4 October, 2024
Marchand Fischer Baby Camera
Whenever my wife and I visit a foreign city, I check to see if the town or a surrounding city has a Flea Market to check out the local market of used and collectible cameras. Th...
30 September, 2024
Expired Kodak Technical Pan – a Cornucopia of Contrast
I’m a straight shooter. I follow the rules. If a carton of milk expires on December 16th, I bloody well drink it before the 16th. And because of this, I came to the world of exp...
30 September, 2024
Nikonos V – My Thoughts and Experiences – Is it really indestructible?
Seven years ago I had the misfortune of loosing all my photography gear to a wild fire. Apart from my digital kit, I had some exposed film and my beloved Nikonos V in my bag. It...
28 September, 2024
Balda Super Matic – Quirky but fun
Many years ago, a neighbour offered me a camera he had acquired “from a mate” for £10. I had never seen a Balda or even heard of one but it looked interesting and I ...
27 September, 2024
Viltrox 28mm f/4.5 Pancake Lens Review and Indigogo Launch
This is the Viltrox 28mm f/4.5 Pancake Lens, it is soon to be launched on Indigogo, but I’ve been playing with the copy I have here for the last week or so. I am, I admit, a lit...
24 September, 2024
Ilford FP4 Type 517 Cine Film Review
Long story short, this is a high quality film at a fantastic price. Many aspects of analogue photography can feel like a compromise, from actual decisions while photographing to...
23 September, 2024
Sony F828 Review – More than Meets the Eye
$995 in 2003 would probably buy a fair amount of Transformers toys, or one brand new Sony F828. It might be easy to mistake the two. Both bend and twist around in unexpected way...
19 September, 2024
Kodak 66 II – a refreshingly simple 6×6 folding camera
Back in 2000, when I was making some feeble attempts to return to medium format, I had a few choices regarding cameras suitable for me. Obviously, one of the best was the Rollei...
