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5 November, 2025

Pushing Pan F Plus: first stop, Santa Monica, second stop, Manhattan

By Scott Ferguson

5 November, 2025

/ Ilford Film, Ilford Pan F, /

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One Shot Story – A Mallard Drake

By RichardH

Close to my home there is a small valley with a creek and 10 kilometers of paved trail. I have been riding my bicycle on the trail for a few years, witnessing a steadily increas...

2 March, 2025

Validation – A One-shot Story

By Gary Smith

This story begins around New Year’s Eve 2024 when I happened to be browsing YouTube and I watched a video entitled: The Film Camera You Should Actually Buy. Some may recal...

1 March, 2025

5 Frames with Flic Film Aurora 800, Konica Hexar RF, and Voigtlander Nokton 40mm f/1.2.

By Eric

I was looking for color film stocks I had not tried before at my local camera shop and purchased a couple of rolls of Flic Film Aurora 800. I had never heard of the company. I u...

28 February, 2025

Viltrox 25mm 1.7 APS-C lens review

By Mike Brooks

I recently had the opportunity to test a new prime APS-C lens; the Viltrox 25mm 1.7 Z mount. In full frame terms, that means you have something close to a 35m perspective, one o...

28 February, 2025

7Artisans 25mm f/1.8 Review

By Jeffery Luhn

I bought this 7Artisans 25mm f/1.8 lens on a lark when it was advertised for $69 (new) on Amazon including shipping. This model is an f/1.8 model. Totally manual everything. 7Ar...

27 February, 2025

One Low Rider Car Show and Three Films

By Eric

The title covers it pretty well. But for more context a few months ago I was invited to a Low Rider Car Show. I had been wanting to attend one for a few years, but my timing was...

27 February, 2025

TLR Challenge: 6 – Antwerp

By Geoff Chaplin

We visited Antwerp on a couple of occasions, checking the weather forecast looking for a better alternative than cloudy and dull, but sometimes you just have to go with cloudy a...

26 February, 2025

Making Pictures Pop with a Holga and Infrared Film

By Neal Wellons

As you will see, these are not your typical Holga shots. High contrast gives the subjects a sharp and eye-catching look that comes from using a Holga with infrared film. You c...

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Gary Smith on Pushing Pan F Plus: first stop, Santa Monica, second stop, Manhattan
I've been developing my film for the last two years (after having my own darkroom 50 years ago). As I…
RichardH on Original, Freewill, Artificial
That is some fine work, Raymond! The deep tones of your images capture the dense shade at the base of…
Scott Ferguson on Pushing Pan F Plus: first stop, Santa Monica, second stop, Manhattan
Hi Russ, Thanks so much! It's kind of hard to believe I was too shy to ask people for a…

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