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10 July, 2025

5 (plus one or three) Frames of Raglan Castle – A Return to Velvia with the Best Camera Ever Made.

By Richard Becker

The ruins of Raglan Castle dominate the landscape mid-way between Abergavenny and Monmouth in South Wales and will be familiar to anyone travelling the A40 between the towns. Th...

10 July, 2025

Tokyo Street Photography – A One Shot Story

By Floyd K. Takeuchi

First, an admission: I don’t get the term “street photography.” I’ve always assumed that’s what we did when we just called it photography. But I realize this is probably a gene...

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...

8 July, 2025

VE Day – Victory in Europe Day with a Balda CA 35 and Polaroid High Definition 200

By Ibraar Hussain

8th May is when this day is celebrated in many countries, Britain especially rejoices for Peace in Our Time. Alas, there’s no peace, but war, war and more war everywhere. ...

6 July, 2025

Why its important wander aimlessly with your film camera

By Vincent Botton

To begin with what may seem like a cliché: in today’s world, avoiding screens has become nearly impossible. Sitting in front of a laptop monitor, sketching on a tablet, with a p...

4 July, 2025

5 Dyptichs with an Olympus Pen EF

By Nicholas Johnson

For your consideration, an Olympus Pen EF. Released in 1981 this little camera makes me happy, let me tell you about its best qualities! The Pen EF has a nice little 28mm lens. ...

3 July, 2025

Meet Me Mum – One-Shot Story

By Dave Powell

Of course, my mother isn’t a rubber frog! But this one may have been her second message to our family when she died. (More about the first one later.) It did not surprise us tha...

3 July, 2025

Sunday morning with the Industar 61 in a Fuji XT-1

By Rodrigo Castro

Walking through São Paulo with a camera is always a mix of some surprises and great urban scenery. In downtown and its surroundings, this microcosm of a city with about 20 milli...

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Richard Becker on 5 (plus one or three) Frames of Raglan Castle – A Return to Velvia with the Best Camera Ever Made.
Thank you, glad you liked them. The camera is a Zeiss Super Ikonta 530/16, it wasn't meant as an entirely…
Richard Becker on 5 (plus one or three) Frames of Raglan Castle – A Return to Velvia with the Best Camera Ever Made.
I send E6 to a lab and then scan them myself (see reply to James below). The colours of the…
Roger on 5 (plus one or three) Frames of Raglan Castle – A Return to Velvia with the Best Camera Ever Made.
Thanks for posting these images, which persuade me that it would be worth giving Raglan castle another visit. I had…

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