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Pentax MX camera with a roll of Lomography Berlin 400 film

17 June, 2025

5 Frames after a Storm with a Pentax MX and Lomography Berlin 400

By Jason Hallen

17 June, 2025

/ Lomography Berlin Kino 400, Lomography Film, Pentax MX, /

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James Evidon on 5 Frames after a Storm with a Pentax MX and Lomography Berlin 400
I like the composition and exposures, but the film has a sort of muddy look to it. Leave it to…
Jason Hallen on 5 Frames after a Storm with a Pentax MX and Lomography Berlin 400
I appreciate your thoughts, Thomas. I actually feel similarly to you about the grain. It's overbearing but perhaps suited to…
mike brooks on Rebuilding a Canon Super 8 with Raspberry Pi
That's pretty awesome. In the 70's I ran about 200 rolls of film through that camera's big brother, the 814.…

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