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My father was a sort of gadget freak back in the ‘60’s when gadgets weren’t even a thing. He was always getting us gadgets for birthday gifts. For example, on my 25th birthday h...
This is a follow-up piece to one I wrote here about what to look for when buying cheap compacts. In essence that was about the delights of $5 compacts with prime lenses, flash a...
I saw this Ross Ensign folding camera on eBay with a message from the seller saying that he was not a camera expert and had no idea whether or not it was in working condition. I...
If you follow Analogue Wonderland on their social media you will know they have been growing quickly lately. They've taken on a few new members of the team and have moved into b...
“Shoot some cine film” that little voice in my head said.
“You know you want to”.
Well, I’ve shot a fair bit of Cinestill and enjoyed it.
“Remember that roll of Ferrania P30 in ...
27 July, 2021
Minolta Hi-Matic 7s and A Sentimental Journey Discovering True Optical Prints – by Shawn Granton
It was the first week of January 2020 and I was down for the count with a cold. "A perfect start to a new year", I thought to myself, not realizing what would be in store just a...
A little while ago Pergear offered to loan me some lenses to review. I declined at the time, but having recently been shooting with an old Sony NEX-5R I bought a as cheapo digit...
25 July, 2021
Caffenol for Breakfast – My First Experiments with Homemade Developer – By Steven Bleistein
I had never really pursued caffenol seriously because some of the first examples photos I had seen were less than impressive. Frankly, the "unpredictable flaws in film are cool...
