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Month: February 2026

  • New Old Camera (Minolta SR-1) and Sunny 16

    I got a new old camera. The Minolta SR-1. First released in 1959, it was Minolta’s second ever SLR produced. It needed a lens, so I got an equally antique Rocker 55mm F1.8 As prior posts have stated, I have always had a spot for Minolta. They are probably my favourite 35mm SLR producer. Though…

  • Through Someone’s Vintage Eyes – Israel and Iran

    Today’s “through someone’s vintage eyes” takes us to Iran and Israel. Shot by the same unknown photographer as my Hong Kong series, we drop into some of the oldest cityscape on this planet, and view some sights before some of the areas have seen more modernisation.  Im estimating, like Hong Kong, these are 1960’s era…

  • A GF2 Stroll: Manu Practice

    Recently in late night impulse I acquired a Japanese only Panasonic GF2. My Lumix GF1 remains my favourite walkabout and holiday camera due to its ‘just right’ size and pleasing images coupled with its excellent 20mm lens – but I thought I’d get a GF2 to back it up. Internally, sensor wise, not a lot…

  • Kodak Six-20 Brownie Junior (UK portrait Edition)

    Today’s post is a family relic – my late Uncle Bills Kodak Six-20 Brownie Junior (Portrait Model). As the only one left shooting film(once in a blue moon now) in the family, I inherited one of his cameras he had from new.  Brownies had a long production run – in its various variants which were…