What is the future of scanning at home going to look like? We will explore the future of home scanning thoroughly by looking at the history of film scanning, discussing how scan...
20 January, 2023
Finding my ideal 6×9 folder – Largest Negative in a Compact Travel Format – by Zheng Li
I have owned and used many different types of medium format cameras (TLR, SLR, folder, rigid body rangefinder), and I enjoy all of them for different reasons. But this article i...
It was just over a year ago, that I made my foray into the world of digital Leica M cameras. Admittedly, I was rather late to the party. But when it comes to photographic equipm...
10 January, 2023
Gear Theory – Shooting Film in the Rain – By Ted Ayre
I grew up on my neighbours’ farm in the Lake District, England and spent lots of time as a child helping the adults outside with the sheep, lambs and cows in the pouring r...
30 December, 2022
Shooting infrared with a rangefinder camera, Rollei Infrared film and a Retina IIc – By Tony Warren
A comment on my review of Rollei Infrared film triggered this follow up. In his comment, Neal Wellons pointed out, quite correctly, that, for infrared photography, using a range...
20 December, 2022
Scan and Destroy – My blasphemous quest to be free of my negatives – By Max Cooper
The issue of SHOTS magazine current at the time of this writing contains images central to my thesis: Recovered slides from my grandfather’s collection. On the off-chance you mi...
Just because a lens has a wide field of view doesn't mean it will be the best fit for an expansive scene. Just because a lens has a narrow field of view it doesn't mean it's onl...
11 December, 2022
The Humble Strap: From Shoelace to Salvation – By Tim Snow
The epitome of simplicity; it’s a strap. It attaches to your camera to help you suspend it from your shoulder or neck to keep your hands free to drink tea. To help avoid acciden...
