This is a Pentax Sv 35mm SLR film camera made by the Asahi Optical Company, based in Tokyo, Japan. The significant feature of the Sv is it’s inclusion of a self-timer which was not available on earlier models. It was one the last models of the Pentax S-series and was…
What is it? This is a Minolta XG7 (Minolta refers to it as an XG-7 on paper, but the camera’s name plate says XG7) which is a manual focus 35mm SLR camera introduced in 1977. The name XG7 refers to a model sold in the United States only. Minolta sold…
As my collection of old cameras grows, I feel as though I have learned a few things along the way. There are many sites on the ‘net from people like me who collect and talk about their cameras, so I thought it might be beneficial for anyone considering getting into…
Time for a break from camera related posts to get back to music…more specifically, METAL! I didn’t put up a Top 10 list last year because it was too hard and I just never got around to it. Frankly, 2014 was just a so-so year for music, maybe a little…
What is it? This is a Wards am551 rangefinder camera sold by the Montgomery Wards chain of department stores. This camera is a rebadged Konica Auto S2 which was a very nice Japanese rangefinder of the mid 60s. Back in those days, it was common for major American department stores…
This is a Yashica-Mat twins lens reflex (TLR) camera made by Yashima Optical Company in 1957. Although not considered to be a direct copy, the Yashica-Mat took a lot of design and features from the German Rolleiflex TLR such as the auto-cocking shutter and folding advance lever. It uses 120…
What is it? This is a Yashica Electro 35 GS electronically controlled rangefinder 35mm camera. The Yashica Electro series was launched in 1966 and was the worlds first completely electronically controlled camera. This Japanese camera was very popular throughout the late 60s and 70s, and remains a popular model for…
What is it? This is an Argus C3 Matchmatic rangefinder camera made by the Argus Company in Ann Arbor, MI. The Argus C3 was in production from 1938 – 1966 making it the longest lived and best selling American made camera of all time. This C3 is the first old…
Today, I won an eBay auction for an antique Eastman Kodak folding camera. It’s a “No. 1A Pocket Kodak”. I paid $20 for it. From my research, this camera was sold from 1926 – 1932. Some sites say 1931, some 1932. Although it has the word “pocket” in its name,…
Every couple of months, it seems a new article pops up about how the Boy Scouts of America did something that’s anti-gay. Most recently, the Boy Scouts revoked a charter membership held by a Seattle church because one of their scoutmasters was gay. Back in 2000, there was a legal…
The Internet isn’t going away. Its probably going to be here for a while, most likely for the rest of humanity. The rate at which computers have interconnected us and affected our lives grows year after year. You can literally buy everything you need in your life online, from homes,…
I often get asked to help someone with a computer problem, or to clean up a computer that is not running properly. Sometimes it’s a virus, sometimes its spyware, sometimes it’s something wrong with the operating system. Most of the time, it’s all 3. Fixing computer problems is actually pretty…
