RetroCamera » challenge http://www.retrocamera.net Old retrocamera equipment in a digital photography world. Thu, 26 Apr 2012 12:41:11 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 World Pentax day http://www.retrocamera.net/world-pentax-day.html http://www.retrocamera.net/world-pentax-day.html#comments Fri, 06 Aug 2010 07:10:31 +0000 Mattias http://www.retrocamera.net/?p=951 August 15 is world Pentax day, where Pentax users around the world photographs on the same day. The result is shown of at Pentaxforums.com, if you want to participate.

Sup-Tak 85/1.9 on Spotmatic again
Similar Posts:]]> http://www.retrocamera.net/world-pentax-day.html/feed 0 80 film cameras for under 50 dollars http://www.retrocamera.net/80-film-cameras-for-under-50-dollars.html http://www.retrocamera.net/80-film-cameras-for-under-50-dollars.html#comments Wed, 17 Sep 2008 16:03:33 +0000 Mattias http://www.retrocamera.net/?p=275 Epic Edits You might remember my post on the “$50-dollar film camera project” from Epic Edits? Well, the list is published now and there were 80 cameras reviewed, amongst them my own review of the Yashica J-7.

Epic Edits

Epic Edits

It was a very inspiring challenge, I will keep doing similar reviews – I’ve already got more cameras to write about and also ideas on expanding the Yashica J-7 review with more photos testing all functions. Today a package arrived, with 5 rolls of Kodak TMax 100 ASA black and white-film ….

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I bought a kit with Yashica J-7 SLR with the lens Yashinon-DX 50mm f1.7 for about $22 on Tradera (swedish version of ebay) :)

Shoot Some Film With Your New Camera!
Well, I’ve shot a blck and white roll and a colour-film roll. Both were Kodak and 400 ASA.
From the first roll
From the second roll

Write a Review of Your Camera, Publish a Photo of Your Camera
By this time I was so excited that I bought the domain www.yashicaforum.com and wrote the review there! :) There are several large photos of the camera in the review, but I guess the first one is most representative:

Yashica J-7 and Yashinon-DX 50mm/1.7

Yashica J-7 and Yashinon-DX 50mm/1.7

Publish an Entire Roll of Photos
Set on Flickr, here as slideshow (view large):

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Credit to swedish photomagazine online Bild och foto for this news.

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