Kevin Murray, seen here at the Earth Day celebration at the John Muir House in Martinez, has created an exhibit of some 25 camera models and related equipment of the same type used by famed photographer Ansel Adams. (Photo by Chris Treadway)

Photographer Ansel Adams was known for the skill and painstaking preparation that went into his most famous shots. From setting up a camera, focusing it, and framing the subject just so, to patiently waiting, sometimes for hours, for the lighting to be perfect.

But along with sophisticated higher-end cameras, Adams, during his storied career, used a variety of Kodak and Polaroid models of the time.

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