Human powered exploration. Bicycles. Touring. Camping. Film Photography. Portland!
One of the things I've been wanting to do for awhile is offer bike touring consultations. I've been doing Bike Touring Workshops for about fifteen years, and it's great to be able help folks out. But the nature of a workshop, where I can have anywhere from three to thirty people, means besides answering a... Continue Reading →
My first Cycle Touring Primer was released fifteen years ago. While there was a good update in the earlier part of the teens, now is time for a major refresh! Are you itching to hit the open road and explore the world in a way you haven't yet? Are you a regular bicycle rider but... Continue Reading →
Hello folks! This time I have two membership kits with cameras. One is a very basic 35mm, the other considered the quintessential beginner 35mm SLR!
The Canon Snappy K camera is a 90’s era compact 35mm point and shoot. It is very basic and simple to use: a fixed focus lens that focuses from about four feet away to infinity and a flash that’s there if you need it. Besides motor drive, that’s about it for features. And that’s all you need to start shooting film. Buy it here.
The Pentax K1000 is a 35mm single-lens reflex (SLR) camera introduced in 1976. Often called the ultimate in student SLR cameras, everything about the K1000 is manual save for a light meter. The control of focus and exposure is completely in your hands! If you want to learn the basics of film photography, this is a great camera for that. An…
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Bridge over Hall Creek in A.M. Kennedy Park, Beaverton, 22 May 2023. Olympus XA/Fuji C200 I've lived in Portland for twenty-two years, and it's taken me a long time to warm up to the west side suburbs. I didn't regularly interact with them until 2005, four years in, when I had a crappy holiday phone... Continue Reading →
Man, do I love film cameras. Since I got back into film 3 1/2 years ago, many a camera has passed through my hands. The amount that I let go dwarfs the amount I still have. I like to keep things in check and limit my collection to "a reasonable number". That number, of course,... Continue Reading →
Hello folks! Over a month ago I wrote about all the lovely pens and pencils I procured during my big Japan Trip. I saved the paper haul for a separate post that I thought would have been posted sooner, but sometimes life gets in the way. Last time I tried to post the price of... Continue Reading →
Didn't we already do this recently? Wasn't it just a few weeks ago that I bid adieu to the Minolta Hi-Matic 7s, a camera who reignited my love of film photography, a camera who I wrote about over at 35mmc and that post is now the number one ranked result for "Minolta Hi-Matic 7s" on... Continue Reading →
Hey all! For the last couple of years I've written nearly a dozen posts about my photographic journey over at 35mmc. Today I have my first post live on another excellent film photography website, Casual Photophile. Read about my experiences with the Olympus XA2 here. https://casualphotophile.com/2023/05/23/olympus-xa2-point-and-shoot-35mm-film-camera-review/
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