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Classic Cameras Friday! Revere Eye-Matic EE127 – 1959

Cesar L. Diaz — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 10:00:02 +0000

Hello there;

It’s Friday, time for some Classic Camera. Today I want to show you the Revere Eye-Matic EE 127 from 1959, here some facts:

Second inexpensive auto-exposure still camera $139.50 in 1959 ($1045 in 2010 dollars)

This was the second of the auto-exposure cameras introduced in 1959. Revere, like Bell & Howell, [...]

Walked the Red Carpet… At Mecum Auction, Kissimmee FL

Cesar L. Diaz — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 22:19:34 +0000

Happy Sunday friends!

What a day yesterday (Sat Jan 28, 2012)… after a painful one hour drive to Kissimmee FL, finally got to see the Mecum Auction in action!!!…

Covering this event was a real blessing, never saw before that many cars in my entire life, my Favorite 1967 [...]

Time to Save my vacation time…

Cesar L. Diaz — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 10:00:07 +0000

Hello there,

Weather is getting pretty good, actually the weekend gonna be really nice, actually I didn’t try to get Paul Dellegatto out of business hehehee, I just repeating what he said…. well get back to photo talk, this time wanna talk about a nice event that happened to me in my last [...]

La Gran Piedra… High in altitude and stunning views

Cesar L. Diaz — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 23:00:54 +0000

Nice Sunday afternoon!

I am so happy I have so much media to share from my last trip to Cuba, I can say until now the best trip to Paradise Lost until now, exploring the east part this time, in special the City of Santiago de Cuba, nothing crazy cause I was with [...]

Santuario del Cobre, Under Construction.

Cesar L. Diaz — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 00:20:37 +0000

Hello and Happy weekend!

In my last visit to Paradise Lost, went into a east trip to Santiago De Cuba, a very hot part (I mean hot weather, hotter than the normal parts of the island), really wanna spend some good time with friend and girlfriend. Before getting to the city I decide [...]

Dade Battlefield Reenactment, a well piece of history taught Live…

Cesar L. Diaz — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 22:43:27 +0000

Hello there!

Last weekend I was over Bushnell, FL covering the Dade Battlefield Reenactment for 2012, what a nice history class, knowing details of the live in the Peninsula back in the days was a bless. Never knew that the Seminole Tribe never signed a piece treaty with the White People, and the [...]

Classic Cameras Friday! Rolleiflex 3.5 Automat MX – 1951

Cesar L. Diaz — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 00:37:36 +0000

Hello there!,

Happy friday!, today I want to show you the Rollei 3.5 Automat MX from 1951, here some photos!

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Beauty indeed!

Enjoy your Friday!

Cesar Out!

Fighting for Freedom has it origins… La Demajagua

Cesar L. Diaz — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 10:00:21 +0000

Hello friends;

This is a very CUBAN post, this place (La Demajagua National Monument) is the origins of the fight for Cuban Freedom, back in 1868 a rich Cuban sugar mill owner called Carlos Manuel de Céspedez offered freedom to all his slaves who wanted to join him in a fight against the [...]

Crane, concrete and a perfect light…

Cesar L. Diaz — Sat, 07 Jan 2012 17:35:23 +0000

Hello there;

Been away from the blog for a few weeks, family issues keep out of shooting, processing and posting, but now for 2012 I am back in action, like construction business, it’s a go!

This small assignment caused a lot of happiness, we are building!!!, businesses are going through this hard time, [...]

Old Locomotive, American Made… on display

Cesar L. Diaz — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 18:43:11 +0000

Hello there!

Is a day off for me today, Christmas is around the corner and because of that. Merry Christmas to all of you, hope your Christmas wishes are underneath the tree, your camera gear wish list had been listen but somebody and Sunday morning when you open your boxes you can find [...]

Classic Cameras Friday! Kodak 35RF – 1940

Cesar L. Diaz — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 10:29:44 +0000

Hello there!

Is friday, take a look of this beauty! the Kodak 35 RF, the First American Built 35mm camera, here some facts:

First 35mm Kodak made in US $48 in 1940 ($748 in 2010 dollars)

The Kodak 35 was the first US-made Kodak 35mm; this is the RF version, which came out [...]

Vantage Point…

Cesar L. Diaz — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 18:27:34 +0000

Hello, there!

This is a kind of techy post, really don’t like to much to do this, but always you are in the middle of a technicality, we are talking about vantage points, for many years millions of photographs are taken from the same vantage point, about 6 to 8 feet above ground, this [...]

