Up North ~ Life in Minnesota

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  • Finally… vacation photos

    Man uses blog. Man encourages wife to use blog. Wife uses blog. Man and wife forget about blog. Family complains. Man uses blog…
    That’s a brief recap of our recent blogging fortunes. To placate the disgruntled family members, I’m posting photos with a vengeance. Enjoy!

  • Winter in Minnesota with a Zenit 11

    Over the gloriously long holiday break I managed to snap a roll of film with my Zenit 11. Zenit is a Russian/Soviet camera with a long and storied history that began with the manufacture of the original Zenit in 1952 at the KMZ factory near Moscow. While my model has some less-than-intuitive characteristics, it’s proven […]

  • My kingdom for a viewfinder

    Most everyone I acquaint with knows that I’ve been taking some photos with vintage film cameras. The people that I talk to often also realize that my favorite is the Argus C3. I paid 20 bucks for the Argus, and another 20 for a telephoto lens. My dilemma now is that I’ve been searching high […]

  • Thanksgiving at the lake with an Argus C3

    Despite having plenty of time to relax this Thanksgiving, I only managed to snap one roll of film with the Argus. This year we visited Grandpa and Grandma K. at their lakeside home in the wilds of northern Minnesota. The weather was unseasonably warm, and our arrival was met with lots of sunshine and some […]

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