Whether you frequent auctions online or off, you're mindful of the possibility that you may end up with a surprise after you've paid for your winning bid. I won't guess at a figure on what the good-to-bad ratio really is, but there's always a fair chance… Read more
It's been a long time coming. A purchase I made nearly 40 years ago has recently propelled me back into a project that has been on a very slow simmer for decades. The purchased items were 2 small wooden boxes that were both filled with glass lantern… Read more
![Adapted Bronica 100-220mm f/4.8 PE Aspherical IF on a Nikon D5200 [ Konica AR 50mm f/1.7 @ f/11 ]](https://www.lumiworx.com/storage/cache/images/000/051/adapted-Bronica100-220mm,large.1587463407.jpg)
For anyone who's chosen to use legacy lenses on digital bodies, the initial lens choices would likely be any of the zillions of manual focus 35mm full frame types. They are plentiful and cheap. They are however, not the only choice. Read more
This is written from a potential buyer and bidder's point of view - by someone who'll be looking for a new tool to acquire as an end consumer. This could also apply to other product categories of similar item types and many of the online sales or auction… Read more
This article could easily start out as a kind of chicken and egg joke, like "Which came first, the camera or the lens?" If you're game enough to try it, you might find yourself preferring the old glass to the new... plus you'll have far more variety... Read more
I knew nothing much about cameras when I was young. I got to push down the trigger on my Grandma's Brownie Hawkeye camera for the rare times I was allowed to take photos of the grown ups. Read more
This isn't a new subject for most digital camera users, and I'll assume you've already seen at least a couple of articles or posts on using them before now. What you may not have seen are a few twists on using an unconventional projector lens, meant for… Read more
There is at least one name in photo gear history that probably won't ring any immediate bells. His name is Siegfried Franz Spira, or simply Fred, to those who knew him personally. I'm not among them, but I was certainly aware of his company as a kid in… Read more