20 June, 2023
5 Frames with a Moskva 5
After using my Voigtlander Bessa 66 a bunch, I was excited to try more 120 folding cameras. I had my eyes on a Zeiss Super Ikonta, but when I spotted a Moskva 5 -- complete with...
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20 June, 2023
Photography as Play
In elementary school, I played piano and basketball. My mom, even with a stretched budget, always made sure we had money for piano lessons, and the fees for the elementary baske...
19 June, 2023
Zeiss Box Tengor 56/2 – Pinnacle or SwanSong?
The box camera must be one of the longest running types ever produced. Niécephore Niépce used one to make the very first photographic image in the 1820s and Fox Talbot and Dague...
19 June, 2023
Rollei Superpan 200 Film Mini-Review
I was recently introduced to this film in the shape of a couple of outdated rolls kindly enclosed with an order for Rollei Infrared 400 from Nzphotochem. Nzphotochem is a trader...
18 June, 2023
5 Frames at Ontario Place with a Rolleiflex 2.8C
When I was growing up in Toronto in the 1960s and 1970s, there are two endeavours by the Province of Ontario that I distinctly remember. One was a new provincial song for Canada...
17 June, 2023
VSGO Electronic Air Blower Review
I get a fair amount of review requests from various companies around the world. Some stuff I am happy to look at, some stuff is too obscure. This review is of a product that is ...
16 June, 2023
8×11 film dev reel for Jobo tank
In no way, shape or manner this should be construed as a professional review, for it is not. Just my personal opinion on this 8x11 film developing reel, recently purchased. That...
15 June, 2023
5 frames with Shanghai GP3 100 in a Mamiya RB67
When on vacation, one of my favorite activities is hitting the second hand markets for good deals on used camera gear. And, if you've never been, Namdaemun Market in Seoul does ...
