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14 January, 2021

5 Frames with the Argus C4 in Michigan – by Sean Benham

By Sean Benham

The American Leica, no. A tough and durable rangefinder camera that has survived the decades with an awesome lens, yes. The 1950s made Argus C4 (aka C-Four as is written on the ...

13 January, 2021

5 Frames with a Yashica FX-3 & Kodak Ektachrome 100 – By Floyd K. Takeuchi

By Floyd K. Takeuchi

There’s always been a bit of snobbery in the world of film photography. Unlike digital cameras, where the latest megapixel monster hanging over your shoulder is like a flashing ...

9 January, 2021

5 Frames with Expired Portra 160 NC 220 in a Bronica ETRSi – By Robert Launder

By Robert LAUNDER

Sometime around the early 2000s, my grandpa purchased a Bronica ETRSi outfit. As he was already in his early sixties and in poor health, he never had much of a chance to use it....

7 January, 2021

5 frames with Fuji 800 Disposable Camera Film and a Canon EOS 650 – By Michael Boffey

By Michael Boffey

800 is a big number in film photography, at least if you’re using colour film. The most sensitive colour films currently available all top out at 800 ISO. Kodak Portra is beauti...

6 January, 2021

5 Frames with a Nikon EL2 & Ilford PanF in Old Town Kenai, Alaska – By Dan Smouse

By Dan Smouse

Photography has always been in my blood, though for many years I didn’t engage it. The family photo album is filled with old, mostly faded Polaroid’s my dad shot from the first ...

23 December, 2020

5 Frames with a GB Kershaw 630 from a Car Boot Sale – By Amy Gotto

By Amy Gotto

Not only did I find this GB Kershaw 630 camera at a car boot sale, I found it on the floor. I arrived with the hope of finding someone getting rid of 35mm cameras, not expecting...

17 December, 2020

5 Frames with a Canonet 28 and Fuji C200 – By Andrew Bogard

By Andrew Bogard

The classic scene: an advert for a bunch of random film cameras that showed no hint of what the cameras actually were. I met with the seller and she showed me a dilapidated box ...

12 December, 2020

5 Frames with the Canon AF35ML & Konica VX100 in Mexico City – by Michael Kowalczyk

By Michael Kowalczyk

We entered the end phase of our year-long backpacking journey from the "end of the world" in Ushuaia towards North America. My partner and I could not ignore the loud calling of...

Scott Ferguson on Oxidorphines – the decaying beauty of corrosion
Hey Bruno, This is an awesome post and beautifully shot and written. Thank you for sharing your extraordinary experience and…
Scott Ferguson on Oxidorphines – the decaying beauty of corrosion
Hey Tony, I agree with your comment wholeheartedly, but I think you meant to say W. Eugene Smith. https://www.magnumphotos.com/arts-culture/society-arts-culture/w-eugene-smith-minamata-warning-to-the-world/
CHRISTOF RAMPITSCH on 5 Frames with a Large Format Camera – The Death of a Giant
A good read. thanks for the link. I don't know why I didn't think to use glass to keep the…

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