Kodachrome Krazy In 1935 KODACHROME Film was introduced and became the first commercially successful amateur color film. In June ’09 Kodak announced the discontinuation of their most famous film. Kodachrome's popularity peaked in the 1960s and '70s, when Americans' urge to catalog every single holiday, family vacation and birthday celebration hit its stride. Kodachrome II, a faster, more ... [Read More]
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They closed my Saturn dealership!
The NY Times recently reported: Saturn, one of three brands that General Motors plans to drop, has been running ads that tell skittish car shoppers, 'We’re still here.' But Saturn is getting harder to find. One of the company’s largest dealers shut down four of his six Saturn stores in Wisconsin on Wednesday. Yup, no kidding. Saturn shut down my local dealership here in North Jersey ... [Read More]
Goodbye, Analog Television
The United States Congress set June 12, 2009 as the final date that full power television stations can broadcast analog signals. As of June 13, 2009, full power television stations will only broadcast digital, over-the-air signals. Assuming that you currently have Cable TV, this means that old black & white or color TV you have in the garage or basement will not pick up a signal without ... [Read More]
Frisky’s Fifteen Minutes of Fame
I’ve decided this year to devote quite a bit of my spare time to the digital scanning of all of my photos. I started photography as a hobby sometime in 1977—so it’s conceivable that my one-year commitment may reach far beyond 2009. That combined with my frenzied picture taking as of late—has meant that so far—I’ve spent every free moment either scanning, snapping or uploading to Flickr.com. No ... [Read More]
Off Brand Lenses are Alright!
Blog by Michael Raso I really have a soft spot for off-brand products. You know—off brand, generic “knock-offs” of the original brand. Most products from breakfast cereals to home electronics have them. My first zoom lens for my Canon AE-1 Program 35mm SLR camera was a Vivitar brand zoom lens ( Vivitar 80-200mm f4.5 FD lens ) . I was 16 years old at the time and so thrilled to have a zoom ... [Read More]