For the last 5 months, I’ve been drilling street photography with a 35mm camera. The camera body bouncing up and down on my hip bone felt rhythmic and natural. Drawing the lens to my chest was 1 pull-up in a set of 50 I’d do daily. So when I needed to sell my 35mm I …
5 Frames through the Mamiya 6 with Kentmere Pan 400 Read More
Everyone loves the Olympus XA for its pocketability but there is one little camera that beats it for size and capability, The Rollei B35. The rollei is tiny, smaller than a packet of cigarettes. It is so small, they had to place the rewind crank and accessory shoe underneath along with the rewind release button …
I will start with something about Foma Fomapan Retro 200 Black & White that I said in a blog post about another film. What is that you say? Lower price and acceptable results? Yes, please. As a part of my Father’s Day/Birthday film haul I picked up a roll. Developed at home with Cinestll df96. For a …
5 Frames with Foma Fomapan Retro 200 Black and White, Pentax 645N and FA 75mm f/2.8 Read More
For many of us film photography comes with many advantages. The disconnect from the world digital technology. The enforced rituals and meditations. The total mental and physical involvement in producing that final physical asset, the negative, and maybe even a print. Few of us would include size and weight in such a list. Holiday travel …
In my 6 months of casual film photography, I’ve learned that airport security can be generous about hand-checking analog film. Many will do it if you ask nicely. Once, a smiling security officer in Manila noticed me clutching Ziploc bag of film cannisters, and offered to hand inspect them before I could even ask. This …
