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16 July, 2025

A Journey into Darkness and Light, B&W Film Stocks, Part 3

By Scott Ferguson

16 July, 2025

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24 September, 2022

Some Rolling-Shutter Fun… From a Moving Bus – By Dave Powell

By Dave Powell

The proverb “Necessity is the mother of invention” is credited to philosophers going back to Plato. But a modern paraphrase claims that boredom is another mother of invention. I...

23 September, 2022

A Tease from Polaroid Falls Short: Community Disappointment for Polaroid Music

By Molly Kate

Polaroid, you tease. Over the weekend the Polaroid Instagram account posted, ‘Tune in on September 21 for something new. Hint: it’s not a camera.’ Instantly, the comments were a...

23 September, 2022

Hasselblad H1 – An Accidental Journey into Phase One P Series Digital Backs – By Bill Thoo

By Bill Thoo

I bought a Hasselblad H1 by accident. Like it’s older cousin, the Hasselblad V, the H series is modular. It has options for batteries, viewfinders, and camera backs, in addition...

22 September, 2022

New 35MM Compact Film Camera in Development from MiNT

By Molly Kate

MiNT Camera is taking on the premium compact camera designs of the 60s in a recently announced mission to bring the film community a new 35mm film camera prototype in the 2020s....

22 September, 2022

Nikon L35AW AF & Lomography Babylon – When it all goes wrong but still goes places – By Marinka Stam

By Marinka Stam

Everyday I scan the internet for nice camera’s or music gear. In Holland we have the online second-hand Walhalla Marktplaats ('Market place') and I simply can’t get enough of sc...

21 September, 2022

Foveon Color and Infrared Black & White Back to Back Comparison w/ SIGMA dp2 Quattro and sd Quattro – By Eric L. Woods

By Eric

When not shooting film I really enjoy using SIGMA's Quattro cameras. Have had and still have other more conventional digital solutions, but I really like these oddball offerings...

20 September, 2022

Chroma Cameras Double Lens 24mm f/11 Prototype Sneak-Peek Preview and Interview

By Hamish Gill

As many readers will already know, I like a simple lens. The Chroma Double Lens 24mm f/11 is certainly a simple lens, and I definitely liked the idea of it when Steve first wave...

18 September, 2022

5 Frames with a (possibly broken) Hasselblad 500cm – By Philip Ahlquist

By Philip Ahlquist

The email from the lab came in two days before my long-planned holiday: “We are contacting you to let you know that your film has been processed, but unfortunately it has come ...

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