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Film cameras I own and use - Part 3 - The Plastic Fantastic 35mm Box Camera

August 07, 2026

Welcome to part 3 of film cameras I own and use. Shown below are two 35mm cameras that I own from a group of camera clones with different badges, the Agfa Photo reusable...

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A light meter. An 18 percent gray card and why middle gray is important?

April 10, 2026

In this blog I am taking a quick trip back to 1975, the year I first attended the Nikon traveling School of Photography. A time in the early days of my photographic journ...

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Film cameras I own and use - Part 2 - The Holga 120N

January 20, 2026

Welcome to part 2 of film cameras I own and use. And if you happened to have read my previous blog you might have guessed that the next camera I would discuss would be th...

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Film cameras I own and use - Part 1 - The Pentax MX

November 06, 2025

Welcome all, and if you frequently visit this site, you more than likely know that for the last five years I have been capturing the majority of my images on black and wh...

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A black and white film camera - a yellow filter and a giant sculpture in Hopewell NJ

August 14, 2025

Just outside of Princeton there is a giant that is struggling to emerge from the earth. This giant is a sculpture by the artist Seward Johnson. This particular sculpture...

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A $25 dollar camera, a $32 dollar lens, a $6 dollar roll of film and the Frugal Film Project

June 21, 2025

Yes indeed, as the blog title states, a $25.00 camera, a $32.00 lens and 12 rolls of $6.00 black and white film and I'm ready to go for the Frugal Film Project 2025. So y...

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Diners - a bit of roadside Americana

May 26, 2025

I always had a fascination with the design and look of the classic diner and when possible I would stop to capture some images of these nostalgic dinning establishments....

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A-Hah! - Shooting Kodak Tri-X once again.

January 16, 2025

In 2020 when I started shooting black and white film again there was quite a big difference in price here in the US between Kodak Tri-X and films like Fomapan 400 and Ken...

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My Full Circle Journey with Pentax Cameras

October 29, 2024

I am a long time user of Pentax digital and film camera gear, starting with a Spotmatic IIa in 1973 and my first digital slr the Pentax *ist DS in 2004. Those two cameras...

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Princeton University - Part 2 - Photo inspiration outing after outing.

May 28, 2024

In my previous blog I discussed various ways to keep finding inspiration when one is experiencing photographers block and lacking that necessary motivation to go out and...

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Welcome to my blog - Sharing my photographic experiences. My favorite photo locations, the camera gear I use, digital and analog image capture techniques, as well as my passion for black and white film photography, the film I shoot and how I process it, and anything else I may encounter along my photographic journey.