I’ve been perusing photos and reading information about some of the 1960s and 1970s rangefinder cameras.  There are a lot of neat models.  I haven’t tried all of these, yet, but here are some of my favorites so far from studying photos, specifications, and web posts:

• Yashica Electro GSN
• Yashica Electro CC
• Minolta Hi-Matic 7SII
• Minolta Hi-Matic E
• Olympus XA

I listed these because of my preferences for a few things which each of these has in part: wide aperture, sharpness, size, beauty. These may not have the sharpness or build of some of the more sought-after and famous rangefinders, but their image quality can be excellent from what I’ve seen so far. They do make a nice enjoyable break from modern digital photography and demonstrate the quality and feel of a different era. I do have a mostly working Electro GSN from an eBay purchase.  I’ll only have about $35 invested in it so far, but the slower exposures are not working properly as the result most likely from the “pad-of-death.” I may get a repair and CLA done because the sharpness of the lens does seem to be as rumored. There are a few more images here from my first test roll on the Electro GSN; this roll was shot with Kodak BW400CN, processed at Sam’s Club, and scanned on my Epson Perfection Photo 4870.

He’s got that “Who Me?” look. Shot on the Olympus EP1 with my Nikkor 24mm 2.8.

Not to turn this into a blog about dogs — just having fun today. This one was created with Cinemagram.

A quick, fun “painting” with “Procreate” on the iPad while Chloe was napping next to me on the couch.  Also, played with “Paper” by Fifty-Three today — another nice app.

Don’t waste your life in doubts and fears: spend yourself on the work before you, well assured that the right performance of this hour’s duties will be the best preparation for the hours or ages that follow it.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

The little fellow in the picture was relaxing at the dive shop Jost Van Dyke SCUBA. He seemed like we wasn’t wasting his time with doubts or fears! Just enjoying the day — easy to do on Jost.