Fabulous F Series

Fabulous F Series

Oct 5, 2024

Well, It seems I wrote a Book! Flynn Marr                                                                                                        3 October 2024 Back in January I was writing  a post about an “F” Series camera and I started thinking about a...
Autofocus

Autofocus

Sep 17, 2024

Some Auto-Focus History Flynn Marr                                                                                                                                   17 September 2024 It was Minolta who came up with the first truly practical AE-AF motorized 35mm system...
Contrast Detection Autofocus

Contrast Detection Autofocus

Aug 6, 2024

Contrast Detection Autofocus Flynn Marr                                                                                                                                   3 August 2024 The  AL-1 was Canon’s first foray into a 35mm interchangeable single lens...
A Mountain Morning

A Mountain Morning

Apr 27, 2024

A Mountain Morning Flynn Marr                                                                         19 April 2024 Photography is like so many other activities thatyou ignore for a few weeks and you lose youredge. You have to work at it if you expect tokeep creating...
How do you start a Camera Collection?

How do you start a Camera Collection?

Nov 30, 2023

How do you Start a Camera Collection? The Canon AE-1 was the first of the Canon “A” Series and an amazing camera in its day. I had an e-mail this week from Chris in the Eastern US who was looking at my website and thinking about beginning a camera...
Using the Mirror Box 2

Using the Mirror Box 2

Nov 22, 2023

Shooting with the Mirror Box 2 This is my Model 7 (Ser. No.835801) with a Mirror Box 2 andM 135mm f/2.5 (Ser. No. 19686) telephoto lens.This is the gear I took for a walk last week. One of the great things about collecting old cameras is being able to take pictures...