Originally Posted by Brian Moore

Taken back stage at Long Beach State University theater. I call it "Pondering Pirates." I got my Canon F-1 2nd or 3rd hand back in the 80's and it has served me rather well. Recently the guys at the Film Photography Project asked me to write a review of the F-1, since it is one of their monthly "giveaway" cameras. Here is a link to the review.

http://filmphotographyproject.com/co...view-canon-f-1

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Originally Posted by Brian Moore

I've posted a number of shots taken with my XA. I love that wee camera. It's light and comfortable in hand or pocket, the lens is fast and sharp, and it's whisper quiet, so great for taking pictures when you want to remain inauspicuous.

I've written a little article about the XA for the Film Photography Project. Click on the URL below if you'd like to read it.

The Olympus XA | Film Photography Project

Kiev churned out tons of Contax clones over the decades since the end of WWII and I am fortunate to have one. Mine's a Kiev 4a, which is a bare bones, 35mm rangefinder: all mechanical and no meter.

It came with nice glass out in front: a 50mm, f2 Jupiter 8 lens capable of sharp images.



I've written a brief overview of the Kiev 4a. You can find it at the link below if you're ...

Updated 13-09-11 at 06:07 AM by Brian Moore

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This is the camera that found me the Real Photographers Forum!

That is to say, I was preparing a blog article for the Film Photography Project website, and while searching the web for some information about the Hawkeye Flash I came upon Chris Dodkin's article on RPF. (By the way, Chris has posted some excellent images of the Hawkeye in his article!)


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Updated 26-08-11 at 04:19 PM by Hamish Gill

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The Vivitar PN2011 is a 35mm point & shoot that falls into the "toy camera" category. I got my first compliments of the Film Photography Podcast. (http://filmphotographyproject.com/podcast). It was one of their monthly "giveaways."

The PN2011's primary feature is it's "panorama" mode. Really this is just a mask that covers a portion of the top and the bottom of the frame, thus giving the illusion of a panorama image. It's just a gimmick.
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Updated 21-08-11 at 06:25 PM by Hamish Gill

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