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Paris- Garden of the Pont Neuf - April 2009 - Nikon F3; Nikkor 24mm

Welcome

This blog is about photography. About old film cameras, and the pictures you can still make with them.

Like anybody else, I use digital cameras. They’re convenient. But I also love shooting with film cameras. It’s a different experience, and using different tools make you see the world differently.

Nobody makes new film cameras anymore. But there is such an ample supply of nice second hand cameras that finding one you like is not a problem.

Film cameras are now extraordinarily cheap, and as long as you’re in no hurry to see your images and don’t take too many pictures, using SLRs or rangefinder cameras from yesteryear is a rewarding experience.

In the nineteenth century, photography did not kill watercolor painting and cars did not drive horses to extinction. In the nineteen eighties digital watches did not kill mechanical watches, and vinyl records are making a comeback 20 years after CDs were launched.

People paint, ride horses, wear mechanical watches and play vinyl records for a multitude of reasons, some of them unsuspected 150 or 20 years ago. And they will still be shooting film 10 years from now.

I love taking pictures, I love old cameras, and that’s all it is about. If you’re in the same frame of mind, welcome.

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Charleston

Charleston – June 2009

Early July 09. A week-end in Charleston. Hot and humid. Adults, Kids and Dogs trying to cool down

Charleston - July 2009 - Fountain - Nikon FM - Nikkor 24mm f:2.8
Charleston - July 2009 - Fountain - Nikon FM - Nikkor 24mm f:2.8

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