The Agfa xx35 series of cameras (in this case the 1035) and the Plaubel Makina 67 are both wonderful examples of what what appears to be German functionalist industrial design. As…
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Now as never before I like looking at people. My obsession with taking photos has made me much more interested in other people. I have to be careful not to stare…
Guest Musings Thoughts on Shooting FilmShooting Film on Assignment: Can it Compete with Digital? – by Simon King
Shooting film for commissioned work is unfortunately becoming much rarer, despite the efforts of communities like this blog to keep the medium alive. For hobbyists and fine artists it is still…
Featured Leica Cameras Technical knowhow Thoughts on CamerasWhat is a Rangefinder Camera, and is one right for you?
For many photographers rangefinder cameras are some of the most simple, easy to use, unimposing and inconspicuous cameras available. Yet for those who don’t get on with them, they can distract…
Books, Zines & Exhibitions Guest Photos Thoughts on Shooting FilmForward Motion – On the Road with Saint Etienne – By Mike Monaghan
My career behind the drums first took me on the road some 7 or so years back and since then I’ve had the good fortune to tour as far and wide…
The XPan is everything I have ever needed from a film camera. It serves the purpose to me of being fundamentally different from the regular frame shape which most film, digital and…
Guest Musings Thoughts on CamerasThe Leica Rangefinder and the importance of a well calibrated system – By Alan Starkie
The idea of the rangefinder is simple, it’s an optical triangulation device coupled to a cam on a lens. Align the two images in the viewfinder and the camera is in…
I thought it would be worthwhile to express, as explicitly as possible, what it is that causes me to enjoy film photography more than I enjoy its digital imitation. Although I…
Having “upgraded” from my Nikon F75 to a Nikon F80, this little project has definitely come to an end. In fact, with the F75 being deposited on a particular shelf at…
