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18 October, 2022

5 Frames with the Kodak Cresta II – By Richard de Bulat

By Richard de Bulat

I suppose the first question is, why would anyone want to use the Kodak Cresta II for serious photography – it’s a joke, right? Well, you might say the same about the Holga or p...

16 October, 2022

5 Frames with a Sinar F1 in the local park – By Alasdair Mackintosh

By Alasdair Mackintosh

A few weeks ago I went to the San Jose Museum of Art, which is showing an exhibition of Brett Weston's prints. (It runs until January 2023, and if you are in the area I highly r...

15 October, 2022

5 Frames with Rolleiflex T – Still Life in an old house – by Costas Papageorgiou

By Costas Papageorgiou

I've been thinking for a long time about taking a photo trip to an island in the Cyclades, under the light of the Greek summer and its reflections on the whitewashed houses and ...

12 October, 2022

5 frames with Nikon F3P and Kentmere 400 – By Hans Gustafsson

By Hans Gustafsson

Arrived in a hotel room shortly after 11pm on a monday after a 5 hour drive. I'm fortunate to drive a very comfortable car so despite being a bit tired from a long drive after ...

9 October, 2022

5 Frames with a Pentax IQ Zoom EZY and Lomography 400 Color Film – By Dee Dee Yelverton

By DeeDee Yelverton

I found this Pentax IQ Zoom EZY camera while doing some spring cleaning recently. Fortunately, I had stored it without a battery, and it looked clean (almost like new), and wait...

5 October, 2022

5 Frames with a Bell & Howell Electric Eye 127 and Kodak Ektar 100 – by Stuart Jenkins

By Stuart Jenkins

The late 1950s saw a brief peak in the popularity of cameras taking twelve 4x4 cm images on 127 film. They offered better-than-35mm quality without the bulk of a 6x6 medium form...

4 October, 2022

[Another] 5 frames with Kodak Ultramax 400 & a Canon Sprint – By Michael Maliner

By Michael Maliner

In March of 2021, I found myself shooting film for the first time in many years. As mentioned in my prior “5 frames with…”, my earliest rolls were mostly about chasing the orang...

27 September, 2022

5 Frames with TMAX 100 – Learning to develop Black and White Film – by Alex Vye

By Alex Vye

One Christmas, early in my marriage, I ended up spending Christmas at my in-laws house, which was in a different city from the one I lived in. Due to a mix-up caused by the logi...

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