The KW Reflex-Box camera doesn't have the rarity or notoriety as Hasselblad or Leica. However, it's a fun example of a mix between a reflex and a box camera that never caught on...
Thinking about which bulk roll of film to buy, I thought it would been nice to give a film that I had not shoot a lot a go. Yes, the ubiquitous Ilford HP5. The photos here below...
This is a comparison review of two of Minolta's last film SLRs, separated by only 3 years and aimed, for the most part at the same audience. These were fully featured SLRs with ...
Creative block has been defined as the mind's inability to access its own creativity. So while creative block is a phenomenon of the mind, it is nevertheless real and plagues ma...
I got my Nikon F2 as a gift from a friend of mine who had for a long time been working in Japan - he also took photography as his hobby. Returning to Vietnam he gave up film pho...
This is a story of, yes, a spur of the moment 4x5 portrait session from my habitual morning visit to Angelina's Cafe. I have a daily delicious scone baked with care by Chelsea. ...
A recent re-associating with the Pentax Spotmatic F had me pondering about some of the other ‘Golden Oldies’ that have been sitting by the skirting board in my living room for a...
My mother used to say that when she was young she wished she had learned to smoke cigarettes. Because she always liked the smell of tobacco and it looked sophisticated. But she...