Entering Pentax SLR territory: My Pentax ME Super, with a K1000 detour

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,...

Goodbye, old friend, again: The departure of the Olympus 35 RD

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...

New post on Casual Photophile: Olympus XA2

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/

Ainsworth post-report: A de-briefing on my first bike camping trip of 2023

The Bantam at Horsetail Falls, 29 April 2023. Olympus Pen EES-2/Ilford Delta 400 It's become a thing for me: After the first bike camping trip of the season, reflect on what happened, the good and the bad. This is what happened after my Champoeg trip last year. And now it's time for me to analyze...

Goodbye, old friend: The departure of the Minolta Hi-Matic 7s

Yes, I realize the irony: Just a little while ago I talked about taking out the Minolta Hi-Matic 7s camera again and how it felt like old times. And now I've gone ahead and passed it along to someone else. What gives, Shawn? I thought you loved this camera, your re-introduction to the world of...

Spring Cleaning Sale: Bike stuff, pen stuff, film stuff

Bike typed stuff Velo Orange Retro Cage sans tab. Tubing is a little bent, but it's steel so could be massaged back to shape. $5 Origin 8 Flask Cage. $5 Opinel No.09 Carbon Steel Folding Knife. Shows a bit of patina, as it is not stainless steel. A bit hard to open/close too. $5 Velo...

On old favorites, new scanners, and darkroom time: An April film photography update

Allison Inn, Newberg Oregon, 14 April 2022. Minolta SR-T 101/MC Rokkor PG 50mm f/1.4 lens/Fujicolor 200 It seems like forever ago, and having a pandemic in between makes it feel even longer, but it was just a little over three years ago that I got my hands on my Minolta Hi-Matic 7s, my first film...

Japan trip photos are up!

Hello folks! It took a while, as I shot eight rolls of color film on my recent Japan trip. I've uploaded them to flickr. You can see them in the dynamic flickr album below, or click here if that somehow does not work. I still have to develop the three rolls of black and white...