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Interesting Show
April 30th wasA Very Interesting Camera Showwherein I learned a bunch!Yesterday, the 30th of April, there was another camera show at the Croatian Cultural Center. This time I was not that enthused about going. There was a lot going on at homee and I had a lot of work...

Why Do We Collect
The Big QuestionWhy do we Collect Cameras?then we'll discuss something simple like "What is Art?"Do you ever wonder why you collect something? When I look at the 400 plus cameras I have acquired I certainly question it. My wife does not however. She feels it is simply...

Buying Prints
Buying Photographic PrintsThoughts on the Market for PhotographsHave you ever noticed how few photographs you see hanging in peoples homes as art? There are lots of family pictures but seldom do you see a photographic print hung simply as art to be enjoyed. You see...

Hacked
We've Been Hacked!And I thought it would Never Happen to Me!My hobby is photography. Although I have some experience in electronics and computer programming, that is not my interest. I like to take pictures, I like to collect cameras, and I like to shoot film in my...

Wynne’s Infallible Exposure Meter
Wynne's "Infallible"Photographic Exposure MeterOh How Far We've Come!Wynne's "Infallible" Exposure Meter out of the tin box with the rest of the contents: a Cue Card of Film Speeds, a package of replacement "Deadmatch" paper and an instruction manual.When you open the...

Helios 103 Cleaning
Zavod Arsenal Cleaning the Helios 103The Standard Lens for the Kiev 4M and Kiev AMWhen I received my Kiev 4AM from the Ukraine, which I wrote about earlier, it had on it the standard lens for that camera, a Helios 103 53mm f/1.8 lens made at the Zavod Arsenal in Kiev,...