Mark 2000 Farinas

#StarTrekTheWebComic #NoGoodDeed 33-36 11 March, 2014 trekcomic.com/comic/2014-0...

I got my Canonet QL17 G-III (that's a mouth full!) because it was my father-in-law's camera when my wife was growing up. She recognized it from the candy stripe film transport indicator on the back. I decked it out in some green leather. #FilmCameraFriday

Having this as my standard, boxy rangefinder freed me to start collecting more esoteric cameras based on looks and gimmicky features.If you're interesting in the Canonet's operation, here's the manual. They're still relatively cheap to own, especially considering that tack sharp f1.7 lens.

The iPhone Duo: a dull, matte screen that feels like cheap, flexible plastic, but cracks like glass. And all for more than the cost of a full computer. Also, if you want to put a case on it you have to glue it on. Some how enshittification is funniest when it hits luxury goods.

I got my Canonet QL17 G-III (that's a mouth full!) because it was my father-in-law's camera when my wife was growing up. She recognized it from the candy stripe film transport indicator on the back. I decked it out in some green leather. #FilmCameraFriday

This 1972 rangefinder is really fun to shoot with. It has a coupled light meter that allows for a shutter priority mode. It won't let you take a pic if it's exposed badly. Half depressing the shutter release also locks the exposure so you can recompose, just like a modern point and shoot.

The original Roosevelt term is “the arsenal of democracy”, right? So does Hegseth know he’s quoting a TNG title? And does he know that arsenal eventual destroyed the people who built it?

#StarTrekTheWebComic #NoGoodDeed 29-32 06 January, 2014 trekcomic.com/comic/2014-0...

The Last Outpost is basically Arena rewritten to match Gene’s new style of humanism. The Enterprise chases an unknown and powerful alien ship only to be halted by an unknown intelligence. They then have to fight their opponents hand-to-hand on a planet’s surface.

This flows from Gene’s concept in TMP’s novel that TOS space explorers were throwback traditionalists while most of earth was populated by more enlightened “New Humans”.

The Last Outpost is basically Arena rewritten to match Gene’s new style of humanism. The Enterprise chases an unknown and powerful alien ship only to be halted by an unknown intelligence. They then have to fight their opponents hand-to-hand on a planet’s surface.

The biggest difference is the ending. In Arena the Metrons looked down on humans and said they still had a long way to go. The T’Kon, on the other hand, admired the humans and saw them as equals. It was the Ferengi who got the “come back in a millenium” treatment.

My Yashica Mat-124 is the so-called "budget Rolleiflex". Twin reflex cameras are magical. They look really cool and you look cool using them. The top lens is for composing and focusing and moves in tandem with the lower taking lens. The ground glass viewfinder looks like a screen. #FilmCameraFriday

The more I look at the Athena the more I realize how similar it is to some of Jefferies early Enterprise concepts.

Polaroid had just filed for bankruptcy, so I got my SX-70 for relatively cheap. This was the first Polaroid camera to use integral film and it's still the best. It's an SLR with glass lens that folds up to the size of a cigarette case. #FilmCameraFriday

Feature wise the SX-70 is a bare bones camera. It's got manual focus, auto exposure, an exposure compensation dial, and that's it. So it requires a ton of accessories to add filters, a flash. a self timer, a closeup lens, and even to attach a tripod. Gotta catch 'em all!

I'm making the next couple of Fridays #FilmCameraFriday as I catalog my collection of old cameras with some photos I took with them. This week: the Minolta X-700 which was my father's camera growing up. I have a standard 50mm lens for it as well as a 35mm, 100mm macro with extension tube, and 200mm.

This whole “Choosin’ Texas” thing is really amusing. I actually listen to radio in the car. I have three pop hit stations on my favs and I have never heard of this song. Either none of them play it or it’s so bad I consistently change the station without knowing what it is. Is that a bubble? Maybe.