O futuro da fotografia
A fotografia é a técnica que permite registrar o mundo, que é tridimensional, em apenas duas dimensões. Em outras palavras, a informação que vem do mundo contém largura, altura e…
O Velho e o Mar de Hemingway, sobre homens maduros e o caos
O Velho e o Mar foi a obra que rendeu o prêmio Nobel de literatura a Ernest Hemmingway em 1954. Daí se vê, especialmente porque na década de 50 o…
How to build a digital refracting telescope for cheap
A long time ago, in the 90s, my dad gave me a refracting telescope as a Christmas gift. It is a Bushnell 600 mm refracting scope that was supposedly capable…
How much does it cost to restore an old photo?
Everybody has old family photos at home, and sometimes they are almost one century old. However, as nothing lasts forever, old photographs also age and they usually get damaged over…
How to use the Canon Prima Zoom 80u – Sure Shot 80u
The Canon Prima Zoom 80u (in Europe and South America) or Sure Shot 80u (in North America) is a compact point-and-shoot 35mm film camera loaded with amazing features and aimed…
Pentax ME: a helpful guide with photos
Since I am a Pentax fanboy, I was looking for more 35mm SLR cameras with the K-mount standard. One day, I found this camera in a local listings site (like…
Sears KS500: a helpful guide (with photos)
In this article, I'm going to talk about one of my favorite 35mm SLR cameras, the Sears KS500. It is a very typical SLR, with all-manual controls and a very…
Praktica B200 Electronic Instruction Manual
Praktica was the official film camera brand from Eastern Germany's legendary Zeiss company through the Pentacon factory. Just for this fact alone, you can see we are talking about legendary…
Minolta Maxxum 5000 instruction manual with photos
The Minolta Maxxum 5000 is a 35mm SLR film camera from the 90s intended for intermediary users. It has all the common features of SLRs of its time but has…
Yashica MF-3 Super Instruction Manual
The Yashica MF-3 Super is a 35mm cheap plastic camera with full manual operation, except focus. It work in a simple manner in which the exposure can be adjusted according…