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20 February, 2019
Kiev 4 Review – It Bites Back – By James Northcote
I first got into film photography to pass the time on film sets between scenes. Film sets are amazing places to photograph. Lots of interesting looking people doing weird and wo...
19 February, 2019
The Hawaii Darkroom – A Community Darkroom Launches on Kickstarter
Mike Caputo, a fireman from Hawaii has just launched a Kickstarter campaign to build a community darkroom in Hawaii. Hawaii is about as far away from where I live as is possible...
19 February, 2019
5 Frosty Frames with Vivitar 55mm 2.8 macro
Finally, I had time to test my macro lens. An old one a Vivitar 55mm, 2.8. The conditions for photographing were perfect. There was hoarfrost all over. So with Robert Capa's quo...
It sometimes feels like a few of the pieces of the puzzle just come together. This might be to do with light, or the subject matter, mood, gear, whatever; it’s a nice feeling! I...
17 February, 2019
1960s New York. Dad’s slides scanned – by Charles Higham
My mother presented me with a mixed collection of my late father's transparencies on one of my visits. Mostly good family photos as expected, but also photographs of a few place...
16 February, 2019
5 Frames with a Nikon FM2n and Ilford HP5+ 400 – By Cristian Geelen
Finally. After more than two weeks of nothing but dark and grey skies in the Netherlands this weekend presented me with some light. That also meant a temperature below 0 degrees...
We interrupt your weekly film photography post for some breaking (well, broken yesterday) news. Kosmo Foto have announced a 120 format B&W film using the exact same emulsion...
15 February, 2019
Leica M4-2 Review – Leica’s Redheaded Stepchild – by Ryan HK
Loved to be hated almost as much as the M5, the Leica M4-2 might still be considered the redheaded stepchild of Leica. It was a departure from the “perfect” design and operation...
