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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

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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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20 September, 2018

5 frames with a Praktica MTL5 – By Ioana Trifu

By Ioana Trifu

I started with photography in my early teens, I then gravitated towards filmmaking and studied cinematography and documentary film at university. I’ve had the Praktica MTL 5 for...

18 September, 2018

Kodak Ektachrome E100 – A few Double Exposures – By Michael Turek

By Michael Turek

Left – Bisbee, AZ street scene / Right – A private security contractor patrolling an area of the border fence under construction in New Mexico. I recently shot two rolls of Ekta...

17 September, 2018

5 Frames with a Schneider-Kreuznach Xenar 50mm f/2.8 Lens – By Cheyenne Morrison

By CheyenneMorrison

This is an article about one of my favourite vintage lenses, there is a whole story about how I found this lens, but the article will deal with why it’s unique. In pantheon of ...

17 September, 2018

5 Frames with a Konica Big Mini F – By Kamburger

By kamburger

Hi! I'm Kam, but you can call me Kamburger (because I love hamburgers). I have recently moved from Hong Kong to London for work. Hong Kong is such a busy and crowded city but I ...

16 September, 2018

Sharpness? A creative goal, but still not a prerequisite for a good photo, or: why I’m enjoying my Makina 67

By Hamish Gill

I recently wrote a post about sharpness being overrated where I ended up alluding to the question (somewhat rhetorically) of why we as photographers obsess to the degree we do o...

15 September, 2018

Kodak Ektar 100 – Shooting Fashion In The Dark – By Aukje

By Aukje

I have been a fan of Kodak Ektar for some time, specifically for shooting in low-light conditions such as a forest. It wasn't love at first sight though. My first experiences wi...

14 September, 2018

A Tour of my Darkroom and some notes for setting up yours – By Dan Castelli

By Dan Castelli

For more than 40 years, taking photographs has been more than a hobby for me. It’s how I react to the things I see around me as I go about my day. I can’t explain why I react to...

13 September, 2018

Minolta AF 35R QD Review – A Brief Encounter – by Taylor Ervin

By tervin1121

Earlier this year I decided to start taking analog photography more seriously. I work in Television (for money), and independently, I produce documentaries and short films. I wa...

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