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6 February, 2026

When Bad Light is Good for Holgas – The Whole Roll

By Neal Wellons

6 February, 2026

/ Foma Film, Fomapan 400, Holga 120N, /

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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...

25 May, 2024

5 Frames with a Fujica ST605N and a Vivitar 35mm f2.8

By Peter Roberts

Stuart Jenkins recently posted an article on Fixing the Fujica SLR lens compatibility problem. The problem being that a design issue prevents some M42 lenses being used wide ope...

24 May, 2024

5 Frames testing two Rollei A110 cameras

By Marco Andrés

This is a tale of a test roll, well a test cassette, loaded in two Rollei A110 (110 format) cameras. Bottom line: one camera produced over 15 frames before failing while the oth...

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I have a Lomography Sprocket Rocket which has similar limitations: small aperture and only one shutter speed (plus Bulb). I…
Karen Jesina on When Bad Light is Good for Holgas – The Whole Roll
LOVE the grain! These are gorgeous. I have a plastic Holga in a box somewhere (we have moved a lot…
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