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This post isn't about a camera, but a lens: It is beyond repair - no focus beyond 3 meters; aperture is stuck at almost wide open - 1:2. Still, I can't wait to take it out to ma...
The concept of GAS is common, not only among photographers, but also among enthusiasts of other leisure activities likes golf, surfing, skiing, playing guitar, etc. to name just...
11 August, 2018
Kodak P3200 & Happiness found in my (lazy) Hybrid 35mm Workflow
A little while ago I loaded a roll of Kodak P3200 into my Leica M4-P and proceeded to shoot a few frames one evening down the pub. I then forgot I’d loaded P3200 and thought I’d...
10 August, 2018
Film Photography as the “Long Tail” – By Frank H. Wu
I wonder if film photography will settle down like other avocations, sustainable in its own right, related to but distinct from its digital counterpart. In our economic era, bot...
I had a Nikon FE for years, I loved shooting but about 18 months ago it gave up the ghost. Soon after, I found pretty well loved FE2 on Ebay and decided to give it a punt.
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:...
