Camera Talk

Always like a dramatic sunset.

Two of a different sort:

I really like these, strong graphical presence and fun composition. Thanks for sharing them with us! Also appreciating the title, and wondering if there was ever a "Vicar" camera. Seems not, although it appears there might have been a camera store called "Vicar Camera" in Chevy C...

What a nice outing with M, and well captured! Seems like you've about got it with that little guy.

And that's a fun part of the world to thrift in, must have been fun.

The results speak for themselves -- seems like a good setup. I have a couple cameras with that kind of release and I always struggle with them. I think there's a bit of finesse and muscle memory that you need to work up to oppose the movement of the camera when pressing the shutter lever. I haven't ...

Awesome!

And I have found that there's no such frickin thing as muscle memory with this stuff. You have to check down the list *every* ********* *time*. Or else. I've experienced all the mistakes at this point and any time I have the hubris to think I can just motor through I get bit again. Argh.

P C Headland wrote: ↑

Mon Mar 02, 2026 5:14 pm

Fascinating, fantastic read!

Next step, a kickstarter campaign for a home film-coating lab-in-a-box ? (Just joking!!!)

Ha ha, well, if I wanted Yet Another Failed Kickstarter (YAFK), I now know a great way to achieve it!

Scott, just a side note: I missed the PM flag at the top until this morning. I've provided some answers there now. Sorry for the delay.

Robert

Thanks, Scott and PF! The location is highly recommended. I'd like to go do my own work there sometime -- no time to myself during the workshop. I'd also like to take a crack at Watkins Glen as well, but finding a time when it's not absolutely slammed with visitors is likely to be a challenge. Letch...

Thanks, PF! I really enjoyed that aspect -- what my wife refers to as "mad sciencing". You're right: all kinds of ideas come out of it...