We had 'em then but we don't have 'em now - not unless we make 'em specially. Every camera my family owned, from Grandpa Sheedy's Kodak 3A to my Mom's Brownie 620 and the family Magazine 8 Kodak had a hand strap permanently attached to the...
Is it the warm nights? The dog howling? The police cars chasing people in the street? Naw. This goes on all the time. Sleep like a log through it all. The real reason for the insomnia is the announcement in the electronic press that Fujifilm have...
Particularly if it is one of the newer finishes. The camera shop these days is becoming somewhat of a prospecting ground for surface treatments - and the student of painting ( spray or powder coat ) or plating ( nickle, chrome, or armour ) will...
" Paint Your Wagon " with Lee Marvin and Clint Eastwood. Great movie musical from the days before they wrote lyrics using bad language. We're not dealing with beans or wagons here - we're dealing with hands - and cameras. We're also dealing with batteries,...
L. SAULMAN AND DANIEL CARSON REVIEW NIKON'S LATEST SaulMan? Oh for Goodness' sake...
K. FILM BACK IN STOCK Well, hooray. There is a grand array of film stocks back in the fridges at both Murray and Stirling Streets. 35,mm black and white, colour negative and colour transparency. 120 ditto. Kodak, Fujifilm, Ilford and more. No need to stint yourself or husband...
J. TRANSFER YOUR MOVIES The writer of this newsletter is particularly interested in this item; the shop now has a service to transfer historic motion pictures to digital format. I've got Standard 8 reels taken of myself at 1-year old that are as good now as they...
I. LEICA'S LATEST CAMERAS If ever you are disconsolate and need a small boost to your photographic mojo, we suggest you come in and buy a Leica camera and lens. It is amazing how a little thing like this can brighten up the whole day. Your new...
H. RØDE ACCESSORY PACK PROMO Okay, we need a little background to this. Let's start with a note that, like Black Magic, Røde is a great Australian company. The Scandinavian ø in the name comes from the family history of the founders but the firm is...
D. OLYMPUS BREAK FREE CONTEST Breaking free is a great concept - we all have something we want to break free from. Mind you, it nearly always costs money to break free...