For this installment of the Kodak moment we travel back in time to war torn Korea; near the village of Chonan; ca. 1952. The four subjects are the children of Korean radio techs that man part of the Chonan (now spelled Cheonon) repeater station. This station was reportedly built by the Japanese during the 1930s or 1940s; and was located …
Our review camera for today is the Zeiss Ikon Ikonta with Novar 75mm F/4.5 lens and Prontor SV shutter. It’s marked 523/16 on the backside, I think it’s a ‘B’ model. It takes 12 2¼ x 2¼ (6×6) photos on a roll of 120 film.
This very Zeiss Ikon Ikonta was purchased by my dad in the summer of 1953 …
Things are underway!
It’s been quite some time since my last post, but I have been busy! The new site has been built, and is pretty much ready to go. I think it’s going to work out great! Right now I’m trying to find the time to get some posts up so there’s something to look at when I…Sony FE Zeiss 35/2.8 ZA review!
We’re headed for the end of March and I’ve just made my first meaningful post of the year!! Yes, things are a little hectic right now, but I’m still working on the site. If you’re bored at work, and have five minutes to spare, check out the review of the Sony FE 35/2.8…Random thoughts.
I’ve been using the Sony A7R for a few weeks now, although I have just over 4k shots on the counter I think I’m starting to figure it out. I haven’t encountered the vibration issue that some people are complaining about with telephoto lenses, so no big deal there. I do find that 36mp is too much …
Interiors anyone?
Here’s a quick fact for you folks that are wanting to get into Real Estate Photography as a starting point to a photography career. If you think using the process of HDR (high dynamic range) is the easiest way to get going, you’d be wrong, I know this as it’s the way I started. A lot of…Thoughts of the future
So here’s the follow up to the last two paragraphs of the post below about the future of the site. First: I have a lot of knowledge I want to share; of course I’ll be reviewing all the new Sony lenses, but more importantly, I’ll be adding more useful stuff such as interior lighting…
