Fabrice on Film

After photographing for over 25 years, I realized the ideal camera(s) for me has to have the following: -Very small in size / light -WYSIWIG viewfinder if possible -Manual focusing capable -Cell / under or overexposure indicator -Freedom to shoot - aka not having to worry too much about reaching the end of the roll too fast -Give me an "analog photography" feel - aka the results need to feel like film -Double Exposure capable -Interchangeable lenses These are my 8 Golden Rules for me to fall in love with a tool and incorporate it in my workflow. Therefore, my favorite cameras to own and use are the following: 110: -Pentax Auto 110 - 6 out of 8 Golden Rules, one extra point for being a SLR that fits in a jacket pocket and giving out outstanding results 35 half-frame: -Olympus Pen F (with two lenses) - 8 Golden Rules attained! - extra point for the freedom brought by half-frame (72 exposures...)     35mm: -Minolta X-300 - 8 Golden Rules attained! Medium Format: I'm still s...

I thought that my Pathé Webo needed servicing, because the markings on some C-Mount lenses didn't match the distances at which the image was sharp in the reflex viewfinder. And I thought that, living near Hollywood, it wouldn't be too hard to find a film technician to help me with it. How wrong I was! After calling 7 different camera repair shops, only Walters Camera Video & Digital was open about a walk-in to check it. Some answers I got were: “I’m not an expert in that - there’s someone who’s an expert in that in the los angeles area - 16mm is a rare commodity etc etc” “No we do not” "Yes we repair film cameras, but not 16mm" "We don’t offer that anymore" "We don’t I haven't seen one of these in 10 years!" I was also wrong is assuming there was something to fix with the camera. The lenses that were showing an erroneous distance for the sharpest focus were more recent, TV lenses that didn't mount as properly as lenses designed for 16...