Photography Archives

25 February, 2024

5 Frames with a Leica M3 & Ilford HP5 pushed to 3200

By Bradley Newman

I’ve been wanting to work on my low-light film shooting skills for awhile. I’d already tried shooting some Ilford HP5 pushed to 1600 at our family Thanksgiving celebration, and ...

24 February, 2024

5 Frames on the road in Morocco with Bronica RF 645

By Rajat Srivastava

I love both travelling and analogue photography. My search for a “portable” medium format camera (as an amateur) ended with the Bronica RF 645 . The size of the cam...

23 February, 2024

5 (improbable) Frames with a roll of Ferrania Orto and a Nikon 35TI

By Andrea Monti

The photographer is a peculiar type of social being, characterised by a ‘rules are meant to be broken’ attitude in the search for the perfect exposure. So, sooner or...

22 February, 2024

Surviving two Leica fails on a motoring trip down to the Balkans

By Nik Stanbridge

Assuming you’ve planned for it, retirement brings together newly freed up time, resources and a degree of freedom (and maybe a bit of adveturousness) to do what you want. Or hav...

21 February, 2024

5 Frames with an Omnar Lenses CX38-28 – Contax T/T2 M-Mount Lens Conversion – on a Leica M10-P

By Hamish Gill

We are finally nearly there. The Omnar Lenses conversion of the Contaxt T/T2 38mm 2.8 Sonnar will be released for purchase off the website around Easter time. The lens will be c...

21 February, 2024

5 Frames with JCH Streetpan 400 and a Leica M4-P

By Ronald Lips

For me, analog photography is the domain of black & white photography. Partly, this has practical reasons, partly this is a historical salute to the origins of photography i...

20 February, 2024

5 Frames with Fujichrome Fortia SP and Yashica FX-3

By Zhan Teh

A while ago, I got hold of a couple of 35mm Fujichrome Fortia SPs expired in 2008. It came from a photographer who promised it had been kept frozen when they were still fresh. I...

20 February, 2024

A 2 Year Journey Across California with Kono Monolit ISO 3 film

By Nader Bishara

In the era of ever-advancing digital technology, where cameras boast mind-boggling specs and lenses are constructed with precision engineering, there remains an enchanting allur...

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