25 November, 2024
5 Frames with a Vivitar 70-210 f/3.5
Cheap zoom lenses have never had a great reputation. Especially in the Digital age, some budget zooms are considered a bit of a plague. Cheap, plasticky, and very poor optically...
24 November, 2024
Lesson Learned Again – A One Shot Story
Those of us who travel with film kits live on the knife edge of disaster every time we head out for a day of shooting. Most of our gear is likely 20 to 40 years old, very possib...
23 November, 2024
The great Agfa Scala 200x disaster
This is a tale of discovery, disappointment, joy and finally utter, utter confusion. I have always admired Agfa Scala. The idea of a black and white slide film was absolutely bo...
22 November, 2024
A Castle You Say?
Karen, our excellent travel agent, asked if we wanted to stay a while in a castle. My wife was quicker than I when she responded; sure! We were planning a trip to the UK. We ...
20 November, 2024
The Whole Roll: Harman Phoenix 120 in Minolta Autocord MX
This will be a short post, but catering to a long list of 35mmc traditions. It is one of the responses to the “TLR Challenge” by Geoff Chaplin; a follow-up review of...
19 November, 2024
Tripcock Ness – A One Shot Story
Looks mundane doesn’t it? No matter how I tried to dress it up – choosing a day of dramatic clouds and hanging a fortuitously discarded lifebouy on the railings – there...
19 November, 2024
5 Frames of Kodak Tri-X @3200
Chances are, if you’re into film photography, you’ve at least heard the terms ‘pushing’ and ‘pulling’ film. In a nutshell, pushing or pulling...
17 November, 2024
One Man’s Journey in Seven Photos
This is a story of one man’s journey in seven photographs. It was actually meant to be a discussion about the superb resolving power of lenses and emulsions in the very early 20...
