In response to this week’s photo challenge – Simple = smile
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Happy SUNday!
The view through a Canon EF viewfinder.
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Showin’ Some Brass
Canon EF – 1977
Well used but well cared for – showin’ some brass and lookin’ good.
Classic Canon from the ’70s. In perfect operating condition. Canon cousin to the F-1.
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Dolls from Japan – 1978
These lovely dolls were handmade for us while we were living in Japan between 1977 and 1980. A wonderful artist came to our home and we helped “design” the dolls we wanted.
Specifically, we lived in a Western-style home in Honmoku, Naka-ku, Kanagawa Prefecture – just south of Yokohama City proper.
The artistry and attention to detail are amazing.
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Early Blooming Poinsettia
Here’s a poinsettia that we’ve had in our window garden for about 2 years now and this is the earliest it has ever bloomed. We say early because it should bloom late spring to mid fall here in Florida. The variety is “Red Glitter”.
We’ve done nothing special with the plant – no hiding it away in a closet. It sits in full sunlight in a northwest facing window. What a pretty plant!
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Happy SUNday!
Our children’s favorites!
Hope y’all having a wonderful day!
Chris, Carol, Pikachu, Ash, and Sailor Jupiter! ^.^
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Canon Autoboy S II (Super) – SLR Slayer!
One of Canon’s best compact 35mm film cameras of the mid ’90s. Also known as the Sure Shot Z135 in the US and the Prima Super 135 in Europe. This beauty features high-quality Canon optics with a powerful 38-135mm 3.6x zoom lens (f3.6 to f8.9). When released in March of 1996, it listed for ¥62,000 or about $540 USD! We’ve used the Autoboy in the past and we can vouch for the quality of the images it produces. 7 shooting modes, date/time and caption imprinting, auto flash modes and what Canon calls “AiAF”! Whoa!
Gorgeous surfaces – well finished and appointed.
These “Modern Classics” deserve another look in this digital age. They’re the perfect way to get into film photography without busting the bank!
- Includes the crazy hard to find original Canon sales brochure for the Autoboy!
The sales brochure was shot in and around Miami’s South Beach – some pretty awesome images inside from the post “Miami Vice” era!
The Autoboy has some heft to it (375g) – yes there’s plastic but of a much higher quality. The switches, levers, and whatnots are solid and the motor drive for the film transport and power zoom are quick and reasonably quiet.
It features a super bright viewfinder and clear zoom indicator reference lines, 7 shooting modes and can imprint date/time and up to 7 captions in multiple languages! It’s easy to use and has a quick, accurate autofocus.
We think this Canon gives the much-touted Yashica-Kyocera T* cameras a good run for the money (I think it outperforms them albeit with a bit slower lens but with a crazy wide focal range!
Of course, we’ve added this beauty to our online camera store at https://www.ccstudio2380.com
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Yashica J-7 and Yashica TL – the last of a series and the start of a new era
The Yashica J-7 was the last camera in Yashica’s popular J-Series of 35mm SLR cameras that ran from about late 1962 to early 1968. They were: the J-3, J-5, J-4, and the J-7. You could throw in the J-P but the J-P was closer in design and function to the Penta J and not the J-Series. All of these SLRs featured the famous and common M42 screw mount lens camera bodies.
The J-Series featured a CdS exposure meter which was built into the camera body on the camera’s left front top plate (see images below). The disadvantage of this type of meter was that the exposure readings did not accurately reflect the amount of light passing through the lens. Adjustments needed to be made if filters were used. The Yashica TL was Yashica’s first SLR to feature an exposure meter built inside of the camera and took readings through the attached lens (hence the “TL” for through the lens). As Yashica stated in the instruction booklet for the TL – “The two CdS resistors measures the average degree of light entering through the lens and directed to the focusing groundglass. In other words, the average value of light directed to the film plane is accurately computed”. This was a giant step for Yashica and would lead them to pioneer the use of electronics in photography as each new SLR made major advances towards the goal of accurate “computer controlled” exposure readings. The Yashica TL Electro-X and the ITS were the pinnacles of these accomplishments by late 1969 and early 1970.
A close-up view of the CdS exposure meter on the J-7.
The last SLR in the famous J-Series of cameras.
The J-Series of 35mm SLR cameras from Yashica. The J-3 was the only one to be released in a pro-black finish.
The “Best of the Best” – Yashica’s ITS model of the TL Electro-X.
And there you have it. A very short history of Yashica’s early 35mm SLR cameras.
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Our Camera Store – www.ccstudio2380.com
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We feature a nice selection of super hard to find vintage film cameras, modern classics, and unique accessories. We’re running a special sale for our readers this month – check it out!
If you’ve ever wanted to get into or return to film photography then here’s a great chance to purchase quality cameras that have been fully tested and are guaranteed to work right out of the box!
Don’t take chances with suspect quality cameras from unknown sellers – Carol and I have been involved in photography for over 45 years and have been active buyers and sellers of photo gear for over 20 years.
We ship super fast and secure… often the same day as your purchase!
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Always a Favorite – Asahi Pentax H2
Always a favorite with us the Asahi Pentax H2 – we like the clean lines and simple straightforward design. The H2 uses M42 mount lenses but can’t use all of the M42’s out there. Some Yashica and Fujinon M42 mounts aren’t always a good fit.
Here’s one from around mid-1960
If you can find a nice working H2 or S2 then we highly recommend it for your collection. They’re as manual as they come – no built-in exposure meter and a top shutter speed of only 1/500th of a second but their classic design win the day out in the field.
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Chasing Classic Cameras with Chris 