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Best of the blogs ▷ I didn’t know it’s National Adoption Month until I read this article from toska, who himself is adopted and shared perspectives on his experience that shocked me. Read Reflections on National Adoption Month ▷ You might remember that Radio Shack was “a Tandy company,” as their ads all said. Turns out Tandy was named for founder Charles Tandy, who started in leather goods and for a while owned Pier 1 Imports. David Farquahr profiles the man. Read Charles Tandy, the mastermind behind Radio Shack Pentax ME, 50mm f/1.7 SMC Pentax-M, Kodak Gold 200 (at EI 100), 2018 Cameras and photography ▷ Mark Thompson took out his Zeiss Ikon Nettar recently, had a lovely time, and made some lovely images. Read Folder Week – October 2026 ▷ In my opinion, if you can have only one manual-focus 50mm lens for your Pentax K-mount bodies, the 50mm f/1.7 SMC Pentax-M (or -A) is the best one. Dmitri likes it a lot, too. Read SMC Pentax-M 1:1.7 50mm Kit Lens Review My newsletter has the inside…

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