As a child, few things were more sublime than a bowl of cereal eaten leisurely while reading the Sunday comics. My sisters and I would each scheme to be the first to grab the newspaper. Newspaper comics, in color, happened only once a week, and scarcity made them more cherishedContinue Reading
The Epson V600 arrived in 2020 when the pandemic closed everything. My first scanning setup paired the V600 with a 2012 MacBook Pro. Once I got the correct drivers, that combo worked fine. Then, two years ago, without warning, my Mac died, and I got an M1Continue Reading
For me, the Minolta X-600 was only a little less mythical than the Minolta Sky. I had seen references to the X-600 in passing but had never seen anyone mention one until a member of the Minolta Collector’s group showed pics of his newly-arrived prize. Intrigued, I searched forContinue Reading
I have seven types of cameras: AF SLR, Manual SLR, P&S, rangefinder, TLR, folding, and digital. I count the Pentax 645 as a manual SLR. There was a time when I had only AF Minoltas. They all work pretty much the same, with the higher-level models having more features. AsContinue Reading
