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15 October, 2023

5 Portraits with Meopta Flexaret VI and Lomography Lady Grey

By Alex Gridenko

Have you ever bought a camera just because of its looks? I have a few and even use some of them for actual photography. This gorgeous camera caught my attention while browsing F...

12 October, 2023

5 Frames with the Leica Summicron 50 Dual Range at closest focus

By Nik Stanbridge

When I first looked into getting a film Leica, one of the factors that would influence my yes/no decision was whether I could get a 50mm lens that would focus as close (or as ne...

5 October, 2023

5 Frames with the Zeiss Ikon Contaflex II and Kodak Portra 400

By Eric

These images took longer to happen than I had planned. I will tell you about this in the order of the camera, then light meter, and then the film. First then, the camera. The Ze...

5 October, 2023

5 Frames with a Pentax MX and AristaEDU

By Simon Cygielski

I got a 35mm f/2 lens off Ebay for my long-dormant Pentax MX last week, and decided to take it out for a bit of a leg-stretch. The test was crucial not only because the lens was...

27 September, 2023

5 frames of Kodak Vision3 500T pushed to 1600 at home

By Tony Wu

Earlier this year, I calculated the price of purchasing a roll of color negative and the develop & scanning fee in the local labs. It would cost $16 USD per roll, approximat...

24 September, 2023

5 frames of Mt Inari on ORWO Wolfen NC400 with a Pentax KX

By dylan porter

Earlier this year, as borders finally reopened, I began planning a trip to Osaka and Kyoto to revisit a friend and explore these vibrant Japanese cities. This time, armed with a...

12 September, 2023

5 Frames with the Auto Close-up Lens for the Mamiya 6: ‘Baroque’ and superfluous or compact and handy?

By Simon Foale

In researching the Mamiya 6MF camera prior to buying one a little over 20 years ago, I read a review which included mention of the Auto Close-up Lens attachment for the Mamiya&#...

6 September, 2023

5 Frames with a Leica Minilux and Kodak 400NC

By Neil MacLean

I’ve been planning a “5 Frames With My Minilux” for years now… these images have been staring back at me from a Flickr album just waiting to be sent out....

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Geoff Chaplin on Type 517 developed in R09 – Life and Death in London
Many thanks Alexander. I process my images the way I like them which is not to everyone's tastes and certainly…
Alexander Seidler on Type 517 developed in R09 – Life and Death in London
A beautiful set of photos. Graphically and tonal very pleasing !
Vincent on Introducing Frames – A New App to Log and Sync Film Photography Metadata
Yes, there are alternatives on the Google Play store. Never tested them though so I can't recommend a specific one…

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