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30 May, 2024

SPUR UFG – The Quest for Finest Grain – An Aviation Film used for very Down-to-Earth Photography

By Jens Kotlenga

On a recent trip to Germany’s rustbelt along the Rhine and Ruhr rivers I carried in my bag a roll of SPUR UFG film that I wanted to try out shooting in a former steelworks just ...

29 May, 2024

On the Common – a One Shot Story

By Nathan Sherwood

I grew up in a village in the south of England. Not a deeply rural place, but surrounded by enough woodland and field to keep any child exploring through many a long summer. Dur...

29 May, 2024

Fuji DL-300 & Pentax Espio 140 – Jungle Duel – Point and Shoots

By David Tan

I was digging through the junk electronics boxes at several Okinawan thrift stores (as is my habit) and came across two classic-looking point-and-shoots. The Fuji Cardia Hite is...

28 May, 2024

Into the Wayback Machine – More Adventures with Severly Expired Film

By Eric Norris

Emboldened by my success shooting a roll of film a half century past its expiration date, I decided to venture back into the world of expired film with another, even older roll....

28 May, 2024

Expired Film – My Hows and Whys

By David Hume

I’m writing this because expired film generates a fair bit of internet interest and chatter. It’s also something with which I have reasonable experience and I’ve formed my own i...

27 May, 2024

My Early Experiences 3d Printing – New Life for Old Cameras

By Marco Andrés

3d printing has opened up a whole realm of possibilities for analog cameras. Replacement parts can be printed in a variety of materials. And, more importantly, cameras can be ad...

My Nikon S3 Olympic, with a 50mm Nikkor-S f/1.4.

27 May, 2024

Nikon S3 Olympic – A Piece of Treasure Found in the Junk Section

By Andrew Bibee

Hello everyone, my name is Andrew Bibee, I am a Japanese American photographer currently based in Tokyo. I originally came here for college and have remained here ever since wor...

26 May, 2024

The Surface of Water, Grain, and the Search for the Perfect Scan.

By Nik Stanbridge

I seem to have been taking photographs of the muddy puddles and flooded fields where I walk the dog for ever. She’s over 12 so I’ve seen a lot of seasons, a lot of rain, and a l...

Hannah Gimblett on My Own Winterreise (Winter Journey)
Curtis, thank you for sharing such profound work with us all. Your Winter's journey looked beautiful to be immersed in,…
RichardH on Lines in the Sky
I appreciate your compliment, Scott. Thank you for mentioning R Crumb, sometimes called a modern day Bruegel for his gritty…
Gordon Ownby on 5 Frames to Overcome My Fear of Flying (With Film)
Thanks for the good word on the photos, Geoff. (Yes, I purposely used “can” fog instead of “will” fog.) Film…

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