http://www.yashicatlr.com/Nicca.html#type3

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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almost wordless wednesday

February 2, 2022February 2, 2022Chris and Carol Leave a comment

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

Fernandina Public School No. 1

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

Public School No. 1 building, Fernandina Beach, Amelia Island, Florida. This grand building is home to the county office for the Nassau County School Board.

The image above was taken with my Canon EOS R full-frame mirrorless camera and Canon EF 16-35mm zoom lens late in the afternoon. In the image below taken about mid-day, I used my ca.1964 Yashica Mat EM twin-lens reflex film camera which shoots a 6x6cm square image on 120 roll film.

I enjoy photographing the many historic buildings in and around the Fernandina Beach Historic District using different cameras and formats. Thanks for stopping by! – Chris

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

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

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