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Old School Photography

Author : Kai Wong
Publisher : Chronicle Books
ISBN 13 : 1797214969
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (972 download)

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Download or read book Old School Photography written by Kai Wong and published by Chronicle Books. This book was released on 2021-11-09 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Old School Photography is a must-have modern manual for learning how to create great photographs with a 35mm film camera. Famed YouTube personality Kai Wong expertly and humorously shares 100 essential tips for selecting and using film cameras, shooting with film and various lenses, and employing specific techniques to ensure you can get great results quickly. Known for his breadth of knowledge and quick wit, Kai Wong delivers an informative and entertaining read on how to take great film photos. • An informative and entertaining read on how to take great film photos • A must-have guide for those new to old-school film techniques • A much-needed book for the current resurgence of vintage 35mm film cameras Renewed interest in film photography has surged in the past few years, both among those rediscovering their past passion and those discovering it for the first time. Vintage cameras that had previously lost their value are now often worth more than they first sold for due to high demand amongst enthusiasts, students, and collectors. Film manufacturers have even started reissuing long discontinued stocks—for example, Kodak's much-loved and recently re-released classic Ektachrome slide film. In our modern world, billions of people have access to instantaneous photography on their mobile phones, but as a result there has been a resurgent desire for a more tactile, physical, unaltered, and thus honest medium. Much of which, ironically, ends up on the internet, with photography fans and influencers sharing their images across Instagram, Flickr, YouTube, and the like. More so than with digital photography, film photography requires a sense of craft, skill, patience, technical knowledge, and a trial-and-error process that results in a greater sense of accomplishment. Old School Photography is both enlightening and humorous, and attracts a new generation of fans who are eager to experiment with film cameras, make prints, and post their film photographs online.

A Year with My Camera

Author : Emma Davies
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780995632417
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (324 download)

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Download or read book A Year with My Camera written by Emma Davies and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Shooting Old Film Cameras

Author : Paul Moore
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781481287517
Total Pages : 114 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (875 download)

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Download or read book Shooting Old Film Cameras written by Paul Moore and published by . This book was released on 2012-12-23 with total page 114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Approximately 113 pages with about 108 color images and this book is ENTIRELY pictorial.There is considerable debate among photographers about whether film is better than digital with about an equal number lining up on both sides and presenting their opinions and relevant and irrelevant data. It is not the purpose of this volume to espouse one position or another. It is sufficient to know that they are each different and subject to a considerable range of interpretation. However, it is quite enjoyable to take one of these old cameras, that have absolutely no automatic functionality, and create excellent images. I suspect that it is the same force that drives auto enthusiasts to take an old Model T Ford car and restore it. They certainly don't have the power and ease of operation of modern automobiles but they are extraordinarily fun to drive!Unlike other books about old cameras this one does not dwell on the fine technicalities of the individual camera (although limited technical data is present) but to present images taken with each camera to show the reader concrete examples of images taken with each model.The Nikon F100 35MM SLR camera was first made in the late 1999 and discontinue in 2006. The camera is capable of auto everything as well as manual everything except film advance and rewind that will remain auto.The author began photography and photo-journalism in early 1963 when he accepted an offer from his local newspaper to write about and photograph sports events at the Arizona high school where he was a junior. After a stint in the service, he had an opportunity to study photography and printing techniques with Bernard Hoffman, a true gentleman and scholar, and one of the earliest staff photographers for Life Magazine. Since that time he has had thousands of photographs and hundreds of articles published by more than 60 national and international periodicals. He was also a contributing editor for one of them for more than ten years. Topics ran the gamut from professional sports, medicine, archeology, and photography to science.After twenty years away from Arizona he returned in 1985 and it has been the base from which all his photographic excursions are launched. Along with many others he has embraced digital photography but can still be seen, from time to time, peering through the ground glass of a large format camera, hoisting a large medium format 6x7, or indeed still using a 35mm film camera.The photographer currently has fine art photography on exhibit at The Center for Fine Arts in Globe, Arizona, and is currently represented by more than ten stock photo agencies where he has more than 13,000 photographs available for commercial use.

