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12 December, 2019
Agricultural Landscapes – by Christian Schroeder
We all should leave our comfort zone, I read this advice all the time. But why? Why not doing the exact opposite, seeking our comfort as often as possible? Isn’t that good to fe...
11 December, 2019
Ektachrome E100 in 120 & 4×5 imminently available!
Ok, ok, I'm sure you've heard already. I am definitely behind the curve on this particular news release! It is an exciting chunk of news though, so just in case any of you out t...
11 December, 2019
Why I Think You Should Print Your Black & White Negs In Your Own Darkroom – By Recky Reck
It is certainly no exaggeration to say that film photography is coming back with a vengeance. Even the most die-hard celluloid sniffers had shelved or sold their analogue gear b...
I have been an amateur photographer since I was 13 years old (in 1982) when my first camera was a now long-since-bricked Yashica Electro 35 GX. As dead as it was though, my path...
9 December, 2019
7Artisans 75mm f/1.25 Review – a confusion of “want” over “need”
I thought it might be interesting to follow up my post about my “need” for Zeiss ZM lenses in my life with a post about a lens I don’t “need”, but do “want” - at least for the t...
Having used a couple of 1950s 6x6 folders (see my earlier posts) and been impressed with the results, I thought I would give a 6x9 folder a try. A bit of research on eBay landed...
7 December, 2019
Reflecting on Some Film Photography Failures – by Simon King
As we approach the end of the year, and nights draw in closer, and colder, I'm taking the opportunity to go through my archive of photographs, in order to start curating them in...
6 December, 2019
Leica M8 – A Year with an Ageing Digital Rangefinder – By Rui Hu
The Leica M8 was the first digital Leica I've ever shot with, and was also the most film-like digital camera I've ever used. I fell in love with a camera for the first time, and...
