A return of sorts: Pentax IQ Zoom 150SL (Espio 150SL)

I've entered a new phase with my film photography obsession. After things like getting an SLR, then a medium format camera, then trying slide film, I've reached the point where I start reacquiring cameras I got rid of. Back in the early days of my film obsession I picked up a Pentax IQZoom 170SL. I...

A season of personal sunset/moonrise rides

Over the past several years I've led Sunset/Moonrise rides during the warmer months. On the night of full moon, sunset is roughly around the same time as moonrise, so I'd choose an end spot with both a good west and east view. When I lived up in Woodlawn, I usually ended up going to Broughton...

Film Photography: Keeping it under check

Lucia Falls, East Fork Lewis River. 7 Sept 2020. Camera: Olympus XA2. Film: Kodak Pro Image 100. Since I acquired my first film camera in about twenty years (the Minolta Hi-Matic 7s) in January, I've picked up several cameras. It seemed inevitable: there's so many good vintage 35 mm cameras out there, and many of...

Goodbye, Pentax IQZoom 170SL

From the The Dalles Ramble, Leap Day 2020. It's one of my favorite shots of the year, and it was shot on the Pentax IQZoom 170SL. (Espio 170SL) Another camera departs the flock. This time it was my Pentax IQZoom 170SL, known as the Espio 170SL outside of North America. I got this camera way...

The Pentax IQZoom 928 (Espio 928) enters the camera stable.

Pentax IQZoom 928. Remote control on strap. One of the things I love about getting back into film photography is how many great old cameras there are out there, many of them selling for way less than they did "back-in-the-day". If this was 1980, I'd be scrimpin' pennies to save up for one--and only one--good...

Pentax IQZoom 170SL: I shouldn’t like this camera, but I do.

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49539645111_69e18b8d00_b.jpg I've had my Pentax IQZoom 170SL (known outside the US as the "Espio 170SL") since February. I got it because I wanted something small to go along with my Minolta Hi-Matic 7s. It wasn't the second film camera I bought after the Hi-Matic (that'd be the Fujica DL-100) but it was the second one...

Night photography with a “dad” film camera–probably not the “right” way, but it worked.

You have probably noticed that I've gotten way into film over the past few months. My flickr account is getting jammed with pictures from one of my three film cameras. I haven't started developing my own rolls yet, but I have moved on to just having my developed rolls scanned at the shop, since it's...

My life in film photography: A March update

From The Dalles Ramble, 29 Feb 2020. Camera: Pentax IQ Zoom 170SL. Film: Fuji Superia Xtra 400. It’s been just two months since I got my first film camera in over 15 years. Since the day I received my Minolta Hi-Matic 7s camera, I’ve been taking a lot of photos and re-educating myself with the...