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My wife and I traded portraits on Ruby Beach this winter with an old Canon AE-1 and some Fujicolor 400 speed film:

I have become the repository of unwanted and undervalued cameras in my circle of friends, and this means when my future brother-in-law found his dad's Canon AE-1 with FD 50mm f/1.4, it came to me. Over the course of a year I casually used up a roll of film in it, until I got to around frame 28 and I...

At first I didn't know what you were talking about, and then I searched my own photos for black and whites and, sure enough, they're there:


Sunrise on the Snake River by Kevin_Barrett, on Flickr

Welcome, Saurabh! Let's see some pictures!

It's a somewhat guarded smile you captured, Sury, but she is very radiant! @Kevin: is the scooter a popular method of transportation where you live? Here it's especially popular with teenagers and people who work in very crowded areas (like I do). It is not an especially popular means of transportat...

There are some great shots in here! It's no wonder I see black-and-white shots spilling over into the other exhibit threads!

Here's one from near my new home here in Seattle, Washington:


Scooter Row by Kevin_Barrett, on Flickr

Photographer Charlie Haughey has revisited his long-neglected cache of over 1000 negatives from the Vietnam war. They're amazing photographs, and you can view selections of them on Flickr and Tumblr , among other places. His collection available on Boston.com seems to have many pictures that the oth...

sury wrote:Kevin,
Are you still smitten by THE original?

Yes, quite!


Elise by Kevin_Barrett, on Flickr


Elise's Smile by Kevin_Barrett, on Flickr

Thanks guys. Yeah, I was more smitten than original back then.

Doc, I am loving these old film portraits you've been posting! Keep them coming!

Here's another of my wife, in the shadow of the Basilica di Santa Maria del Fiore:


Elise by Kevin_Barrett, on Flickr

Greg Beetham wrote:Btw the NEX has an E-mount not a NEX mount.

It's interesting to discover whether another person calls it "necks" or "any eggs."

I tried my SAL-35F18 on an NEX-7 at a store using the LA-EA1 (different adapter, I know), but it performed very well. Not lightning fast to focus, but quick enough. With the LA-EA2, I imagine it could only get better. BTW, I used the SAL-35F18 on a 12 MP camera for years and it was sharp, but never ...

These black-and-white landscapes are enchanting, fellas. Keep 'em coming! Yes, Doc. Though having seen it at two extremes now, I feel like I can go look for other beautiful places around here. Here's a shot my wife took while we were there at low tide: http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8237/8557488917_b...

Wow! These are amazing...tell me there's more!

Thank you! The second and third were on the same day, at extreme low tide before and after sunset. The third was on another day with John and Ian. I inadvertently pulled an epic bait-and-switch on them.