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30 December, 2022

Shooting infrared with a rangefinder camera, Rollei Infrared film and a Retina IIc – By Tony Warren

By Tony Warren

A comment on my review of Rollei Infrared film triggered this follow up. In his comment, Neal Wellons pointed out, quite correctly, that, for infrared photography, using a range...

15 December, 2022

Storytelling with Three Lenses or Fewer – A Rangefinder Workflow – by Simon King

By Simon King

Just because a lens has a wide field of view doesn't mean it will be the best fit for an expansive scene. Just because a lens has a narrow field of view it doesn't mean it's onl...

24 September, 2022

Some Rolling-Shutter Fun… From a Moving Bus – By Dave Powell

By Dave Powell

The proverb “Necessity is the mother of invention” is credited to philosophers going back to Plato. But a modern paraphrase claims that boredom is another mother of invention. I...

21 September, 2022

Foveon Color and Infrared Black & White Back to Back Comparison w/ SIGMA dp2 Quattro and sd Quattro – By Eric L. Woods

By Eric

When not shooting film I really enjoy using SIGMA's Quattro cameras. Have had and still have other more conventional digital solutions, but I really like these oddball offerings...

22 August, 2022

AE-1 vs. OM4 – A Viable Alternative to Usual Recommendations – By Michael Allan-Wood

By Michael Allan-Wood

It’s no secret that film has had a significant revival throughout the chaos that was, and still is, COVID-19. Isolation, forced or otherwise, has caused many to take to new hobb...

3 August, 2022

5 Largely Unknown Digital-Infrared Gems – By Dave Powell

By Dave Powell

For nearly a quarter century, I've tested every digital camera that crossed my path to see how well it handled infrared photography. Some didn't pass muster, like my beloved Min...

25 July, 2022

Stereoscopic Singapore: Making of a 3D Photography Project – by Sroyon

By Sroyon

The London Stereoscopic Company (LSC) features a different stereo photographer every month on their website. Sometime back, they invited me to contribute to the gallery for July...

13 June, 2022

Digital Negatives – The Power of CHDK on Canon Powershots – By Sean Benham

By Sean Benham

Film has always been the standard I measure against on the quality and color of digital imagery. The texture of grain with higher ISO, the colors rendered from the film -- these...

Roger on Metering Them Where They’re At – Shutter Speed Testing a Pair of Mechanical Cameras
If you do not use a PhotoPlug, the app does indeed measures sound, and I cannot see how that can…
Steve Abbott on Twelve Months of 4×5 – A One Shot Story
Nice image, nice project idea. I'm new to 4x5, having aquired a MPP field camera myself about six months ago,…
Ibraar Hussain on Nikkor AF 85mm 1.8 D – A Rediscovery
Really enjoyed the story and the photography is fantastic! Full of the mood and the vibe!! Thanks man

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