In case you’re wondering why people are still shooting film, check out Ken Rockwell’s post on why digital is dying. While I don’t agree that digital is dying, I wholly agree that digital still has major shortcomings in comparison with film. Film offers more range, better color, and more exposure latitude. A scanned transparency yields [...]
Finally, a rangefinder. My monogamous relationship with 35mm SLR cameras has come to an end. Sure, I had my indiscretions with Holga, but we both knew that was only a fling. What I found with the Canon Canonet GIII QL17, however, is something real. This isn’t a novelty. This is an excellent camera with quality [...]
I hate the N train. Yesterday it took more than 10 minutes to go from Queensboro Plaza to 59th St (one stop). Today it took just under 20 minutes. In normal circumstances, this should take about 3 minutes.
I suggest that the MTA simply allow these signs to remain on N Line trains permanently.
I just got back the first roll of 35 mm that I ran through my Holga. I used the official adapter, bought from B&H Photo here in Manhattan, so the negative was masked and sprockets left unexposed. I was fine with this, since I really wanted to see what sort exposure the Holga would produce [...]
Scott is an editor living in Queens, New York, who enjoys language (specifically English). He is strangely fascinated with Web typesetting, if such a thing exists. Scott is married to Binita, for whom he once ghost wrote a blog about court reporting for almost two years. They have been married four.
