A view frame by shadows of the Philadelphia skyline.

A view of the city, Philadelphia 2025

Ricoh xr-p, Ricoh 50mm f2 AF, Ferraria p30

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A backhoe driving down a street with its bucket full of snow.

Road clearance in action, Philadelphia 2026

Ricoh xr-p, Ricoh 50mm f2 AF, Ferraria p30

Hah! Shooting “action” with the pokey, early af monstrosity. 🚜🚜

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Selfie in my darkroom mirror with the Ricoh xr-p.

The Ricoh xr-p held in my hand. It has the front grip, the power winder and the autofocus Ricoh 50 (with its huge self-contained rangefinder bump).

Always testing in the darkroom, Philadelphia 2026

Ricoh Xr-P (gripped), Ricoh 50 f2 AF, Kentmere 100

I love this crazy all-auto camera setup. I posted recently about some of its absurdities. Test roll of course included this metadata.

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Two bridges on the Schuylkill River in the morning in black and white.

A bridge over the Schuylkill River on a calm morning.

My normal new-gear test mirror selfie. With some light leaks from the cartridge not the camera.

The me-f and 35-70 held in my hand.

Testing the ME-F, Philadelphia 2026

Pentax ME-F, 35-70 2.8 AF!, k100@400, Pyro 510

This absolutely wild camera was the first commercially available AF 35mm slr (1981). This one is janky but works remarkably well. Original msrp, accounting for inflation: ~$5,000!??

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