Shooting Old Film Cameras

Author : Paul B Moore
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN 13 : 9781495400063
Total Pages : 172 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Shooting Old Film Cameras written by Paul B Moore and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2014-02-11 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is entirely pictorial and contains more than 160 color and black and white images. Every image contained herein was taken with the Yashica 230 AF Super 35MM film camera. There is considerable debate among photographers about whether film is better than digital with about an equal number lining up on both sides and presenting their opinions and relevant and irrelevant data. It is not the purpose of this volume to espouse one position or another. It is sufficient to know that they are each different and subject to a considerable range of interpretation. However, it is quite enjoyable to take one of these old cameras, that have absolutely no automatic functionality, and create excellent images. I suspect that it is the same force that drives auto enthusiasts to take an old Model T Ford car and restore it. They certainly don't have the power and ease of operation of modern automobiles but they are extraordinarily fun to drive! Unlike other books about old cameras this one does not dwell on the fine technicalities of the individual camera (although limited technical data is present) but to present images taken with each camera to show the reader concrete examples of images taken with each model.

Shooting Old Film Cameras

Author : Paul Moore
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781482526165
Total Pages : 158 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (261 download)

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Download or read book Shooting Old Film Cameras written by Paul Moore and published by . This book was released on 2013-02-15 with total page 158 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Approximately 152 pages of color mages - this book is ENTIRELY pictorial.There is considerable debate among photographers about whether film is better than digital with about an equal number lining up on both sides and presenting their opinions and relevant and irrelevant data. It is not the purpose of this volume to espouse one position or another. It is sufficient to know that they are each different and subject to a considerable range of interpretation. However, it is quite enjoyable to take one of these old cameras that normally have absolutely no automatic functionality, and create excellent images. I suspect that it is the same force that drives auto enthusiasts to take an old Model T Ford car and restore it. They certainly don't have the power and ease of operation of modern automobiles but they are extraordinarily fun to drive! This one is a bit different in that virtually all functions except focusing are automatic. This particular camera had a tendency to consistantly overexpose so the iso was set 50% higher to compensate for that tendency. Unlike other books about old cameras this one does not dwell on the fine technicalities of the individual camera (although limited technical data is present) but to present images taken with each camera to show the reader concrete examples of images taken with each model.The author began photography and photo-journalism in early 1963 when he accepted an offer from his local newspaper to write about and photograph sports events at the Arizona high school where he was a junior. After a stint in the service, he had an opportunity to study photography and printing techniques with Bernard Hoffman, a true gentleman and scholar, and one of the earliest staff photographers for Life Magazine. Since that time he has had thousands of photographs and hundreds of articles published by more than 60 national and international periodicals. He was also a contributing editor for one of them for more than ten years. Topics ran the gamut from professional sports, medicine, archeology, and photography to science.After twenty years away from Arizona he returned in 1985 and it has been the base from which all his photographic excursions are launched. Along with many others he has embraced digital photography but can still be seen, from time to time, peering through the ground glass of a large format camera, hoisting a large medium format 6x7, or indeed still using a 35mm film camera.The photographer currently has fine art photography on exhibit at The Center for Fine Arts in Globe, Arizona.Show more

Analog Photography

Author : Andrew Bellamy
Publisher : Chronicle Books
ISBN 13 : 1616898267
Total Pages : 190 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (168 download)

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Download or read book Analog Photography written by Andrew Bellamy and published by Chronicle Books. This book was released on 2019-04-09 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Attracted by the image quality, the tactile joy of a finely made camera, and the affordable prices of vintage equipment, photographers around the world are rediscovering the joys of manual photography. This comprehensive guide to shooting film photography covers all the bases, from setting up a camera through film processing. In a convenient format, filled with diagrams, examples, and illustrations, Analog Photography is a portable reference tool for neophytes and experienced photographers alike. With an irresistible package inspired by the aesthetics of vintage user manuals, this is "a great-looking publication and a fantastic place from which to start, or rekindle, a journey into film photography" (Creative Review).

Shooting Old Film Cameras

Author :
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781495353567
Total Pages : 158 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (535 download)

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Download or read book Shooting Old Film Cameras written by and published by . This book was released on 2014-02-06 with total page 158 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is entirely pictorial and every image contained herein was taken with the Canon AE-1 35MM film camera. There is considerable debate among photographers about whether film is better than digital with about an equal number lining up on both sides and presenting their opinions and relevant and irrelevant data. It is not the purpose of this volume to espouse one position or another. It is sufficient to know that they are each different and subject to a considerable range of interpretation. However, it is quite enjoyable to take one of these old cameras, that have absolutely no automatic functionality, and create excellent images. I suspect that it is the same force that drives auto enthusiasts to take an old Model T Ford car and restore it. They certainly don't have the power and ease of operation of modern automobiles but they are extraordinarily fun to drive!

