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World war 2 soldier with two ladies in costume Taken with Yashica Mat EM and 47-year old Kodacolor 400 expired in 1997 rated at ISO12

23 October, 2025

Purple Rain on 47-year old expired film – The Whole Roll

By Richard Watson

23 October, 2025

/ Expired Film, /

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My dad (Derek, shot #7) is a war baby born in 1941. So, when I found out that there is an annual nearby 1940s weekend in Welshpool that falls on his birthday it was a no-brainer day trip to take him on. Of course, it would be a good event to shoot...

23 October, 2025

Nikon F3 at the British Iron Works

By John Andrews

23 October, 2025

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Like a lot of film photographers, I suffer with Gas Acquisition Syndrome and as soon as I see a charity shop I am in. Sadly, or maybe gladly to some of us, things ain’t what they used to be. My third bedroom is full of cameras and books, most of ...

23 October, 2025

Booked for Boomtown at Fifty Years Old – Will They Care About Pinhole Photography?

By Ian Gamester

23 October, 2025

/ Event Photography, Paper Negatives, Portrait Photography, /

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It’s 2 o’clock and here I am dragging 50 homemade pinholes cameras into Copperwood, Boomtown’s 1920s Hollywood-inspired district. Boomtown is one of the UK’s biggest music festivals with over 70,000 attendees. The gates have just opene...

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8 March, 2019

Sea & Sea Motormarine EX II Review – By Andy Larner

By Andy Larner

I didn’t buy this camera, I “borrowed” it from my Dad. I wanted a camera I could comfortably take to the beach and in the sea, that could take a bit of an unintentional knock an...

7 March, 2019

Canon SureShot Autoboy (AF35M II) Review – by Jeremy Strange

By jeremystrange

I bought the Canon SureShot AF35M II a few years back, around the time I started reading 35mmc. Hamish was regularly posting articles in search of the perfect camera, and singin...

6 March, 2019

The Photography Show Dress Code – By Simon Forster

By Simon Forster

It’s nearly time for Britain’s biggest photography show, the imaginatively named, The Photography Show. At this year’s event there is going to be a “Mega Analogue Photography Me...

5 March, 2019

Agfa Flexilette Review – a 35mm TLR – By Thomas Merk

By Thomas Merk

Every once in a while I fall in love with a camera. I am sure some of you do too, otherwise you wouldn't be reading this blog... And maybe sometimes you fall in love with a came...

4 March, 2019

Film Photography News and Interesting Reading – 4/3/2019 – By Ray Goodwin

By raygoodwinphotos

Dauntless Exploration Intrepid have stormed the large format world, with an affordable package that allows one to get into the 4×5, or even 8×10, world of analogue pho...

4 March, 2019

Konica Hexar RF Review – A Meandering Insight into my Experiences so far

By Hamish Gill

The Konica Hexar RF was pretty much the last analogue m-mount rangefinder I hadn’t shot with, and one of only a couple I hadn’t reviewed. It’s a camera I have been recommended a...

3 March, 2019

5 frames with a Minolta Weathermatic 35 and Portra 400 – By Linda Terstad

By Linda Terstad

The one that's not really your type but still you got chemistry – that sort of sums up my feelings for the Minolta Weathermatic 35DL. On paper, most things are wrong for me with...

2 March, 2019

5 Frames with a Olympus Mju II DLX – By Howard Dale

By Howard Dale

I recently visited a nearby charity store. At first I didn’t see anything of interest. Then at the back of a bin I noticed a case, possibly empty, possibly not. I took it out, h...

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