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Canon AE-1 Program
I used this mint Canon AE-1 Program briefly in the early 2010’s. I didn’t keep it, because I already had an all-mechanical Pentax K1000 and a Nikon F that both worked fine, and I wasn’t confident about the long-term viability of the camera’s electronics. Introduced in 1981, the AE-1 was one of the earliest, though…
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Pentax K1000
This is my Asahi Pentax. I bought it in 1979, and except for the lightmeter, it still works, although it did get a new shutter a quarter century ago. The lens is what came in the box… an SMC Pentax 50mm f/2. First introduced in 1976, the K1000 model acquired a bit of a cult…
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Ottawa Asian Fest Night Market
The Ottawa Asian Fest Night Market on Sparks Street is one of several popular and free public festivals in the urban core of the Nation’s Capital during the summer months. Held on the weekend of July 21 to 24 this year, it followed on the heels of the Chinatown Night Market on Somerset Street a…