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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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28 September, 2018

Busy news week – a few of the analogue related highlights…

By Hamish Gill

Photokina this year has been pretty interesting! I’ve even found myself getting into all the digital news, even beyond my normal daily checking of DPReview. Full frame cam...

27 September, 2018

5 Frames With a Hanimex 35FX – By Richard Williams

By Richard Williams

When I got into shooting film again last year, a heady combination of GAS and a wife addicted to charity shops meant that I tried out quite a lot of different cameras in a short...

26 September, 2018

5 frames with a Steinheil 50mm f/2.8 Cassar S lens – by Tobias Eriksson

By Flashknappen

This lens is beautiful. It's polished steel with knurled grips on the focus and aperture rings and has the shape of a birthday cake! It's small too, but this is a requisite for ...

25 September, 2018

5 Frames With A Minolta 700si And A Roll Of Dubblefilm Monsoon – By Nigel Cliff

By Nigel Cliff

Firstly can I just say that this review is all the fault of Simon Forster from the Classic Lenses Podcast. Why you may ask, well having dragged me into the world of Classic Lens...

24 September, 2018

5 frames with the Canonet QL17 GIII in Glacier National Park – By Brady LaVigne

By blavigne

I started to aimlessly window shop for cameras I definitely never need while I was waiting for a roll to be developed. In the back of my head I knew I wanted another, better, 35...

23 September, 2018

Contax TVSiii Review (vs. the TVSii) – A One Roll Review

By Hamish Gill

The Contax TVSiii is the third and last in the range of “TVS” 35mm zoom cameras from Contax. You would think that being the last, it would be the best. Some people say it is, bu...

22 September, 2018

Fujica GS645 Professional – A 6×45 Rangefinder Review – By Rob Hawthorn

By Rob Hawthorn

I bought my Fujica GS645 a couple of years ago, after I decided no medium format SLR or TLR would ever be small or light enough for me to feel like carrying with me day-to-day j...

21 September, 2018

5 Frames with a Yashica T4 and a roll of Ilford FP4 – By Dave Donnelly

By Dave Donnelly

I picked my Yashcia T4 including the original box at a local car boot for a good price a couple of years ago and it’s taken this long to put a film in, use up the 36 exposures a...

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Gary Smith on Booked for Boomtown at Fifty Years Old – Will They Care About Pinhole Photography?
Looks like your idea was a hit! Interesting gathering. Thanks for posting.
Gary Smith on Nikon F3 at the British Iron Works
Too bad the park is all the way on the other side of the pond, otherwise I'd probably schedule a…
BobsBlips on Purple Rain on 47-year old expired film – The Whole Roll
Loved looking at the results and enjoyed your article very much indeed. The clarity of the medium format shines through…

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