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Like in most family households in the U.S., finding an old film camera socked away in a drawer or closet is pretty easy. I think this one belonged to my mother-in-law. My wife h...
7 August, 2018
5 Frames With a Pentax Spotmatic F – By Ray Goodwin
The Pentax Spotmatic is a camera I had wanted for a very long time. I had owned various M42 bodies over the years such as Zenits and Prakticas; these were built like tanks but I...
The first camera I remember was my Dad’s Zeiss Ikon Contina Ic. It was so cool in late-50’s chrome, the no-bellow look, the extra-wide viewer, fully manual. It's still good now:...
5 August, 2018
Canon 50mm f/2.2 Leica thread mount lens review
I’ve had this little Canon 50mm f/2.2 for a while now - I bought it attached to a Canon P. Both camera and lens were items I’d eyed up on eBay a few times, so when I saw the com...
4 August, 2018
Zenit E Review – My Father’s old camera – Johann Wahlmüller
This post is about the unlikely camera that accidentally got me into film photography – my dad’s old Zenit E.
My father bought his Zenit E in the early 70s and mostly used it o...
Canon is the one photography brand that has continually had the distinction of inspiring me the least. There's nothing wrong with Canon. Canon makes great cameras that make grea...
2 August, 2018
Kodak Portra 400 – My First Roll – by Simon King
Until recently my film photography had more or less been exclusively shot on either AGFA Vista 400 for colour, or XP2 for black and white. I've played around with Fujifilm and o...
1 August, 2018
How to Travel Without a Camera – By Elben Shira
Our senses are heightened when we travel. Everything is new—the mist enveloping the mountains, the cow meandering among the cars, the woman in the striking dress—and we want to ...
