The Internet is an amazing place. It is truly an incredible resource filled with little websites that people have filled with their passions. I've learned so much more than what I was able to pick up from a few books and some like-minded friends back in the 1970s when I first got into photography seriously. Not only informational websites but also forums of the like-minded and the miracle of eBay have informed me and allowed me to purchase good stuff cheap.

In my photographic Internet travels I came across a couple of cameras that I used back in the 1970s.

Koni-Omegaflex M

It was 1973 and I was looking for a good camera. I went into a local camera store and saw one of these. I had never heard of them before but I fell in love with it. I took a lot of good pictures with my Koni. Big and heavy! I also used a Calumet 4x5 for awhile but ended up with one of these jewels.

A Nagaoka 4x5. It weighed under 3 pounds. My Burke and James Is huge compared to this and weighs in at 7 to 8 pounds but the B&J has so much more capability. I bought those cameras when I thought you had to buy a new camera. Now, with the information and access provided by the Internet, I have a much more varied photography kit at a fraction of the cost. I miss the Koni and Nagaoka but what I have now is much better.