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3 October, 2025

“Half Framing” Practically Any Film Camera (Part 1 of 2)

By Dave Powell

3 October, 2025

/ Double Exposure, Experimental Photography, /

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25 May, 2021

Rollei A110 – The 110: a Review – By Bob Janes

By Bob Janes

I’d heard other people refer to the Rollei A110 as the best 110 camera ever produced, but I was expecting a certain amount of that to be hyperbole. Then I got hold of one. It is...

24 May, 2021

Minolta Autocord TLR: First Impressions – by Sroyon

By Sroyon

I shot a roll with a twin-lens reflex camera (TLR) for the first time this month. But long before I used a TLR in real life, I loved the idea of it – so much so that I thought t...

23 May, 2021

Lights in the Darkness – My Low Light Film Photography 1957-2002 – By Jordi Fradera

By Jordi Fradera

I find the night and the darkness are magical to photograph. When I've taken analogue photos in lower light, I have always been doubtful about the result, but that adds emotion ...

22 May, 2021

Appreciating San Francisco and its Trees in Quarantine – by AJ O’Connell

By Alexander James O'Connell

Well, it’s been a long twelve months. I often think about how some of the most brilliant observers are also the greatest explorers. “You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take”,...

21 May, 2021

5 Frames with a Olympus Trip 35 & Argenti Vario Scale-X – By Carlos Viejo

By Carlos Viejo

End of May 2020, after three months of confinement the first weekend of freedom was coming. My buddies and I were thirsty for a bike trip and so we started planning. We couldn't...

20 May, 2021

5 frames during the Pandemic with Fujifilm Provia 100F and a Contax NX – By Eric Jones

By Eric Charles Jones

The plan was simple, spend a year in Japan photographing the Olympics, the events, and the famous Japanese festivals, but something happened along the way... The world got sick....

20 May, 2021

Making Dreamscapes by Developing Film at 30 Degrees – By Tyrell McBride

By Tyrell McBride

Let me just start off by saying that there is no real instruction manual on how to do this, and if you do try this method, on your own head be it... Since I started my journey ...

19 May, 2021

5 Frames with a Kiev 4M & a Helios-103 lens on Fuji C200 – by Chill_Grain

By Chill_grain

Starting out on film photography in eastern Europe is interesting, here you can find an absolute abundance of cheap old soviet cameras for sale. The soviets famously copied almo...

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Michael Zwicky-Ross on 5 Frames with a Kodak Pocket A-1, Kodak’s most pointless camera
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Michael Zwicky-Ross on 5 Frames with a Kodak Pocket A-1, Kodak’s most pointless camera
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