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One of Our Oldest Veterans by Neil Kesterson Via Flickr: Pretty awesome that this guy fought in the War of 1812. It's a forgotten war, like the Mexican, Spanish-American, and Korean wars. In the Lexington Cemetery. It's a destination in Lexington because of its well cared for plants, trees, and green spaces. Had the Konica on the bench since purchase more than a year ago. Finally solved a "big dummy" problem I created while trying to repair it. Figured it out, and magically fixed the original problem I had (don't know how!). Love these Konica lenses. Konica Autoreflex T, Eastman Double-X cine film.

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1883 Moss by Neil Kesterson Via Flickr: A reminder of how short life can be. By the way, I was photographing the life (moss), not the death. In the Lexington Cemetery. It's a destination in Lexington because of its well cared for plants, trees, and green spaces. Konica Autoreflex T, Eastman Double-X cine film.

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Monument Row by Neil Kesterson Via Flickr: Part of the oldest section in the Lexington Cemetery. It's a destination in Lexington because of its well cared for plants, trees, and green spaces. Konica Autoreflex T, Eastman Double-X cine film.

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Reds and Blues by Neil Kesterson Via Flickr: Two things that are full of hope and promise, but continue to frustrate me, test my patience, and generally let me down. My Ford truck and the Cincinnati Reds. I kind of like the light flare under the Reds license plate. Canon Canonet 28 on expired Kodak Max 400

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Tree Line by Neil Kesterson Via Flickr: Tree line on horse farm in Central Kentucky, just outside of Lexington. Expired film gave the off-colors. Canon Canonet 28 on expired Kodak Max 400

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General Concesssions by Neil Kesterson Via Flickr: Concession stand at the softball field for the Lafayette High School Generals in Lexington, KY. ********* First pictures from a restored Canon Canonet 28. This little brother to the venerated Canonet QL17 GIII is a capable camera, though limited in what it can do. What's nice is exposure lock and selective focus (via rangefinder). The lens is sharp, and the exposures seem right. This was a beast to work on. An estate sale find, I should have left it laying there. The battery chamber had corrosion – I should have known better. I made several attempts to clean it out, resolder the contacts, etc. After many failed attempts, I ended up replacing the wire from the meter on top to the battery on the bottom, no small feat: 1. Remove the top and bottom 2. Remove the leather (glued on with superglue or something) 3. Remove the rangefinder 4. Remove the lens board 5. Solder new cable (while your at it, put in a diode to modernize the voltage) 6. Fix relay and battery chamber contacts that you accidentally fried with the solder gun because the space is tight 7. Realign the rangefinder 8. Reassemble 9. Test and take apart again to fix something you missed. 10. Repeat 11. Repeat There were so many little quirks to this camera. After reassembling for the 20th time, the rewind crank was loose. After several attempts to tighten it by bending the cotter pin, I wound up (no pun intended) putting a small rubber washer on the top, right under the winder wheel/lever. This introduced enough drag to keep film tight. So I took it out, shot a few pictures, and the winder jammed. Brought it back and discovered a small spring had come off the cocking mechanism on the bottom. Everything seems to be working now, so I ordered some replacement leatherette because I really tore the old one up getting it off. I put the recycled tan leather from HugoStudio on this weekend. It really classes up the camera. Whew! Canon Canonet 28 on expired Kodak Max 400

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Solar Tree Top by Neil Kesterson Via Flickr: Lexington Cemetery. Konica Autoreflex T, Eastman Double-X cine film.

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Sunset Fence Flare by Neil Kesterson Via Flickr: First pictures from a restored Canon Canonet 28. This little brother to the venerated Canonet QL17 GIII is a capable camera, though limited in what it can do. What's nice is exposure lock and selective focus (via rangefinder). The lens is sharp, and the exposures seem right. This was a beast to work on. An estate sale find, I should have left it laying there. The battery chamber had corrosion – I should have known better. I made several attempts to clean it out, resolder the contacts, etc. After many failed attempts, I ended up replacing the wire from the meter on top to the battery on the bottom, no small feat: 1. Remove the top and bottom 2. Remove the leather (glued on with superglue or something) 3. Remove the rangefinder 4. Remove the lens board 5. Solder new cable (while your at it, put in a diode to modernize the voltage) 6. Fix relay and battery chamber contacts that you accidentally fried with the solder gun because the space is tight 7. Realign the rangefinder 8. Reassemble 9. Test and take apart again to fix something you missed. 10. Repeat 11. Repeat There were so many little quirks to this camera. After reassembling for the 20th time, the rewind crank was loose. After several attempts to tighten it by bending the cotter pin, I wound up (no pun intended) putting a small rubber washer on the top, right under the winder wheel/lever. This introduced enough drag to keep film tight. So I took it out, shot a few pictures, and the winder jammed. Brought it back and discovered a small spring had come off the cocking mechanism on the bottom. Everything seems to be working now, so I ordered some replacement leatherette because I really tore the old one up getting it off. Whew! Canon Canonet 28 on expired Kodak Max 400