Since I need to flex me creative muscles, I employ film & digital cameras as me outlet-. Life offers much in the way of beauty, diversity and fascination, perhaps me photos capture some of those vibe.

For me, am happy to have both film anmd digital. Each has its own place.

Film camera collection 35 mm size: Zeiss Contaflex suoer BC, 50 mm f2.8 , 135 mm f4 lenes plus clsoe-up lens for the 50 mm. Provides sharp images, fits in me hand nicely and is elegant. Get a lot of nice camera!!! when on in the street. Oh yes, I shoot lot of street photos, http:mikevibes.com.

Medium Froamt cameras: Bronica ERSTi w/50 MM f2.8, 75 MM f2.8 & 105 MM f4 marco lenses. Never disappoints, sharp images (providing I set it in focus,LOL) is 645 format.

Zeiss Ikontka 512-16 75MM f3.5 lens. This is totally manual camera, only focusing help is distance scale. Is often called pcoket camera (need large pocket for this folding camera. Lite-wieght and easy to use and when I nail the focus, oh so nice pics Iit provides 6 size.

2 Rolleicords: IIA 75 MM f3.5 Tesser lens, has issues: film counter is stuck and shutter speeds abovce f8 blurred. On the street thius camera attracts more people to come and ask about it. Yes, the photos are what one expects from a Rollei.

III 75 MM f3.5 Schneider lens, shutter speed goes to 1/500 sec. This my do to 6x6 meduim format camera, its a Rollei!!!

Voitlander Avus folding camera with vertical and horital adjustments. 105 MM f4.5 lens. Grond lass for focusing. Shutter speeds are way off and may need repair. Shot at 1/250 sec (on digital correct setting) and still under expsoed by more than a stop??? Will use this for buildings and such. Lens is fine.

Voitlander Bessa (I think) 105 f4.5 lens. Totaly maunal, only distance scale to use for focusing help. Needs repair, often light streaks, although on site is color photo at Santa Monica Beach.

Digital: Nikon D70 and D7000 with several lens from 18 to 210 mm. Nikon quality. Also, a few point and shoot Panasonic.

On film: I really like Arist EDU Ultra 100 (also 200 & 400). Fine qrain and holds shadows and hightlite well. Price is much lower versus Ilford?Kodack. I also use Ilford Delta.

Like Kodack Ektar 100, really puches of blue tones.

In past like Fugi Provia for color slide fim

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Michael J Daily