Reference

  • Photography in Malaysia
    Don't let the title fool you. This is a collection of wonderful web pages devoted to cameras and photography. Notably (but not limited to): reproductions of owner's manuals and literature for Canon manual focus 35mm SLRs, a pictorial history of Nikon cameras, pages dedicated to Hasselblad, Rollei, Pentax, Minolta, Olympus, and tons of other stuff. I can't recommend this site highly enough.
  • Graflex Information
    The best page I've seen regarding the legendary company and their cameras.
  • Eastman Kodak
    Arguably the biggest horde of buried treasure on the net: but bring your pickaxe, a miner's helmet and a canary. I keep finding wonderful stuff here but it's always from following links in from outside.
  • Photographic Calculators
    Won't do you much good if you're in the field (maybe if you're in a Wi-Fi area), but at home it's great. A simple page full of useful calculators. Depth of Field, Parallax, Field of View, etc.
  • Lighting Calculator
    I haven't tried it yet. I'll let you know.
  • Date Your Canon SLR
    There's a code inside that will give you the manufacturing year.
  • Date Your Rollei TLR
    Get an approximate year using the serial number, courtesy Oceanside Camera Repair.

How-To

  • DIYPhotography.net
    Various projects and ideas. A lot of it is centered around lighting.
  • Do It Yourself Projects
    Tons of links to sites with How-to articles on any number of subjects. Poorly organized but well worth a visit.
  • f295: Pinhole and Alternative Photography I hate pinhole photography, but this place makes it interesting. Plus they have a lot of other interesting things (like a DIY stereo slidebar project) on the site.
  • Free Lens Hoods
    Templates for lens hoods you print on card stock, cut out and attach. Seriously, have you seen the price of lens hoods these days?
  • Huws Home Page
    Several interesting looking projects, particularly with converting old equipment which uses bulbs to use LEDs instead.
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Camera Collections and History

  • Historic Camera pages
    Bills itself as The Ultimate Resource for Antique Camera and Photography Collectors. I don't know about that, but it is interesting. Check out the Librarium.
  • Antique and Classic Camera Site
    A gateway to all kinds of interesting stuff.
  • Voigtlander Vito Pages
    I've got some Voigtlander Vitos and love them. This is a great resource about these under-appreciated cameras.
  • Marriott World
    An English retailer, this website has all kinds of interesting information on collecting. A priceless website.
  • Casual Collector
    A camera collection on the net. A lot of the pages haven't been written yet, but what's there is very well done, especially the Canon stuff.
  • Junk Store Cameras
    A website devoted to all those old pot-metal and plastic junkers of the past. I have more than a few of these things myself.
  • The Camera Site
    This Finnish-based site has a lot of European cameras not easily found elsewhere.
  • The Brownie Camera Page
    Great information on Kodak's Brownie, Target, Hawkeye and beginner cameras.
  • A History of Rochester Camera and Lens Companies
    I'm a history buff, so I love these snippets of some famous (and obscure) camera companies.

Retailers

  • Freestyle Online
    I used to love this place when I lived in LA. They run a mail order products business, including a lot of house-brand stuff at discount prices.
  • B&H Photo and Video
    One of my favorite mail order houses is on the net.
  • Calumet
    Great stock of gear, oriented toward professionals and serious amateurs.
  • PhotoSoft Systems
    These folks make the Darkroom Wizard, which is a computerized swiss-army knife of utilities, including a nifty darkroom timer. They offer a free working demo to download, and personally I was impressed by it. It does not look like the kind of shareware utility that was brewed up in someone's garage over a fitful weekend—it's very well thought out and implemented. Definitely worth a look.
  • Hindsight, Ltd.
    This company produces various software programs for photographers, including InView and Stockview, an image cataloging program. Free demo versions are available.
  • Brooklyn Camera
    A great source for used equipment—reasonable prices and a good, no-nonsense website that loads fast and is pretty well organized.
  • Bill Cameta Cameras
    A lot of people want gold for cameras that are not worth their weight in lead. Cameta has fairly reasonable prices and a nice stock. Also has a great mailing list of new arrivals (you other guys should do this!)
  • Midwest Photo Exchange
    A good source for used equipment (particularly medium format), based in the midwest. It also sells equipment and kits endorsed by the Strobist.
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Periodicals

