In my camera shop this week (on sale).

March 13, 2026March 15, 2026Chris and Carol Leave a comment

I’ve run my camera shop on Etsy for just shy of 10 years. Hundreds of happy customers and clients. Here is a sampling of what I have this week.

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The Nikon F2A set is exceptionally nice and complete. It even features a Nikon motor drive!

The Canon New F-1 is a limited edition 1984 LA Olympics set.

Sales brochures. I have hundreds of brochures and instruction books.

I ship nearly worldwide. Please reach out if there’s something specific you are looking for – I likely have it! Here are two of the best 35mm SLRs from the late 1970s and early 1980s (see below).

(Sold) The 1984 Los Angeles Olympic Special Edition Canon F-1.

The Canon F-1 LA Olympic set was just sold from my Etsy Camera Shop – thank you!

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Canon FTb-N in Black

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

Appreciating my first FTb-N in gorgeous black. Now I can see the F-1 DNA. I’ve overlooked this model for decades. It’s simple and uncomplicated. It just works, and of course, the best part is Canon glass.

Shown here with a classic chrome nose FD 50/1.8 lens.

This camera is dated February 1977. The lens is from April 1972.

This isn’t a display piece; it shows its dents, dings, and brassing with pride earned from years of careful use.

The FTb was produced from 1973 (in this version) until late 1977.

I’ve added an early Canon chrome nose lens. They look good together.

Still has a glow to it after all these years.

The Canon FTb-N is still widely available, and with production continuing until late 1977, there are still some super sharp bodies out there at a fair price.

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Canon FTb-N

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

My Canon FTb-N from 1974. It was an update to the original FTb, which was released in March 1971 – the same date as the Canon F-1. The FTb-N was released in July 1973. OK, that’s a lot of dates, how about some pics?

A big-bodied camera and lens. The ‘QL’ designation indicates it is ‘Quick-Loading’.

The Canon FD 50mm f/1.8 lens was released in April 1972. It’s affectionately called a chrome nose.

Actually, this is a depiction of the original FTb from March 1971, before the updates made on the FTb-N.

The Canon FTb-N is a worthy addition to your list of Canon must-haves.

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wordless wednesday

March 4, 2026March 4, 2026Chris and Carol Leave a comment

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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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Canon P*rn…

February 27, 2026February 27, 2026Chris and Carol Leave a comment

They could have crossed paths in the past. The F-1 is from August 1971, and the lens’s SN (36594) could have been a late-in-the-run model. Anyway, I have them displayed together ATM.

The <E.P> marks indicate that they were purchased at a U.S. military exchange, likely in Japan.

Canon FL 28mm f3.5 lens with its correct Canon lens hood.

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wordless wednesday

February 25, 2026February 25, 2026Chris and Carol Leave a comment

in Explore on Flickr

February 24, 2026February 24, 2026Chris and Carol Leave a comment

With the thousands of images I’ve posted on Flickr over the years, these are the only ones featured in Explore. Go figure.

A Yashica chrome tripod from the late 1950s.

What I find funny about Flickr and Explore, at least with my images, is that they are all images of things and not my photographic experiences.

These two images have had the most Favs of any that I’ve posted. Neither was ever in Explore.

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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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A “new old” Canon lens.

February 20, 2026February 20, 2026Chris and Carol Leave a comment

Happy to add this wonderful Canon FL 28mm f3.5 lens to my hoard (did I say that out loud?) of Canon gear. It’s the first and only FL in my collection. It looks unused.

It also has an <E.P> mark. It’s reported to have been introduced in December 1966 – is that correct?

7/7, 6-blades, 269 g, W-60-B hood, 58mm filters, and 60mm metal cap.

Looking forward to taking it for a spin.

FL lenses feature the same Canon breech lock mount as the previous Canon R lenses and the most modern FD lens, which came out in 1971.