San Pedro De La Roca ~ Morro de Santiago de Cuba

Cesar L. Diaz — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 21:00:37 +0000

Hello there friends;

What can I say about this superb place I did visit in my trip to Cuba, San Pedro de la Roca, el Morro de Santiago de Cuba, ( read Wikipedia entry here ), again, in my 32 years living in Cuba, never had [...]

Enter to the Prehistoric Valley…

Cesar L. Diaz — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 20:03:25 +0000

Hello folks;

If like dinosaurs, you gonna love this BIG gallery, the Prehistoric Valley (Valle de la Preshistoria in spanish) is a place over Santiago de Cuba, built many years ago, never had the time to visit when living over there, so this time spent a good quality time checking all the places [...]

Classic Cameras Friday! Asahi Pentax Spotmatic ~ 1964

Cesar L. Diaz — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 10:11:55 +0000

Hello there;

I am back with our Classic Cameras Friday, today I will show you a nice SLR, the Pentax Spotmatic, have one in version F, enjoy!

First Pentax with through-the-lens metering $299.50 with f1.4 lens in 1965 ($2073 in 2010 dollars)

Pentax showed a prototype through-the-lens (TTL) metering SLR in [...]

Laguna Baconao…a reached goal!

Cesar L. Diaz — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 02:12:30 +0000

Hello there!

I am enjoying this post already, for many years I wanted to visit this place in Cuba, is Called Parque Nacional Baconao (Baconao National Park) Baconao is an indian name, the history says he was a little indian, who lived over this area, when the conquistador came to the new world. [...]

Characters…

Cesar L. Diaz — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 02:48:55 +0000

Hello readers;

After my trip to Cuba, want to share a little compilation of portraits I did during my time over, let’s start now:

This dude was in Santiago de Cuba, I was buying some water in this store when found the guy, of course didn’t hesitate in asking for a photo, pretty [...]

Back from Paradise Lost!

Cesar L. Diaz — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 00:31:41 +0000

Hello there friends!

Just after hours of my return to civilization, had a great time with family and friends over Cuba, right now working on selection and cataloging close to 2k photos. Here now I want to show you two panos from my visit to Santiago de Cuba, one in La Gran Piedra [...]

From Paradise Lost, one entry before Paradise Lost

Cesar L. Diaz — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 21:35:34 +0000

Hey there;

One short post before vacation time, will be out for around two weeks, Destination Paradise Lost, hope you guys have a great Veterans Day and Thanksgiving Weekend!

Photos from Friend Nasquisev:

Cesar Out!

Between the rumble… a time for creation!

Cesar L. Diaz — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 01:34:00 +0000

Hey there;

During my shoot out over Sake Bomb Bike Show, had some time for some creative light, with the help of Mikey from LightenUpAndShoot.com, did a little strobist, nothing complicated, two lights through the difuser:

Very Happy with the results, [...]

Cafe Invasion! at Sake Bomb Bar, DT St. Pete

Cesar L. Diaz — Sun, 06 Nov 2011 19:28:50 +0000

Hello fellow riders, this is a post for you!

Yesterday at Sake Bomb Bar in St. Pete together with Dime City Cycles, a super bike show with Cafe Racers and everything cool, pinups girls and many other amenities, went with friend Mikey from LightenUpAndShoot.com.

After a brief introduction let [...]

A Must Go Destination… Solomon’s Castle

Cesar L. Diaz — Sat, 05 Nov 2011 14:22:40 +0000

Hey there;

Been a little away from the blog due to my next trip to Paradise Lost, here I am again, with this beautiful photos from a place you must visit when in Florida, The Solomon’s Castle, is like a fairy tale, [...]

Film Action Photography… at East Bay MX Track

Cesar L. Diaz — Sun, 23 Oct 2011 21:20:13 +0000

Hello there;

Today I did went out for some photos, because it was a practice day took my Nikon F100 for some Film Fun! I am very happy with the results:

Hope you had a great weekend!

Cesar Out!

Classic Cameras Friday! Univex Mercury 1938

Cesar L. Diaz — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 10:00:16 +0000

Hello readers,

This time, a very unique machine, the Univex Mercury, a half frame camera made right here in the United States, take a look at the facts:

Early half-frame circular-shutter 35mm US-made camera $25 in 1939 ($392 in 2010 dollars)

The Mercury is notable for the semi-circular housing that holds its large, [...]

One weekend…. Two Wheels, two locations!

Cesar L. Diaz — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 02:07:41 +0000

Hello there,

What a Weekend!!!!, I have to say, first Saturday (Oct 15, 2011) Daytona Beach Biketober Fest, I did ride my bike (Triumph Speed Triple) to Daytona Beach over the other side of the State, what a great day to ride, after many days without going out [...]