Camera Innards

Ooooh.  I got this link of facebook, and thought some of you would love it.  This is a set of videos that show the deconstruction of a digital camera--what the innards are and what they do.  I would never try this with an expensive camera, but this version is something to you can pick up...

Instant Film = Instant Gratification

So, I did tell a few of my classes this week about polaroid cameras and the newer polaroid film alternatives...  You can find polaroid cameras all the time at estate sales, and I love grabbing them up.  Anyone who sees how I clean and organize (darkroom habits never die) will know that I could never...

Stuff you need for Artph 305 Digital photography

This is for Professor Worsfold's digital class. If you are on the waitlist, I would either wait to buy this or I'd make sure you don't open it and keep receipts in case you don't get into the class. First and foremost, the camera. And not just ANY camera…you need a digital camera will FULL...

My Precious

I have been asked a few times if my precious is still my precious, a month or two later.  Has the romance faded?  Is the love gone?  No.  I still freaking love this camera.  The one thing I couldn't get with any other camera was the film-style dials.  Aperture ring, shutter and exposure comp. dials...

Brandy: 1 point, BestBuy: 0

So, I'm sick with a sinus infection.  Started juuuuust after the semester was over.  Nice, right?  Well, I was tired of coughing and generally not breathing at home, so I decided to check up on the Fuji x-100, which supposedly Best Buy sells.  They might sell it, but they don't have it in the store,...

Update from Middle Earth

For those of you who've read my past posts, you know I have been pining for my precious.  If you haven't, you should read my love letter to the fuji x100 here.  Now, I thought I had a chance to holds my precious ands checks her out. This is especially important, because I have been...