Minolta Hi-Matic 11 with Kodak Ektar
Late in the spring, I shot a couple of rolls of Kodak Ektar: a 120 roll in my Yashica Mat-124G which didn’t come out that well and a 35mm roll in my Minolta X-700. I suspected that the former didn’t … Continued
Canon Rebel 2000 with Kodak Pro Image
I had been getting film from the Casual Photophile Film Club monthly until I decided to quit the club back in the spring. My main reasons for quitting were that I was starting to get a backlog of film, and I also … Continued
Favorite Photos from the 1st Half of 2021
Around this time last year, I posted my favorite photos up to that point in 2020. At the end of the year, I posted my favorite photos from the rest of the year. As I mentioned in those other posts, … Continued
New to Me Olympus XA
I’ve been more diligent about not impulsively buying new cameras and being more intentional about what I do buy. Earlier this year, I bought a couple of cameras to replace non-functioning cameras which were certainly intentional purchases. Prior to that, … Continued
Favorite Photos from the 2nd Half of 2020
Back in July, I posted my favorite photos from the first half of the year. Now that it’s 2021, it’s about time to post my favorites from the second half of the year. As I mentioned in my July post, … Continued
Top Nine Instagram Photos of 2020
It’s that time of the year to see what my top 9 most popular photos were on Instagram. Last year, I had a clear outlier which I knew ahead of time would be my most popular photo. This year there … Continued
Canon Rebel 2000 with Ilford Delta 100
I have some mixed feelings regarding the films I have received monthly from the Casual Photophile Film Club. Joining the film club is more expensive than buying film so the benefit is getting to try films I might otherwise not try. … Continued
Minolta X-700 with Fomapan Action 400
I bought my Minolta X-700 back in March and took a quick liking to it and was very pleased with the results I had gotten with the first two rolls I had taken with it. Initially, I used reliable color … Continued
Second Half-Frame Roll
As I’ve mentioned a few times recently, I’ve been trying to resist the urge to buy any new used cameras until I become more familiar with the cameras I already own. Especially now during the pandemic when I’m going out … Continued
Some Favorite Photos from 2020 So Far
At the beginning of each month, I do 2 things with my photos. First, I create an archival (tiff) backup, and, second, I go through and rate my favorites. I don’t have any real criteria for selecting favorites, just whatever … Continued