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What will happen on 09/09/09 at 09:09?? A little cat told me we’ll be in ninth heaven on that date. What will be given birth to? Hmm. Will it be full-frame?
All jokes aside: I guess the more important question is: Can I afford to be part of this nonogonal notion?
Nein!
Images from the Nine group [...]

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Getting serviced

Originally uploaded by Mick O kciM

A few trusted friends have pointed out that some recent work of mine has been plagued with a lot of crud on my digital sensor. I’ve huffed and puffed and rocket-blown the heck out of it. Alas, the gloop persists. I have all the materials to clean the [...]

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When I smashed my Rollei in Montréal, for a few moments I was sure it was all over for the thing. My favorite camera makes it seem almost too easy to take compelling pictures, and absent-minded will be my epitaph. But, the hardy machine was unfazed, but for a mirror in the viewfinder that had [...]

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“Old Things” - Codeine
How did I end up with a Leica? Good question.
I visited Scott Hevener in Montana, and during an off moment he handed me his Leica M2. I responded badly. The correct response would have been an enthusiastic yelp as I grabbed it and begged to try it out. I should have been [...]

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Song of the Day “Waste It On” - Silversun Pickups

I just want a film camera that can use my existing Canon EF lenses — that means an old film EOS. When I saw a Canon Rebel II on Craigslist for ten dollars. I figured that would be a good try. When I picked it up, [...]

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I arrived at the address on a bright and hazy Thursday after a long and dreary afternoon drive through muddled Los Angeles congestion. Battling traffic had imbued me with a sense of undeserved urgency, there was no real rush.  Actually, I arrived after missing the place twice and circling back around. For it was a [...]

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I imagine Robert Capa had one just like this:
Leica IIIa + Lenses and Accesories.
$500? nah…

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A series of funny listings for real gear in the “photo/video” section of Los Angeles Craigslist. Some homophobic tics make the seller even more nutty. That’s Reseda for you.
The ad for the Vivitar reads:

Stock the Vivitar 283 flash comes with an inferior, sub-standard, faggot hot foot mount. But this flash has one of [...]

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Play song “Ridin’ Dirty” - Chamillionaire
They see my Rollei
They hatin’
Patrollin’ and tryin’ a catch me shootin’ dirty!
I picked up this old beat up Rollei on Craigslist. The seller listed it as a 3.5F but after checking out Rolleiclub, I’m pretty sure it’s an Automat from around 1949.. It also has a shutter that seems to [...]

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Play: “Wishing (If I Had A Photograph Of You)” - Flock of Seagulls

As strange things go, this is me: a month ago I never would have considered myself a candidate to get into film photography. I was a digital guy for all the reasons digital cameras make sense. Film is tricky, unwieldy, expensive, slow, and [...]

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