20 October, 2024
5 Frames with a Canon G1 – a Little Known Classic
I wonder how many of you photographers out there can remember your very first film camera? I can… A Petri TTL, purchased from Mr Cad, when he had his shop in West Croydon ...
19 October, 2024
Shooting Fast Alfa Romeo on a Race Track
“The Citroen went into second and remained there; slowly we puffed up the long ascent. We had gone about a mile, when we became aware of a noise coming up from the valley, a noi...
19 October, 2024
Shooting Cinestill 800T at My Neighbor’s Gallery Exhibition
Early in 2023 a new family moved into the house across the street from me. When they moved in my wife and I did the neighborly thing and went across the street to introduce ours...
“Collectors are happy people.” — Johann Wolfang von Goethe Old Nikon rangefinders are a like catnip for camera collectors. Even insufferable Leica snobs, like myself, can get of...
12 October, 2024
Fuji Eterna 250D – My first step into cine film stock
I’ll be honest, I have never shot any cine stocks like Kodak 250D or 500T which seem to be shot by most people. There’s been a couple of reasons for that. Cine film ...
12 October, 2024
5 frames with Petri 7s using Kodak Gold 200
Several months ago, I stumbled across Barry Carr’s article 5 Frames With the Petri 7s. It quickly led me down a rabbit hole, as I wasn’t overly familiar with the Petri line of g...
11 October, 2024
The Whole Roll – Kodak Portra 160 – Summer, New Orleans City Park.
I know, I know—color film. Something about the way the Portra family renders those dreamy pastels calls to me—some background before we start. I am 30-something years old now, m...
10 October, 2024
Soho (Needless To Say)
Dr Samuel Johnson once said something along the lines of ‘when a person is tired of London, they are tired of life’. For me, London is a city that I will never tire ...
