Unlike my Nikon camera bodies, where I can transfer lenses from one chassis to another without any problems, my Pentacon Six uses proprietary lenses. Now if I want to put a Pentacon lens on a Nikon camera, there’s an adapter for such a connection. But I can’t put Nikon gear on a Pentacon camera –…
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A classic episode from November 1963 of As The World Turns
As The World Turns was one of the most popular and durable daytime network soap operas of its era. It was the first daily serial to broadcast a 30-minute episode, when most soaps at the time were limited to 15-minute episodes. The show ran from 1956 to 2010, making it the fourth-longest running daytime serial…
Read MoreIt only took 14 years for John Cena to respond back.
If there was ever a defining moment in professional wrestling where fans just went, “Did that actually happen? That wasn’t part of a script? What in the ever-loving soul of Bruno Sammartino is going on here?” – it would have to be the events of June 27, 2011. During a live telecast of the WWE’s…
Read MoreThe Pentacon Six does the Hamilton College Chapel
I brought several of my film and digital cameras with me on my 40th college reunion two weeks ago. Rather than let everybody sit in the car and just go from Albany to Central New York and back, I wanted to give all of the cameras a chance to shine at one point in time…
Read MoreWhat’s Up in the Neighborhood, June 21, 2025
Good morning, my wonderful blog readers. Looks like this is the weekend of the summer solstice, the longest sunlit days of the year. For me, that means trying out some infrared film and seeing what I can achieve. Because, yeah, that’s fun. But before I go anywhere today … let’s get a nice wrap-up of…
Read MoreIt’s not a gun case. I promise it’s not a gun case.
When I purchased my Meyer Optik Görlitz Orestegor 500mm f/5.6 telephoto lens for my Pentacon Six TL camera, I thought it was a nice addition to my photographic arsenal. I soon discovered that it is a very HEAVY and BULKY addition to my photographic arsenal. I could do barbell curls with this thing. Build up…
Read MoreDo I need to re-learn how to speak Pakuni?
Yes, I used to watch the classic Sid and Marty Krofft TV shows from back in the 1970’s. HR Pufnstuf, Sigmund and the Sea Monsters, The Bugaloos, Lidsville, all of those. Heck, I even had a 7-year-old boycrush on Joy the Bugaloo. And trust me, when I was able to interview several stars from the…
Read MoreThe Rescue
It’s lunchtime, and all I’m thinking about is getting a sandwich and returning to the day job. Fifteen minutes later, I had an entirely different set of thoughts. Let me explain. As I’m leaving my day job to head outside, I happened to notice a woman standing next to the electronic parking kiosk. Those kiosks…
Read MoreHey Bob Labriola … challenge accepted. :D
Anyone who has even a cursory knowledge of my existence knows that the only professional football team I will support with my dying breath are the Pittsburgh Steelers. I don’t bleed red, I bleed black and gold. The national anthem isn’t “The Star Spangled Banner,” it’s “Renegade.” And yes, I have plenty of Terrible Towels…
Read MoreI see you, little white admiral…
I went for a photo walk yesterday. Needed to clear my head, and the best way for me to do that is to grab my camera gear and shoot something. And I did. Spent most of the day driving from one locale to the other, shooting this, that and the other thing. You will certainly…
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