Argus HFM II Gallery
Since I started using film again about a year ago I have bought a lot of cameras. When I get the camera I take some pictures using bulk b&w. If the results from the test roll show that the camera worked okay and had potential I take photos with color film. Since I don't think that I am a collector my plan is to find out which cameras are ones that I will use. And while I have been in the acquiring and testing phase for a while I think it has come time to go to the sorting phase.
Some of the cameras are an easy choice. I have my Canon F1 that I bought in 1974. It still works well and just from a point of sentiment it would be the last camera that I would sell. A recent purchase, the Olympus XA, also falls in the keeper category. Because it fits easily in my pocket and takes excellent pictures I find myself using it a lot.
A trickier one is the Yashica 124G. The camera is in very good shape and the results I get from it seem excellent to me.
Still I don't care much for carrying a big camera around or for looking down to frame an image. One thing I have found out about myself in the last year is that I do like a camera that I can put in my pocket and not notice unless I want to take a picture. The Yashica 124G sure does not fall into that category, however it may be one that is worth the trouble.
So that is all for today. Not sure what I will post next, however it will likely be more about the results from the pictures I just got back.
I do consider myself a collector, but I like to collect cameras I can use when I want to. But for that camera I can keep in my pocket, I reach for the one on my phone every time. When I next upgrade my phone, I'm looking for one with a better camera -- the 3 MP one on my current phone doesn't do very good in bright light. But other than that, it is entirely adequate.
ReplyDeleteI think a lot of people are going that route. I wonder if it is hurting the sales of smaller digital cameras?
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