I'm not the most avid slide film shooter. I find that the results look quite similar to digital output (only with less dynamic range) at which point I might as well shoot digita...
30 March, 2021
Presto Digitization with the CAMERADACTYL BoopBoop Trigger for mounted slides – By Ethan Moses
I wrote a long year in review article over on EMULSIVE about how I came to this project, how and why it came to be. This article is just going to stick mostly to the technicals...
25 March, 2021
Fixing Vertical Rangefinder Misalignment in Compact Rangefinder Cameras – By Bob Janes
Those who shoot rangefinder cameras on a regular basis are probably aware of (they may even feel plagued by) vertical rangefinder misalignment.
A camera rangefinder works by su...
Back in 1972 Kodak introduced a new format for stills film. Kodak reused the 110 designation, which had originally been used for a roll-film format about 70 years previously. Th...
Just before Christmas I spotted a rather injured looking Canon Sure Shot M (otherwise known as the Canon Prima Mini) in a second hand shop in town. I’ve looked at these cameras ...
5 February, 2021
A Digitisation Rig with a Nod To Mr H Robinson and a Surprise Along The Way – by Ralph Turner
I’m not quite sure what triggered it, maybe a number of small mental prods: my son’s interest in film (he uses his Mum’s old Pentax K1000), being given a roll of Fuji C200 and a...
I write a weekly camera collecting blog through my website, but due to the holidays I didn't have the usual time I spend researching the camera or the camera company, which is s...
18 January, 2021
3 Ways to Make Contact Sheets and What They Can Tell Us – Darkroom Technique Part 6 – by Sroyon
I originally conceived my Darkroom Printing series as a five-part affair, but I figured I'll add more as I learn, especially if I find something that's not covered in most onlin...
