Archive for January, 2010

How to Buy a Camera on eBay

Now that I’ve bought most of the cameras I want, or that are available, I’m willing to share my eBay secrets, captured in four rules. Here’s the article. Read the rest of this entry »

New: Konica (I) and Taron Marquis

My newest acquisitions are Konica’s first 35mm camera (1948) and the Taron Marquis (1962), the first camera with a built-in CdS meter. Read the rest of this entry »

New Classic Cameras Front Page

Just re-did the first page of my Classic Cameras site. No new articles (other than yesterday’s), but now they’re featured on the front page: Read the rest of this entry »

New Concise History of the 35mm SLR

This you don’t want to miss: My new Concise History of the 35mm SLR in 19 short pages, with what I hope is a fun-to-use interface. (My day job is computer programming, in case you didn’t know that.) Happy New Year! 2010 is nothing at all like 1959… Read the rest of this entry »