Understanding Exposure, Fourth Edition

Author : Bryan Peterson
Publisher : Amphoto Books
ISBN 13 : 1607748517
Total Pages : 178 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (77 download)

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Download or read book Understanding Exposure, Fourth Edition written by Bryan Peterson and published by Amphoto Books. This book was released on 2016-03-15 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This newly revised edition of Bryan Peterson's most popular book demystifies the complex concepts of exposure in photography, allowing readers to capture the images they want. Understanding Exposure has taught generations of photographers how to shoot the images they want by demystifying the complex concepts of exposure in photography. In this newly updated edition, veteran photographer Bryan Peterson explains the fundamentals of light, aperture, and shutter speed and how they interact with and influence one another. With an emphasis on finding the right exposure even in tricky situations, Understanding Exposure shows you how to get (or lose) sharpness and contrast in images, freeze action, and take the best meter readings, while also exploring filters, flash, and light. With all new images, as well as an expanded section on flash, tips for using colored gels, and advice on shooting star trails, this revised edition will clarify exposure for photographers of all levels.

Shooting Old Film Cameras

Author : Paul Moore
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN 13 : 9781511924795
Total Pages : 222 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (247 download)

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Download or read book Shooting Old Film Cameras written by Paul Moore and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2015-04-29 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is entirely Pictorial and contains some artistic NUDITY. Pentax introduced the Pentax 645 single lens reflex 6 x 4.5 camera in 1984 and it continued in production until 1997. This medium format camera uses 120 or 220 roll film and it is still readily available today through multiple sources at quite reasonable prices. The camera is still serviced today by Pentax and I had both of mine completely serviced by their authorized repair facility in Phoenix Arizona and they both are smooth as glass and an absolute joy to use. The Pentax 645 has become my 'go to' camera for medium format. Yielding 15 frames from 120 film and 30 from 220 the film is loaded onto holders that quickly insert into the fixed back of the camera. I normally carry three loaded spare holders and can reload very rapidly when required. The film auto advances at 1.5 frames per second via the built in motor drive which requires six AA batteries. Focusing is manual but exposure control is either manual or multiple automatic exposure modes all with exposure metering TTL center weighted. The ISO range is 6-6400 in 1/3 stop increments with shutter speeds of 15 - 1/1000 of a second and bulb from a vertical cloth focal plane shutter. This book is ENTIRELY pictorial and was created to give the reader a sense of what they can expect from this absolutely marvelous film camera. Film used was Kodak Ektar 120 color negative, and Kodak TMAX ISO 100 black and white. There is considerable debate among photographers about whether film is better than digital with about an equal number lining up on both sides and presenting their opinions and relevant and irrelevant data. It is not the purpose of this volume to espouse one position or another. It is sufficient to know that they are each different and subject to a considerable range of interpretation. However, it is quite enjoyable to take one of these old cameras and create excellent images. I suspect that it is the same force that drives auto enthusiasts to take an old Model T Ford car and restore it. They certainly don't have the power and ease of operation of modern automobiles but they are extraordinarily fun to drive!

The Film Photography Handbook, 2nd Edition

Author : Chris Marquardt
Publisher : Rocky Nook, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 1681985292
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (819 download)

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Download or read book The Film Photography Handbook, 2nd Edition written by Chris Marquardt and published by Rocky Nook, Inc.. This book was released on 2019-06-04 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In recent years, film photography has witnessed a significant renaissance—and not just among those who have previously shot with film. Interest in film photography and analog photography has also grown enormously among those who only have experience shooting digitally. In The Film Photography Handbook, 2nd Edition, authors Chris Marquardt and Monika Andrae speak to both types of film photographers as they offer an easy-to-understand, complete resource to shooting film. In this updated and expanded edition, they address today’s working climate, including such topics as the hybrid film/digital workflow, the digitization of negatives, and using smartphones for light metering and to assist in film processing. This book is intended for anyone who is curious about film and analog photography, whether you need a refresher course or are discovering this wonderful format for the first time. You’ll learn how easy it is to shoot and process black-and-white film at home, and that just a little special equipment is needed to get into film photography. You’ll learn all about: • The important differences between film and digital photography • Numerous film cameras, as well as how to buy a second-hand camera • Film formats, from 35 mm to medium format and large format • Exposure settings, tonal values, and tonal representations in different types of film, from color negatives and slides to the enormous spectrum of black-and-white films • Processing film, covering everything you need to know: equipment, chemicals, and workflow • Scanning negatives to bring your analog photography into a digital workflow • Both presenting and archiving your prints and negatives Working in such an “analog” medium requires a unique approach to photography, and it fosters a completely different form of creativity. Working in film and embracing analog photography can also prove to be a great inspiration for your own digital photography, as well. The Film Photography Handbook, 2nd Edition covers it all—from the technical to the creative—and will have you shooting film in no time, whether it’s with an old rangefinder, an inexpensive Holga, or a medium-format Rolleiflex or Hasselblad.

