Leica - SB Hopper

Long Live Free Radicals

I'm stuck.

Before the pandemic I started moving away from the fast posts on social media. I don't think there's anything wrong with the fast posts on social media. Seriously. There's a lot wrong with the big social media companies, but after that consideration, it'

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Good news bad news

I tried shooting a roll of film on my grandfather's Leica IIIa before leaving Seattle for Arizona. Ended up finishing it on the road. (Posting this one from the phone, please forgive any typos - hate typing on this damn thing.) When I went to unload the film,

Black and White Photography

Vintage: Second Attempt at Leica IIIA

I hope everyone is having a great holiday season and that we can look forward to a better 2018. I wasn’t thrilled with 2017, but there’s plenty to be grateful for. I’m home visiting family in Phoenix through the New Year. I brought my grandfather’s Leica

Capitol Hill

Leica IIIa

Some good news bad news on the Leica front. My folks sent me my grandfather’s Leica IIIa the other day. I jumped online and watched some Youtube videos on loading the film and shooting. I’m a bad blogger, I meant to make a note of the sites I

Film Cameras

Leicas Revisited

About a year ago I posted some photos of my grandfather’s old film cameras. I think I’ve correctly identified most of them: Leica II (black), Leica IIIA (silver), a Rollei Baby, and a Beauty Super II. I took the Leicas into a very good camera shop and asked

History

Preserving and archiving old photos, movies, and letters.

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