After a few years of trying different film labs, with the never-ending pondering about the quality of their developing process and scanning setups, I finally decided to simply d...
Frankie Bina's Posts
7 September, 2023
TTArtisan Lightmeter II Review – Gradual Improvements
Last year I reviewed the first light meter from the Chinese company TTArtisan. Even though it had some shortcomings, I kept it as a core part of my camera kit and I still consid...
23 July, 2022
5 Frames with Ricoh XF30 Super Date – by Frankie Bina
Compact camera, the integral piece of kit for any analog beginner, travel photographer or internet celebrity. I consider myself to be a part of the middle group, so I was on loo...
Some people get the one amazing lens and spend years learning how to use it to its maximum potential. Others carefully plan out their lens purchases, making sure they get the be...
Shoe mounted light meters are slowly evolving, with different brands bringing new smaller and progressively more digital meters to the market. But the “analog” kind, with the sa...
20 November, 2021
1 Street, 48 Hours and 50 Disposable Cameras – By Frankie Bina
Back in July, me and few other members of our photoclub took part in very fun event. The premise was simple, take a bunch of random photographers, give each of them a disposable...
27 August, 2021
Panasonic GF1 & 7Artisans 18mm – My Analog Point & Shoot Experience Digital Camera – By Frankie Bina
I love the simplest point & shoot film cameras. Take a Holga or some cheap disposable/reusable model and just go enjoy shooting. They are so easy to use, so hard to master, so m...
14 August, 2021
5 frames with a Holga (my First Film Camera) and some Expired Film – By Frankie Bina
I know, Holga and expired film, that sounds like a total cliché of Lomography and hipsters. But for me it was the first taste of the world of a film photography. And it all star...