Blogs and Forums

Large Format

  • 8x10 and Loving It
    A rather rough but funny account of the trials of a large format photographer.
  • Bender Photographic
    If you even glance at large format, it doesn't take long before you come across the name Jay Bender, who makes view camera kits. His company's home page is definitely worth looking at, and not just for kits.
  • Schneider Optics
    The legendary lens company has a website.
  • Toyo View Cameras
    Quite a site from the makers of Toyo view cameras. Worth a look.
  • Wisner View Cameras
    Like Bender, Ron Wisner is a name that comes up a lot in large format. I'm not fortunate enough to own one, but his equipment is very highly regarded.
  • Jon Grepstad's Home Page
    Mr. Grepstad builds his own view cameras, and his page is great. I highly recommend visiting it.
  • Doug Bardell's Home Page
    If you're into building your own cameras, you may find this page inspiring. Mr. Bardell builds a variety of formats, and he discusses making bellows, too.
  • A Large Format Home Page
    Another page of which I'm envious. Tuan's collected a great deal of information on this site.

Panorama Photography

Stereo

  • Stereo Photo World
    This UK retailer has the best stereo business website I've seen. Very professional, packed full of stuff. They sell new, used, and all things stereo. Plus lots of good information. If you like stereo photography, you must see this website.
  • Stereocraft
    Great information about the company that designed the Viewmaster Personal and TDC stereo cameras.
  • 3-D Viewmax
    These folks make modern stereographs and an inexpensive viewer. Sets include the Grand Canyon, Yellowstone and the Santa Cruz Redwoods. Great modern stuff!
  • Stereoscopy.com
    The World of 3-D Imaging. All kinds of links and information.
  • The National Stereoscopic Association
    As its title suggests, this is the national stereo club of the United States, producers of Stereo World magazine.
  • Berezin Stereo Photo Products
    A retailer of a lot of nice stuff.
  • DrT's Stereoscopic 3D Site
    Lots of products and information about stereo, mostly geared for the Stereo Realist camera.
  • Stereographer
    Introductory information on a very nice looking website. Check out his Gallery and look at the serious artists who work in stereo. Inspiring!
  • Rocky Mountain Memories
    3-D supplies and Information. Some good stuff in the Encyclopedia.
  • 3-D By Dan Shelley
    Mr. Shelley has collected personal photographs, a lengthy list of books about 3-D, clip art, and links onto his personal stereo photography site. Well worth a look.
  • Tabular Comparisoon of Stereo Camera Specifications
    Compliments of the Sydney Stereo Camera Club. Way to go!
  • Stereo Logo Clothing
    Where else are you going to find the Stereo Realist logo on a hat or a shirt? Go here and get them while they're still available. Great way of meeting people and better than a secret handshake.
  • Immigration, Ellis Island Stereographs
    A collection of images of Ellis Island from various stereographs. They initally show one image but if you lick on the link, it'll display the pair. The site is run by the UC Riverside California Museum of Photography, and that in itself may be worth a look.
  • The Stereo Club of Southern California
    This local Stereo club meets on the 3rd Thursday of the month—leave now and you might beat the traffic.
  • Mike Kersenbrock's Photo-3D Photography
    Great photos of equipment.
  • 3D Photography.Net
    Another 3-D website. I haven't had a chance to go through it yet, and the color scheme makes me eyes bleed.
  • Apollo 12: Stereo View Near Surveyor Crater
    Did you know they took stereo photos on the moon? Good luck finding them, but occasionally things sneak out anyway. This red-blue anaglyph is courtesy the Astronomy Picture of the Day, from NASA. If you follow the links, you may be able to tease out more stereo photos as well.
  • Reel 3-D Enterprises
    This company is now sadly out of business, but they left the website up for reference purposes.

Images and Portfolio


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