Classic Cameras Friday! Zeiss Ikon Contax S – 1949

Hello there! Busy week, got relatives in town and time is running like Water over the Niagara Falls. Here is my selection for this friday: the Zeiss Ikon Contax S ~ 1949, a superb piece of photographic technology. Now some facts: First SLR with pentaprism First with 42mm screw mount $475 with f2 lens in 1950 …

Classic Cameras Friday! Nikon Nikkorex 35 – 1962

Hey There! This time I bring a nice little machine, the Nikon Nikkorex 35, could you ask yourself how a Nikon D3100 looks like back in the days, well, here is an example and some facts, enjoy: Early consumer Nikon SLR $120 with f2.5 lens in 1963 ($855 in 2010 dollars) A lousy camera, but …

From Friend Nasquisev… amazing with almost nothing!

Hello friends, This is so amazing, I really have to share fast!, my friend Nasquisev, a superb photog form my home town using his advanced point and shoot camera. These photos make me say Wow! a hummingbird guys, you know how difficult to photograph this bird is, well no more to say, take a look …

Classic Cameras Friday! Canon Canonet 1961

Hello there! This is a nice rangefinder, I have one, will post photos soon, here some facts: Canon’s first consumer rangefinder $119.50 with f1.9 lens in 1961 ($871 in 2010 dollars) The Canonet was Canon’s first mid-priced camera, a shutter-priority auto-exposure 35mm rangefinder with the meter around the lens, so it automatically compensated for filters. …

The Race is On… Dragon Boats World Championship

Hello There; Last Saturday, RACE WAS ON over Channelside and Harbor Island at Downtown Tampa, our Team was there all over the competition, have a few photos here, take a look: Is really cool how this works, never saw this event in my whole life, with the drum beat, the  is ON, and let me …

Faces… at Dragon Boat Races Inauguration Ceremony

Hello There; Yesterday was a special day here in the City of Tampa, the Inauguration of the World Championship of Dragon Boat racing, took a little bit of time to visit the event and of course get back home with a few photos. I took a few hundreds, now I want to share a few …