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1973
Yashica
64 ASA Kodachrome
Yashica
64 ASA Kodachrome
Kodak Photo CD 1997
Creative use of the camera
I originally acquired a serious camera in 1971. Purchased at a camera shop, a Yashica TL Electro-X. A heavy body 35mm SLR. For reference, these were the days when film speed (ISO) was still called ASA. I still have this camera. My purpose was solely to photograph artwork, My work and that of others. The requirement at that time for all art photography was slides. I love slides. I shot slide film exclusively for many years. Behind the camera, it was not long before I was noting interesting things and experimenting with this medium. After purchasing a super-8 movie camera, I was immersed in learning about film. Today, I use a camera mostly to collect ideas for paintings. However, there are still interesting things to be seen through the viewfinder. The photos here are identified by date. In the mid-90's I went through a process of converting slides to Kodak Photo CD. A couple hundred slides. I went digital in the late 90's. My working camera today is a Sony RX100 ...
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