Testing My Pentacon Six
In my post about my new Olympus XA, I wrote a little about how I have ended up with more film cameras than I intended to own and being more intentional about buying any new ones. One big reason I … Continued
April 2021 Update
The big news from April is that Holly and I both got our COVID vaccination shots! The second one was toward the end of the month so we’ll be fully vaccinated early in May. We’ve been pretty cautious during the … Continued
Spring Walk with Olympus TG-5
So far, we’ve had a rather spring-like spring here in Philadelphia. In recent years, it’s felt as if we’ve gone quickly from winter to summer temperatures skipping over pleasant days in the 50s and 60s. Although we have had a … 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
Canon Rebel 2000 with Kodak Color Plus
A few weeks ago, Holly and I went for a walk along the west side of the Schuylkill River. I wanted to shoot film but also wanted to make sure I got some reliably good photos so I brought my … Continued
March 2021 Update
Thanks to the change of weather, March was a better month than we’ve had for a while. Not only have we enjoyed the warmed days and extra daylight, but March ended with some really good news: both Holly and I … Continued
Spring Walk with My Canon EOS 5D Mark IV
Now that the weather is getting better, Holly and I took an after work walk around our neighborhood looking for signs of spring. I decided to take my Canon EOS 5D Mark IV on our walk. Despite my love of … Continued
Minolta X-700 with Kodak Pro Image 100
My February film from the Casual Photophile Film Club was a roll of Kodak Pro Image 100 which was a little disappointing since I had gotten the same film from the during 2020. It’s not the first time I’ve gotten … Continued
Two Cameras One Kind of Film
Over time, I certainly have used the same kind of film in different cameras, but I had never intentionally put the same film in different cameras at the same time. I had a couple rolls of Kodak Portra 400, and … Continued
Reaching One Year of Self-Isolation
So here it is: one year of self-isolation due to the coronavirus pandemic. On Monday, March 16, 2020, Holly and I started working from home and taking precautions. One year later, we’re still working from home and still being careful, … Continued