My husband and I are finally on our long desired Japan adventure. Today was our first full day in Japan, and it's been fantastic! We'll be here till the 25th so we have just shy of three weeks to explore central Japan. I'm dying to photograph everything, but we're here to explore and there's a ton of see so I won't have time for careful compositions and photo planning so I'm just having to snap photos quickly as we walk. It's driving me crazy! lol If anyone ever wants to sponsor a photo trip to send me back to Japan, or [...]

Just purchased a 4x5 Calumet Cambo view camera! Can't wait to get the rest of the supplies I need to create my own tintypes. I'm pretty sure I got a good deal as this set. I paid a little under $500 for the bundle, including shipping. It comes with a Caltar IIE Copal No. 1 210mm f/6.8 MC lens with both caps, and includes the following accessories: - 12 Riteway and 2 Lisco Regal II film holders, all clean - Bag bellows - Dark cloth - Focusing shade - Polaroid 545i instant film back - sturdy Viking carrying case w/combo [...]