6 February, 2025
Finding the Best 126 Cartridge Camera – Part I
The 126 Cartridge camera and I were invented around the same time. Meaning about 1962. Kodak introduced 126 cartridge film and these instamatic cameras in 1963. Above is s a pic...
29 December, 2024
A Complicated Relationship With Colour Film
“Everything is blooming most recklessly; if it were voices instead of colors, there would be an unbelievable shrieking into the heart of the night.” — Rainer Maria Rilke I just ...
25 September, 2024
4×5 reborn, or “What are those things?”
For perspective, let’s rewind our brains. In a long-forgotten time, on a planet called Earth, there were no self-driving cars, no 20MP cell phone cameras, no affordable drones, ...
28 May, 2024
Expired Film – My Hows and Whys
I’m writing this because expired film generates a fair bit of internet interest and chatter. It’s also something with which I have reasonable experience and I’ve formed my own i...
14 December, 2023
Agfa Copex Rapid developed in H&W Control
The tantalising mysteries of microfilms (AKA ‘copy’ or ‘document’ films) grabbed my attention almost as soon as I re-entered the world of film a few short years ago, precipitate...
14 October, 2023
Your 2024 Film Challenge
I have a challenge for you as we approach the new year and it’s super simple: Use just one film. No… not one roll of film, one film. I’ll explain the rules and why I am doing th...