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25 November, 2024
Konica Pearl III Medium Format Folder – Review and Street Shots from NYC
As much as I love film, I’ve always had a love / hate relationship with medium format. Spoiled by the speed of 35mm’s fast lenses and the liberal largesse of 4×5 and 5×...
24 November, 2024
Lesson Learned Again – A One Shot Story
Those of us who travel with film kits live on the knife edge of disaster every time we head out for a day of shooting. Most of our gear is likely 20 to 40 years old, very possib...
23 November, 2024
The great Agfa Scala 200x disaster
This is a tale of discovery, disappointment, joy and finally utter, utter confusion. I have always admired Agfa Scala. The idea of a black and white slide film was absolutely bo...
23 November, 2024
Two cameras with a common shortcoming
LOMO LC-A I’ve owned a LOMO LC-A for some years and enjoyed its inherent ‘quirkiness’ – both in the image quality and operation: – the easy to miss focus indicator in the ...
22 November, 2024
A Castle You Say?
Karen, our excellent travel agent, asked if we wanted to stay a while in a castle. My wife was quicker than I when she responded; sure! We were planning a trip to the UK. We ...
22 November, 2024
PIC Camera – Having fun with the rare round British made oddity
The PIC camera was on my list of cameras to review just before I returned to work after the two years lost years of COVID-19. Recently, when I looked up from my desk and saw the...
21 November, 2024
The Wider View – learning to create panoramic images
Over the last few years my photography has definitely moved away from landscape to urban subjects. Of course, restrictions due to the pandemic were the catalyst for this shift ...
21 November, 2024
Memorable photos made with forgettable lenses
Well, memorable for me anyway – your mileage may vary. Some of the images I’m sharing here made good money for me a few years ago when I had a side hustle in stock photography, ...
