It started out with one old lens. That soon multiplied into half a dozen lenses. Now, the bookshelf next to me is heaving with old film cameras and old lenses. I have more than my fair share ! The trouble
A storage solution for my old lenses
First photos from the Smena 8M camera
I previously wrote about loading film into my Smena 8M camera in this post. I even took the camera to Gumeracha to finish off a roll of Fuji film. Well, I’ve finally had my first roll processed and scanned by
Packing a camera bag for Gumeracha
We recently took a trip to the Giant Rocking Horse at a small Adelaide Hills town called Gumeracha. Yes, you read that right – a Giant Rocking Horse. Of course, I packed up three film cameras in a new camera
The Russian Camera Revolution – The FED Camera
When most people think of cameras, they think of Japan, Germany or the US. But behind the Iron Curtain, the Soviet Central Command Economy had ordered the production of millions of cameras and lenses across the decades; many of which
FED 1 camera – a journey into film history – part 2
Last entry, I posted about my newly acquired FED 1 camera and provided some history. This evening, I spent some time removing the lens, and checking out the FED in more detail. I discovered the good and the bad… The