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9 July, 2024
Bi-Pack Bi-Chromes: or How I learned to love making color pictures on black and white film in a single exposure
Recently, I was chatting with the manager of VSSOutlet, a mostly online used camera gear shop, but which also happens to be located near me. He showed me a weird sliding large f...
When talking about popular third party 50mm LTM lenses, the conversation occasionally leads to the Canon 50mm f/1.4 lens, oftentimes called the “Japanese Summilux.” That fast fi...
I’ve never played Polo, in fact I don’t know much about it and have no idea about most of the rules, to me it’s a bit like Soccer on horseback – or is it...
6 July, 2024
5 frames with Nikon FM2 and Kodak Gold 200
What could be better than taking a light, mechanically precise and legendary camera on a beautiful autumn hike in the Bavarian mountains? Driving in a cabriolet in the sunshine ...
6 July, 2024
Certo Dollina 2 – Otherwise Unwanted Cameras № 5
I bought this on Ebay having never heard of a Certo Dollina before, but a 1930’s 35mm camera with a Zeiss Tessar lens seemed interesting. As it turned out nobody else could mana...
5 July, 2024
5 Frames with the Ilford Sporti
I am not sure where or when I had acquired the Ilford Sporti but I discovered it in a box of old photographic equipment that I had amassed over the years. Still encased in its o...
5 July, 2024
Pentax Auto 110 – My First Experiences
This subminGAS is a dangerous thing! I was recently tempted by a Pentax Auto 110, being sold locally for not much more than ‘spares or repair” money and described as ‘collectibl...
I really enjoy using 16mm film and I now have three cameras taking this stock, one 16mm and two 110 of Minolta and Pentax manufacture. My favourite film so far is Rollei’s Super...
