The Whole Roll Archives

1 April, 2026

24 Frames with the Fujica GW690III in Brighton on Valentine’s Day, 2026 (3 Whole Rolls)

By Simon King

From my experience shooting expired 35mm film, black and white holds up better than colour (less to go wrong), and lower ISO withstands the effects of time much better than high...

18 March, 2026

Kodak ColorPlus 200 at a Nostalgic Car Show

By Martin H

In my previous articles, I explored two of the most classic and iconic black-and-white films: Kodak Tri-X and Ilford HP5 Plus. Now I turn my attention to a classic colour negati...

6 February, 2026

When Bad Light is Good for Holgas – The Whole Roll

By Neal Wellons

I collect and shoot Holgas, especially the 120 versions. The plastic lens and exposure limitations work to inspire me in a way that doesn’t happen with 35mm or medium for...

8 November, 2025

Autumn Stroll with a Rolleiflex 6008i – The whole Roll of Agfa Ultra 50

By Ibraar Hussain

I shot these long ago, back in 2013. It was a late November and a fine day had dawned; rare I know (here in Britain anyway) so I heaved and lugged my Rolleiflex 6008i out to gi...

World war 2 soldier with two ladies in costume Taken with Yashica Mat EM and 47-year old Kodacolor 400 expired in 1997 rated at ISO12

23 October, 2025

Purple Rain on 47-year old expired film – The Whole Roll

By Richard Watson

My dad (Derek, shot #7) is a war baby born in 1941. So, when I found out that there is an annual nearby 1940s weekend in Welshpool that falls on his birthday it was a no-brainer...

27 September, 2025

Crosby’s Blitz Beach with a Yashica D and Kodak Gold 200 – The Whole Roll

By Peter Roberts

I’m sure every long-in-the-tooth parent knows this situation. And if you as a parent haven’t yet reached that certain age believe me you’ll experience it event...

18 July, 2025

10 Frames – A Whole Pack of Polaroid SX70 – Venice 1995 #FullRollFriday by David Hume

By David Hume

I love a “Full Roll Friday” and I’ve done four of them in the past. But only one of mine was a full roll shot the conventional way – usually I’d find a way of cheati...

9 July, 2025

One roll of film, two cameras

By Roger

Like my last post this story begins with a purchase at a flea fair. I already had one Zeiss nettar, but was tempted by seeing what seemed a more modern one that took 6×6 pi...

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Andrew on Olympus AZ-300 – Out of the Drawer and Into The Light – A Journey of Recovery and Rejuvenation (Part 3)
Perhaps it’s that going wider on a zoom requires fancier glass types (extra low dispersion) and potentially aspherical surfaces as…
Niall Keohane on Exa Ia -Out of the Drawer and Into the Light – A Journey of Recovery and Rejuvanation
Thank you so much, Gary, I really appreciate you taking the time to come over to this article, and for…
Michael Jardine on Fed-2 Soviet Rangefinder Review (with a little nod to Cameraburo)
Ha! I'm so glad the great Hamish Gill isn't above being hooked in by a pretty former-Soviet camera... I've only…

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