I think the main thing I need to state before anything else is I’m not a rangefinder man. I’ve shot them and had, for the most part, mixed feelings about them. Examples of rangefinders I’ve liked include the Argus C3, and the Kiev 4. So when I say I liked the Nikon S2, despite what […]
Author Archives: Azriel Knight
Azriel is a lover of photographic history, which he showcases on his You Tube segment, This Old Camera. Drawing from a large physical archive of magazines and books (plus the internet of course), Azriel paints a picture of how cameras made an impact in their time, and since.
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Nishika & The N8000: A seedy history of telephone scams, lawsuits and fake parts
Did you ever hear the tragedy of the Nishika N8000? If you haven’t you’re going to learn all about the seemingly seedy history of this camera; from fake LCD screens to telemarketing scams ahem, creativity…
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How to shoot a film shooting marathon: A FortKnight of Film
What’s it like shooting a roll of film every single day for thirty days? Probably not as hard as filming it simultaneously. I’m gearing up to do it again, but let me tell you about the first time… When my YouTube channel was in its infant stage four years ago, the daily vlog was king. […]
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A look at the first issue of Popular Photography: May 1937
I love looking at old magazines. They feel like little time capsules, as they are a mix of pop culture and bite-sized info that publications thought the general public wanted at any given time. I also find it fascinating what used to be considered acceptable and seeing the wax and wane of liberated and conservative […]
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Celebs selling Polaroids in the 1970s, 80s and 90s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=csqQ14YnESY I haven’t had cable TV in a very long time. I cut the cord almost 12 years ago and all of the ads I get now are less than 15 seconds long, skip-able and usually specific to my tastes. The only way to avoid skipping an ad when I was growing up was to […]
