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26 February, 2024
Do we need to take a step back in film photography?
In recent years, I have developed a taste for and enjoy taking photographs with film cameras that are helping me in getting a decent image, with the minimal effort from my part;...
26 February, 2024
Ansco’s “Super Memar f/2” – A Simple High-Quality Camera
Ever since I inherited this lovely camera, I’ve wanted to treat it to some black-and-white. But I waited until I had some successful trials with Caffenol under my belt (like thi...
25 February, 2024
5 Frames with a Leica M3 & Ilford HP5 pushed to 3200
I’ve been wanting to work on my low-light film shooting skills for awhile. I’d already tried shooting some Ilford HP5 pushed to 1600 at our family Thanksgiving celebration, and ...
24 February, 2024
5 Frames on the road in Morocco with Bronica RF 645
I love both travelling and analogue photography. My search for a “portable” medium format camera (as an amateur) ended with the Bronica RF 645 . The size of the cam...
23 February, 2024
5 (improbable) Frames with a roll of Ferrania Orto and a Nikon 35TI
The photographer is a peculiar type of social being, characterised by a ‘rules are meant to be broken’ attitude in the search for the perfect exposure. So, sooner or...
23 February, 2024
Modifying an Olympus Trip 35 for Shooting ISO 3200 Film
The venerable Olympus Trip 35 film camera – a fantastic little happy snapper with auto-exposure that doesn’t need a battery to operate. Plenty of other people have a...
22 February, 2024
Creativity vs Originality
Is the photo above creative? Is it original? Well… yes and no. It is certainly original because I ‘in person’ took it, and it is creative because – regar...
22 February, 2024
Surviving two Leica fails on a motoring trip down to the Balkans
Assuming you’ve planned for it, retirement brings together newly freed up time, resources and a degree of freedom (and maybe a bit of adveturousness) to do what you want. Or hav...
