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5 November, 2025

Pushing Pan F Plus: first stop, Santa Monica, second stop, Manhattan

By Scott Ferguson

5 November, 2025

/ Ilford Film, Ilford Pan F, /

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16 January, 2024

Casio EX-ZR800 – My Cheapo Companion

By Ibraar Hussain

This is a sort of review of a small cheapo compact digital camera I have been using exclusively since early Spring. I wanted a compact digital camera, as I loathe Smartphone cam...

16 January, 2024

Pentax Q 11.5mm Shield Lens on the Beach – A Jankuary Lens that Blurs

By Hamish Gill

Me and the family go on a trip to the beach around Christmas every year. Last year we spent Christmas in Wales near the coast, this year we couldn’t afford a full on Christmas b...

15 January, 2024

Olympus Camedia C2020Z – Vintage Digital/Antique Shop “Jankuary’ Find – 2MP from 1999.

By Eric

I saw the Jankuary posts and I wanted in. Backstory. A while ago I found out about an Antique Store not far from me. The signage is on the nose. I was told by two friends (Guill...

15 January, 2024

Polaroid SX-70 – An Early Experience Shooting a Pack of Colour film at Pollock Light Rock

By Dylan Thissen

One particularly stressful Saturday I planned to go for a short hike with a couple of close friends, as you do. And climb a big rock. The plan was to bring ourselves, some food ...

14 January, 2024

NEWS: Bi-weekly News Round-Up – January 14, 2024

By Molly Kate

Happy New Year! Our first news round-up of 2024 is a short one, but if you haven’t caught up yet, we have a few interesting articles from the past week. Kolari Vision launched t...

14 January, 2024

5 Frames with a Mamiya Press Super 23 – or how I got (back) into film photography.

By Kai Lietz

Born in 1989 I probably belong to the last ones taking their first photos on film. I clearly remember taking holiday pictures on my mother’s Olympus Superzoom 120. Sending in th...

13 January, 2024

Ancient ORWO film, ancient Agfa Rodinal, ancient camera, lens and… photographer?

By Geoff Chaplin

Back in London after a long break and adventuring to the rear of the densely packed fridge revealed 9 rolls or ORWO NP15 (25asa) and one NP27 (400asa). I’ve no idea how old they...

12 January, 2024

NEWS: BlackScale Lab Releases BlackBox 120 for Medium Format Film Scanning After 35mm Success

By Molly Kate

The BlackBox 120 and 135 scanning systems from BlackScale Lab started with a shoebox and a Pringles can. Today, it’s a fully developed compact DSLR/mirrorless camera scanning sy...

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Gary Smith on Pushing Pan F Plus: first stop, Santa Monica, second stop, Manhattan
I've been developing my film for the last two years (after having my own darkroom 50 years ago). As I…
RichardH on Original, Freewill, Artificial
That is some fine work, Raymond! The deep tones of your images capture the dense shade at the base of…
Scott Ferguson on Pushing Pan F Plus: first stop, Santa Monica, second stop, Manhattan
Hi Russ, Thanks so much! It's kind of hard to believe I was too shy to ask people for a…

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