I’m a photography nut. I love using my DSLR, I’m mad about film cameras and I use Instagram all the time. I’m also a WordPress user and I have a problem with Instagram: the photos are not preserved on my own site. To fix that I installed the amazing DsgnWrks Instagram Importer plugin and I’ve been using […]
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Try this: update to WordPress 4.2 beta 2 and drag the “Press This” to your bookmark bar. Visit a URL that you like and poof. I just did that on a Flickr photo and I was able to select the image from the options and below is the result. Explore Alvin Bernardo’s photos on Flickr! Source: […]
I like old film cameras and I often visit Island Thrift to see what they’ve got. Normally it’s just a few 35mm plastic film cameras from the 80s. Those aren’t very interesting, but this week they had some good selections behind the case. Olympus SLR OM-1MD w/50mm f/1.8 lens in good condition. Olympus SLR OM-2 w/50mm […]
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An eBay purchase that worked out
Last week my latest eBay find arrived and I was in for a little surprise: it wasn’t quite what I thought it would be. The listing said I purchased an Olympus Pen EES-2 camera, instead I got an EE-2. You’re forgiven for not having any idea about the difference. 😉 Both models are half-frame cameras, the EES-2 […]
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Bitten by the photo bug again
This is why I need to shoot photos more often: when I get back into it I want to take photos of everything. Last week I used my Yashica Electro 35 GSN camera and shot a roll of color and B&W film. The results came out OK but I’m still addicted to the Olympus Trip […]
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Getting back into the photography routine
Tonight there will probably be another snowfall so I don’t know if I’ll get any street shots tomorrow. I’ve put on the “never ready” case and replaced the camera strap on my Yashica Electro 35 GSN. The original strap worried me and I don’t want risk dropping a camera made after 1973. It’s a rangefinder […]
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Yashica vs Nikon
My Yashica Electro 35 GSN has a 45mm f/1.7 lens which makes for a comparison with my Nikon D300s with a 30mm f/1.4. My DSLR has an APC sensor which with the 1.5 crop factor makes the 30mm equivalent to 45mm. It’s not often when I can compare a digital camera with a film camera […]
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First roll from the Yashica Electro 35 GSN
When I get a new camera I usually pop in a roll of Fujifilm Superia X-TRA 400 and just quickly take photos. My recently acquired Yashica Electro 35 GSN is no exception. My focusing needs work as I’m too used to working with a zone focus camera like the Olympus Trip 35. 🙂 It’s not a big […]
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Yashica ME 1 Camera: Not bad for $4.88
I got my test roll back today from Costco for the Yashica ME 1 and I’m sharing the ones that I like below. I bought this camera at a thrift store last week for less than $5 so I can’t really be unhappy with any of the results. The Yashica ME 1 camera was made […]
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Latest camera additions
It’s called “collecting” and I’ve got it under control and can stop at any time… I had been looking at the Yashica Electro 35 GSN for a long time and on Saturday I purchased one from a seller on eBay. It arrived Tuesday and it’s in amazing condition. I selected this seller because he’d described […]