Monthly Archives: February 2008
Olympus 35 SP and Other Goodies
A friend of mine, azza, has been waiting for his Olympus 35 SP to arrive for over a week now. He was begining to think it was all going horribly wrong. A black SP bought really cheap, considering how rare they are, from US eBay. It sounded suspicious but all was well when he received [...]
5 Weeks Off
It’s confirmed. At the end of June I’ll be boarding a plane to visit my birth country, Macedonia. I’ll be staying there for 5 weeks, visiting my family and the surrounding countries. I’m really looking forward to seeing my grandparents from both sides and all my cousins, aunties and uncles. I have more family there [...]
Minolta SRT 101
Earlier today I rushed to work. An eBay auction was ending just as I was due to arrive. I made it with 1 minute to go. The auction was for a Minolta SRT 101. It’s an old SLR camera produced from 1966 to 1975. It was a revolutionary camera in its time offering TTL centerweigh [...]
A B+H Binge
Last night I spent 3 hours sifting through pages and pages of lighting products on the B+H site. I learned as I went along, googling this and that and by the end I had myself a wish list full of beginners standard equipment. Just before I went to bed I purchased that wish list. I [...]
Praktica MTL 3
Just picked up a Praktica MTL3 with a Pentacon Auto 50/1.8. It looks like it’s in great condition. These were manufactured between 1978 to 1984 and came with TTL metering. The viewfinder looks fantastic on these things. Looking forward to trying this one out. Praktica MTL 3 Brochure On another note, I’m desperately looking for [...]