Camera Geekery

Nov 8, 2024 | japancamerahunter.com | Camera Geekery

Something very special has come my way. A very rare 1966 Gemini 9 Hasselblad SWC Replica camera. Only 4-5 are known to exist and here is one of them, and you could be the next owner as this one is for sale. Check it out. Hasselblad in spaceHasselblad is well known for their space cameras and the legacy that they have taken to and left in space. That NASA modified existing bodies purchased from a store in Houston is nothing short of amazing.

Sep 7, 2024 | japancamerahunter.com | Camera Geekery

The time has come, I have released a book! They say everyone has a book inside them, I didn’t realize it would take blood sweat and tears to extract it, but thanks to the patience and guidance from the wonderful people at Chronicle Chroma my book is finally here. Film Camera Zen, a guide to finding the perfect film camera. This book is for everyone, from the novice to the grizzled old collector. Some cameras you might know, some you might not.

Sep 5, 2024 | japancamerahunter.com | Camera Geekery

A story of cameras, war and love by Greg Pierce. This piece is wonderful and heart wrenching at the same time. Two old cameras, no longer oceans apart. In early 1935 my grandfather, Jack Cleaves entered a store in Sydney Australia and purchased this Zeiss Ikon Super Ikonta 530/15. Jack and my grandmother Marion were expecting their first child Valerie, my mother.

Jul 2, 2024 | japancamerahunter.com | Camera Geekery |Camera Guides

Geoff Chaplin has written for us at JCH before. This time he gives us his thoughts on the Leica RF system cameras and his experiences with them. IntroductionFirst a little about myself so you know where I’m coming from. My initial interest and then real photographic work was scientific using specialist cameras and systems.