Camera Talk

That's good performance from the lens, particularly of the shot of the sailboat.

I recently picked up a Zorki 1 and then a Fed 1 so that I could do some videos on each. The Zorki, once cleaned up a bit, is a surprisingly pleasant little camera. The Fed needs a bit of work (shutter work) and should be fun, too. They both are Leica LTM copies but are a bit cruder in their executio...

I've never tried a Braun SLR, although I own a couple of their small Paxette rangefinders (was not impressed).

I knew that the Retina Reflex and Voigtlander Bessamatic lens mounts are really similar, but I never looked beyond that.

I have both the Solinar and Apotar versions of this camera. The Apotar is one of the better triplets, and photos taken with it were quite sharp. I think the Solinar is only slightly better, and that's a bit of a jump for me because I really like four-element Tessar-type lenses.

I've been wondering if an ultrasonic cleaner would loosen that Agfa grease, but I haven't yet tried it.

That's interesting about not being logged off, because I constantly have to log back in. However, I did have to make a small change on the admin side. It's a real shame, because all of these things generally are because of the need to protect the site from spammer and hackers.

Is that the prewar or postwar Box Tengor? I'm a big fan of the postwar camera.

Oh, yeah - these look good (although not the streaks). I just bought another Leica IIIf, too. It should arrive later this week. I need it for a video project.

I sold my other Leicas about 10 years ago. Do you like the Summaron or the Elmar. The Elmar looks very sharp.

In this video, I look at the Pentax K1000 and try to explain its popularity. When I was looking for a new 35mm camera back in 1978, I looked at the K1000 briefly. However, I wanted more than an entry level camera and never gave it serious consideration. 40+ years later, it was fun to give it another...

Hey, Paul - did you rough up the bottom of the tray to prevent the film from sticking while processing? I've heard that some people did that for that very reason.