My oldest camera: Franka Pronto

The actual model’s name is Franka Rolfix. It was made before World War II. Probably around 1938. I have looked at these brands of cameras and they all look different in detail. It is a Folding Camera designed for “full” medium format 6 x 9 cm. The lens seems to have no coating and uncoatedContinue reading “My oldest camera: Franka Pronto”

Long-exposure photography in another way

The traditional way to make long-exposure photography is to take photos with a long-duration shutter speed to sharply capture the stationary elements of images while blurring, smearing, or obscuring the moving elements. Long-exposure photography captures one element that conventional photography does not: an extended period of time. (1) One day I watched Scott Manley videoContinue reading “Long-exposure photography in another way”