No. EDIT: At the insistence of my manager and colleagues, I will list some reasons. It’s too heavy. It’s too loud. It’s not pretty. The lenses are amazing, but not worth the sacrifice you have to make to be able to shoot them. They’re very unreliable.
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The Pentax K1000 has become well known over the past three decades as one of the best cameras for people looking to get started in photography. This is mainly due to how simple it is to operate. There are no frills when it come to features. The K1000 was introduced in 1976 as the basic,…
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Testing out cameras and subsequently, croissants (because we always need a snack while traversing the city trying out cameras) has become a way of life for Meghan and I, as such a variety pass through the store. Everything from odd little ones to “higher end” sought after ones – we always find ourselves with an…
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When I first started doing film photography seriously many years ago, I started it with my dad’s old Canon EOS 500 (or Rebel XS to you North Americans). It was a perfectly fine camera, as it provided me with many of the modern amenities that modern day digital cameras do, except of course, it shoots…
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Now that we’re right in the middle of summer, its a good time to get acquainted with the Sunny 16 rule! You might have heard that term before, but basically what it means is that on a sunny day, at the aperture of f/16 you can simply set the shutter speed to correspond closest with…
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I recently purchased a Minox EC camera and decided it would be fun to shoot and try and develop the film myself. I initially thought that having such a small camera with me would be wonderfully convenient and that I would always have it with me to never miss a shot; however, this did not…
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Last fall I traveled to Europe and brought along my Grandfather’s Contax 167MT. I only had two large zoom lenses for it which I knew I wouldn’t want to carry around with me so just before I left, I picked up the Contax Tessar 45mm f/2.8 T*. This lens allowed me to carry the camera…
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The purchasers from KEH will be at Beau Photo on April 16th from 10:00 AM till 4:30 PM to purchase Cameras, lenses and some camera accessories. Bring your gear in to sell to them or trade up to new gear with Beau photo and get a 10% bonus.
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With the introduction of the IMꟼOSSIBLE project back in 2008, we’ve seen a resurgence in Polaroid and other cameras supporting the film format. Fast forward to 2017 and IMꟼOSSIBLE have re-branded to Polaroid Originals. Their largest shareholder purchased the intellectual property of Polaroid, along with it is an increase in instant film sales at Beau! Score! We have a constant, revolving…
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Argus lovers around the world have come together to celebrate their fondness for this great old camera brand by dubbing August, “Argust” and vowing to go out on a specific day each Argust with their Argus camera. The first Argus Day was on Argust 1, 2001 and every year after that the day falls to…
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