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19 February, 2025

Adventures with my 50-year-old OM-1 and some new issues with scanning

By Art Meripol

This was going to be about my old original Olympus OM-1 but it really just reflects a journey that might feel familiar to many within the world of film photography today… ...

Envelope from Scotland with returned roll of 35mm film

18 February, 2025

Never leave a roll behind…

By Mike Riess

In June of 2023, I set off on a two-week trip to Scotland. For weeks before I left, I agonized over what to bring, as we were trying to travel light. In the end, I decided on my...

13 February, 2025

TLR Challenge: 5 – Hamburg

By Geoff Chaplin

I hate buying presents for birthdays. Generally if I buy something it’s not quite what the recipient wanted. I know my wife likes going to new places particularly in Europe so I...

8 February, 2025

Don’t Take It So Seriously – Putting the Funny Back Into Photography

By David Smith

“Analyzing humor is like dissecting a frog. Few people are interested and the frog dies of it.” — E. B. White If you read the comments on YouTube, Facebook or Instag...

6 February, 2025

Finding the Best 126 Cartridge Camera – Part I

By Chris Davenport

The 126 Cartridge camera and I were invented around the same time. Meaning about 1962. Kodak introduced 126 cartridge film and these instamatic cameras in 1963. Above is s a pic...

1 February, 2025

Imago Absentia – A Portrait of the Absent

By Jeffery Luhn

To photographers, the word portraiture conjures up an image of a human subject posing for a photograph. But what if the person is no longer with us and cannot be photographed? W...

30 January, 2025

TLR Challenge: 4 – Brussels

By Geoff Chaplin

We travelled to Europe in late Autumn 2024 spending most of the time in Brussels. This mixed collection of photographs was taken on the Rolleiflex GX using Fomapan 100 B&W f...

27 January, 2025

Nikon L35AF vs Konica A4 vs Pentax PC35 AF-M vs Nikkor 50mm f/1.8D

By Stelios Themelakis

My foray into film photography began in an unusual way during the Covid lockdown. While many start small, I dove straight into the deep end with a medium format Bronica SQ-B. To...

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Geoff Chaplin on Phoenix (I) Rising, or, How I Tame the Beast
The barn door shot is fabulous as is the truck in the snow. Excellent advice all round for this film…
Walter Reumkens on 5 Frames with an APS film camera – the Fujifilm 1000ix Tiara
Hi Sean, Thank you for your comment. I'm glad I brought back some good memories! At the time, I continued…
Sean Benham on 5 Frames with an APS film camera – the Fujifilm 1000ix Tiara
Just before purchasing my first digital camera in 2001, there was a period of time when i stopped shooting traditional…

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