A Village Lost and Found

Author : Elena Vidal Brian May
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780711231498
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (314 download)

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Download or read book A Village Lost and Found written by Elena Vidal Brian May and published by . This book was released on 2009-10-22 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An Annotated Tour of the 1850s series of Stereo Photographs "Scenes in our Village" by T.R. WilliamsThis book is the perfect antidote to the stress of life in the 21st Century.It portrays the idyll of life in an 1850s village, "far from the sound of the train's whistle".The identity of the village was lost to the world for 150 years, and only by a miracle does this magical set of stereoscopic views survive, brought together for the very first time by Brian May and his co-author, photohistorian Elena Vidal. Their research is amazingly in-depth, but the book is utterly readable, and the pictures leap into glorious 3-D, viewed in the new focussing stereoscope which May has designed and produced, to bring the stereos to life, and then fold neatly into the slip-case of the book.The book gives an extraordinary insight into everyday village life at the time - with a woman at her spinning wheel, the blacksmith outside his smithy, three men at the grind stone sharpening a tool, the villagers in the fields, bringing in the harvest as well as often taking time to enjoy a good gossip. In every case the original verse which accompanied the view is reproduced. In addition, May and Vidal have researched and annotated all the views, revealing another layer of meaning, by exploring the history of these real characters, this idyllic village and its links with the present day. The result is a powerfully atmospheric and touching set of photographs." A Village Lost and Found brings master pioneering stereographer T. R. Williams's passionate life-work Scenes in Our Village to a new audience - in glorious 3-D, as never before.For an Electronic Press Kit for A Village Lost and Found click here

Shooting Old Film Cameras

Author : Paul Moore
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781482020519
Total Pages : 190 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (25 download)

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Download or read book Shooting Old Film Cameras written by Paul Moore and published by . This book was released on 2013-01-22 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Approximately 186 pages of color mages - this book is ENTIRELY pictorial. There is considerable debate among photographers about whether film is better than digital with about an equal number lining up on both sides and presenting their opinions and relevant and irrelevant data. It is not the purpose of this volume to espouse one position or another. It is sufficient to know that they are each different and subject to a considerable range of interpretation. However, it is quite enjoyable to take one of these old cameras, that have absolutely no automatic functionality, and create excellent images. I suspect that it is the same force that drives auto enthusiasts to take an old Model T Ford car and restore it. They certainly don't have the power and ease of operation of modern automobiles but they are extraordinarily fun to drive! Unlike other books about old cameras this one does not dwell on the fine technicalities of the individual camera (although limited technical data is present) but to present images taken with each camera to show the reader concrete examples of images taken with each model. The author began photography and photo-journalism in early 1963 when he accepted an offer from his local newspaper to write about and photograph sports events at the Arizona high school where he was a junior. After a stint in the service, he had an opportunity to study photography and printing techniques with Bernard Hoffman, a true gentleman and scholar, and one of the earliest staff photographers for Life Magazine. Since that time he has had thousands of photographs and hundreds of articles published by more than 60 national and international periodicals. He was also a contributing editor for one of them for more than ten years. Topics ran the gamut from professional sports, medicine, archeology, and photography to science. After twenty years away from Arizona he returned in 1985 and it has been the base from which all his photographic excursions are launched. Along with many others he has embraced digital photography but can still be seen, from time to time, peering through the ground glass of a large format camera, hoisting a large medium format 6x7, or indeed still using a 35mm film camera. The photographer currently has fine art photography on exhibit at The Center for Fine Arts in Globe, Arizona.

How to Take Great Photographs with a Film Camera

Author : John Freeman
Publisher : Lorenz Books
ISBN 13 : 9780754828181
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (281 download)

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Download or read book How to Take Great Photographs with a Film Camera written by John Freeman and published by Lorenz Books. This book was released on 2016-04-07 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A simple-to-follow manual for film camera enthusiasts wishing to improve their skills, devised by one of the world's leading photography professionals - an essential reference for everyone interested in learning the techniques of classic film phootgraphy, from 35mm, medium and large format to single lens reflex cameras.

