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Blogs about: Manual Cameras

My grandfather, the one eyed photographer3 comments

starranise wrote 5 months ago: Lolo giving me the stinkeye Lolo (grandfather) used to always bring a camera with him whenever we we … more →

Tags: Events, Photography, LOLO, Lola, grandfather, Photographer, cameras, Nikon F, Old Age

The siren song of the 'Black Finish' vintage camera

ajoy muralidhar wrote 2 years ago: I admit it – I am smitten by the black models of the old metal bodied manual cameras. Why black? In … more →

Tags: 35mm SLR, Cheap Awesome Lens, Classic Camera, Dental Eye Macro, Dynax 800si, Honeywell Pentax, Olympus, Olympus 35 EC, Olympus Trip 35

Sunayana

ajoy muralidhar wrote 2 years ago: … more →

Tags: Photography, Olympus, Classic SLR, film, OM-2, Panagor 90mm, Fuji

Olympus Trip 35 - Fall in Montgomery County, MD

ajoy muralidhar wrote 2 years ago: Some more Fall pictures. These were taken near Dufief Pond, and at Morris Park near Rockville. A cou … more →

Tags: Classic Camera, COLOR, Composition, Driveby, exposure, Fall, film, Hand Held, landscape

Fall Pictures: Olympus 35 RC Rangefinder

ajoy muralidhar wrote 2 years ago: First roll off my Olympus 35 RC. I finally got around to changing the seals on this old mechanical b … more →

Tags: Camera Restoration, Classic Camera, COLOR, Composition, Driveby, exposure, Fall, film, Hand Held

Sauter's Delight

ajoy muralidhar wrote 2 years ago: Sauter’s Delight is a farm located just outside of Westminster, MD on Old Bachman’s Vall … more →

Tags: 35mm SLR, 3rd Party Lens, 50mm, Cheap Awesome Lens, Classic Camera, COLOR, Composition, Driveby, exposure

Brief Retrospective on Olympus/Zuiko – one year and 100 posts later.1 comment

ajoy muralidhar wrote 2 years ago: When I was looking through the Blog Stats for Olympuszuiko, I realized that this is the 100th post. … more →

Tags: 35mm SLR, 3rd Party Lens, film, Kiron, Lens Compatability, Lenses, Manual Lenses, Maxxum, Minolta

Maryland Fall - Zuiko 100mm f/2.8

ajoy muralidhar wrote 2 years ago: The Zuiko 100mm f/2.8 is one of the best lenses made by Olympus. It’s a sweet lens… and … more →

Tags: Zuiko, 35mm SLR, COLOR, Photography, OM-2n, Olympus, Lenses, film, Hand Held

Old Farmhouse on Sullivan Road2 comments

ajoy muralidhar wrote 2 years ago: This old farmhouse and barn sits just outside of Westminster, a couple of miles north of the town. I … more →

Tags: Zuiko, Vivitar, Places, 3rd Party Lens, 35mm SLR, lighting, COLOR, Filters, OM-1

Close-up photography with a Soligor C/D 500mm Mirror lens

ajoy muralidhar wrote 2 years ago: I always appreciate an opportunity to use my Soligor 500mm f/8 Mirror lens, and like most other mirr … more →

Tags: Minolta, Macro, 3rd Party Lens, 35mm SLR, COLOR, Filters, Bokeh, OM-2, exposure

Potomac Heritage Trail, Washington DC

ajoy muralidhar wrote 2 years ago: A few weeks ago, I took Sunny and her cousin Mahathi for a hike along the Potomac Heritage Trail in … more →

Tags: Places, 35mm SLR, COLOR, Hikes, Nature, Photography, Children, Waterscape, film

Skyscape near Damascus, MD

ajoy muralidhar wrote 2 years ago: I spotted this striking skyscape on my way home from work.. It must have been about 6.30 PM as I was … more →

Tags: Places, 3rd Party Lens, 35mm SLR, lighting, COLOR, Filters, OM-2, exposure, Composition

Old Gas Station, MD Rte 407

ajoy muralidhar wrote 2 years ago: This was a chance find… Rte 407 is in Carroll County, and connects Rte 27 to I-270.. for the m … more →

Tags: 35mm SLR, 3rd Party Lens, COLOR, Driveby, film, Kino Precision, Lenses, Olympus, OM-1n

More Cherry Blossom Festival pictures - Ricoh 500G

ajoy muralidhar wrote 2 years ago: More pictures from the Cherry Blossom festival – these are from my backup camera. I had taken … more →

Tags: Composition, Nature, Photography, Photo Opportunism, Street Photography, Events, Waterscape, film, Trees

Macrophotography - Panagor 90mm f/2.8 MACRO and Olympus Zuiko 50mm f/1.8 with 2X Macro-Teleconverter2 comments

ajoy muralidhar wrote 2 years ago: I’ve always been interested in close-up photography, but the cost of a good MACRO lens usually … more →

Tags: 35mm SLR, 3rd Party Lens, 50mm, Bokeh, Cheap Awesome Lens, COLOR, Composition, exposure, film

Film Blues, and a note on Olympus OM manual lens compatibility with E-Series DSLRS1 comment

ajoy muralidhar wrote 2 years ago: A few weeks ago, I came across a question by another WordPress blogger asking – why does anyon … more →

Tags: Zuiko, Kiron, Minolta, 35mm SLR, Photography, Olympus, Digital, Lenses, film

Sugarloaf Orange Trail with an old Ricoh CR-5

ajoy muralidhar wrote 2 years ago: Yet another hiking trip to Sugarloaf Mountain, this time with 3 little kids in tow – Vasudev, … more →

Tags: Places, 35mm SLR, lighting, Filters, Hikes, Camera Restoration, Photography, Children, Lenses

Cheap Super Telephoto Lenses Part II - Roaming the countryside with a Spiratone 400mm f/6.31 comment

ajoy muralidhar wrote 2 years ago: This is a follow-up to the post I had a couple of weeks back where I described the merits of really … more →

Tags: 35mm SLR, 3rd Party Lens, Cheap Awesome Lens, COLOR, Composition, Driveby, exposure, film, Filters

Catoctin Mountain - Cunningham Falls and Hunt Lake

ajoy muralidhar wrote 2 years ago: Sunayana, Vasudev and I went back up to Cunningham Falls and Hunt Lake up in Frederick County on Sun … more →

Tags: Zuiko, Vivitar, Places, 3rd Party Lens, 35mm SLR, Filters, OM-1, Hikes, exposure


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