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18 October, 2019
5 Frames with a Praktica FX3
I bought the Praktica FX3 for one reason - to try an SLR with a waist-level viewfinder without spending a lot of money. I didn't need one with a lens since I already had some M4...
Many years ago I met Jonas Lundström and I learned that he is a creative film shooter that doesn't fear odd cameras, expired films and trying out new things. In 2014 he announce...
16 October, 2019
What A Photographer Needs – By Ryan McCarthy
I need air, water, food, and a darkroom to practice.I need light, film and time.I need my photo assistant Ansel, who also happens to be my dog.I need my partner. I need my truck...
16 October, 2019
Fuji lens lost in wilderness for 4 months – found, and still works! – By Steve Boykin
I've just found a 23mm f/2 Fuji lens that I lost in the wilderness in June. I just happened to be looking down and it was sitting on the ground a few inches from my foot. I had ...
15 October, 2019
5 Frames with the Bronica SQ-A, my first (working) medium format camera – By Lukas Walter
When I first got interested in medium format cameras, I spent countless hours, many weeks in fact, thinking about what kind of medium format camera I wanted to get. I initially ...
Reading back through my posts about Kodak Ektachrome E100 so far, and indeed the comments on them, I do feel a little like I have somehow led people to believe that I'm not sati...
13 October, 2019
5 Frames with an Olympus Trip 35 and expired Kodak 400 Ultramax – by Tiago Meirelles
The Olympus Trip 35 is one of the most reviewed film camera out there. For good reason; it's cheap, beautiful minimal design, battery free and has a nice lens. I met the Olympus...
Getting a new old film camera is always a little nerve wracking, to me at least. Will I be able to operate it correctly, understand its pros and cons, and work with them, etc? W...
