The Beauty Of Imperfect Or Aged Camera Equipment

Mark Spearman
3 min readJun 19, 2022
My Dog Willow. Taken With Sunlight Coming Through The Window With A Holga Lens

I don’t believe in ghost, not entirely. I do find it strange that old equipment with imperfections can make far more interesting photos than the finest new equipment. It confounds me that one day, this new equipment will acquire it’s own “ghosts” and set of imperfections making it just as appealing as today’s “dead” equipment. The photo in this story was taken with a plastic Holga toy lens and a Canon…

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Mark Spearman

I hail from Central Ohio. I have a diverse background and enjoy writing to the fullest. See more at http://markspearman.com