I enjoy the engineering and craftsmanship of the old cameras too, not much plastic involved.
Oh, I hear ya there bro. An old Pentax is a beautiful machine.
I need to put a roll through that old Minolta, just to see what happens. Back in the day I had a darkroom. Rolled my own from bulk, developed it, printed contact sheets, and spent days making prints. That day is all gone now, everything is digital. What took me days can be done in a couple of hours now.
I miss those days. Good times. Tri-X, Plus-X, TMX/TMY/TMZ. I used to know a thing or two about chemical photography, and I still have my enlarger and all my lab, but I think I’ll donate it to the local community college.
Keep the faith Swampy, you are a dinosaur ;)
Great find. I should have some pictures to share around somewhere as well. I’ve quite a few concerts lately.