Victoria, B.C. (Camera: Kodak Retina IIIc; Lens: 50mm f/2; Film: Fuji 200)
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Kinsol Trestle
Cowichan Valley Trail, Vancouver Island, B.C.
(Camera: Chinon CP-5s; Lens: Pentax 28mm f/3.5; Film: Ilford XP2 Super 400)
You can read my review of the Chinon CP5s here.
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Never a Bride
Fort Street, Victoria, B.C. (Camera: Chinon CP-5s; Lens: Pentax 50mm f/1.7; Film: Ilford XP2 Super 400)
You can read my review of the Chinon CP5s here.
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Back to View Towers
View Towers, Victoria, B.C. (Camera: Chinon CP-5s; Lens: Pentax 50mm f/1.7; Film: Ilford XP2 Super 400)
You can read my review of the Chinon CP5s here.
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Favourite Cameras: Konica Big Mini BM-302
Some cameras become cult items. Others are much sought after for certain characteristics. But the more cameras I use, the more convinced I’ve become that much of this is simply random. Take the Konica Big Mini. Unless oxymorons have an unusually strong appeal to you, it’s hard to reckon this camera’s near-legendary status. It’s not that it’s not a good camera — it certainly is — but just that it’s no better than lots of others I’ve already reviewed and that have similar features. Continue reading
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Vágar Window
Near Vágar airport, Faroe Islands. (Camera: Hasselblad 503cx; Lens: Zeiss 80mm f/2.8 Planar; Film: Kodak Portra 400)
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Silver Skógá River
From the viewing platform next to the lovely Skógáfoss, southern Iceland.
(Camera: Hasselblad 503cx; Film: Ilford XP2 Super 400)
House and Hill
On the Snæfellsnes Peninsula, Iceland.
(Camera: Hasselblad 503cx; Lens: Zeiss 80mm f/2.8 Planar; Film: Ilford XP2 Super 400)
The Hasselblad Travel Camera
My travel camera of choice: a Hasselblad 503cx equipped with waist-level finder, 80mm Zeiss Planar lens.
“I can’t think of a worse choice for a travel camera.” That’s a direct quote from an internet discussion about the Hasselblad. I won’t identify the poster since it’s not really relevant — the point is that what he/she is saying is, more or less, accepted as conventional wisdom. But having recently completed a trip to Iceland and another to Oregon with a Hasselblad 503cx as my main camera, I have to say that statement doesn’t reflect my experiences. Continue reading
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Icelandic Sun
Iceland. (Camera: Hasselblad 503cx; Lens: Zeiss 80mm f/2.8 Planar; Film: Ilford XP2 Super 400)
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