Tokyo Camera Style

Author : John Sypal
Publisher : National Geographic Books
ISBN 13 : 0500291675
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (2 download)

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Download or read book Tokyo Camera Style written by John Sypal and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 2015-02-10 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Unique portraits of Japanese photography fanatics and their gear from the trendsetting Tokyo Camera Style blog Founded in 2008, John Sypal’s blog, Tokyo Camera Style, has a devoted and passionate international following and has inspired a network of similar blogs worldwide. In street portraits taken on the fly, we see Tokyo’s film-camera enthusiasts posing with their favorite photographic equipment. The images not only catalog the amazing range of cameras used by the most obsessive photography geeks but also offer a glimpse into a street culture where the photograph means everything and the camera takes center stage. Now, 300 of Sypal’s colorful photographs of weird and wonderful cameras and their creative owners have been gathered together in a one-of-a-kind book. Often taken from above, with the camera owners’ faces out of view, the images show telling details that might otherwise have been missed: the clothes, the jewelry, hands and feet, shoes and socks, customized camera straps, and other photography-related paraphernalia. Beyond the wonderful selection of rare, customized, and vintage analog camera makes, models, and lenses are portraits of the individual personalities who make up the avid street photography scene in Japan.

Photography Log Book

Author : Richard Jemmett
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 32 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (878 download)

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Download or read book Photography Log Book written by Richard Jemmett and published by . This book was released on 2020-10-02 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A photography Log Book that will help you capture camera settings and shooting information. The Log Book has tables designed for cameras that use 35mm film (135). Plus notes to help you get the most from the Photography Log Book. Each page/table holds information for 12 exposures. There are sufficient pages to capture 288 exposures - equivalent to 12 rolls of 24 exposure films. Take the book with you and record the vital information so that you can review your results when the film is developed. Use this log to improve your photography skills and understand better how to use your film cameras. Makes a great present for any Film Photographer. Capture exposure information for every shot you make Optimised tables for 35mm cameras - 12 rows per page Sufficient pages to capture 288 exposures - equivalent to 12 rolls of 24 exposure films. Additional pages for notes and references Handy guide and suggestions to help you get the most from the Log Book Review and improve your photography skills A great gift for film photographers

This Book Is a Camera

Author : Kelli Anderson
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780997175905
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (759 download)

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Download or read book This Book Is a Camera written by Kelli Anderson and published by . This book was released on 2015-11-20 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a working camera that pops up from the pages of a book..The book concisely explains--and actively demonstrates--how a structure as humble as a folded piece of paper can tap into the intrinsic properties of light to produce a photograph.The book includes:- a piece of paper folded into a working 4x5" camera- a lightproof bag- 5 sheets of photo-paper "film"- development instructions (from complete DIY to "outsource it")- a foil-stamped cover- a satisfying demonstration of the connection between design & science / structures & functions

Shooting Old Film Cameras

Author : Paul Moore
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781481995474
Total Pages : 294 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (954 download)

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Download or read book Shooting Old Film Cameras written by Paul Moore and published by . This book was released on 2013-01-19 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Approximately 289 pages of color and monochrome images - this book is ENTIRELY pictorial. There is considerable debate among photographers about whether film is better than digital with about an equal number lining up on both sides and presenting their opinions and relevant and irrelevant data. It is not the purpose of this volume to espouse one position or another. It is sufficient to know that they are each different and subject to a considerable range of interpretation. However, it is quite enjoyable to take one of these old cameras, that have absolutely no automatic functionality, and create excellent images. I suspect that it is the same force that drives auto enthusiasts to take an old Model T Ford car and restore it. They certainly don't have the power and ease of operation of modern automobiles but they are extraordinarily fun to drive! Unlike other books about old cameras this one does not dwell on the fine technicalities of the individual camera (although limited technical data is present) but to present images taken with each camera to show the reader concrete examples of images taken with each model. The author began photography and photo-journalism in early 1963 when he accepted an offer from his local newspaper to write about and photograph sports events at the Arizona high school where he was a junior. After a stint in the service, he had an opportunity to study photography and printing techniques with Bernard Hoffman, a true gentleman and scholar, and one of the earliest staff photographers for Life Magazine. Since that time he has had thousands of photographs and hundreds of articles published by more than 60 national and international periodicals. He was also a contributing editor for one of them for more than ten years. Topics ran the gamut from professional sports, medicine, archeology, and photography to science. After twenty years away from Arizona he returned in 1985 and it has been the base from which all his photographic excursions are launched. Along with many others he has embraced digital photography but can still be seen, from time to time, peering through the ground glass of a large format camera, hoisting a large medium format 6x7, or indeed still using a 35mm film camera. The photographer currently has fine art photography on exhibit at The Center for Fine Arts in Globe, Arizona.Show more