4 March, 2025
London Calling – Traveling with a Canon AT-1
The Minolta SRT-102 did not speak to me. It was a very serviceable camera, and in looking at the photos that I shot with a better understanding of aperture and shutter speed, I ...
I’ve been away from film photography for decades. As a teen in the 1970’s, I carried my Ricoh SLR with me almost everywhere. By the time I reached college, the Ricoh was u...
16 February, 2025
Shooting Leica Ms and a Hasselblad 500 CM in the Canadian Rockies
It’s still a little unbelievable, but my son was recently gifted an extensive collection of vintage high end still equipment that had been sitting in a friend’s basement for dec...
15 February, 2025
Ilford Delta 3200 – 2016 Expired
Brace yourselves, this won’t be pleasant. Stored at the top of the fridge in my London flat I found several rolls of Delta 3200 now eight years past the expiry date. I’m used to...
26 January, 2025
At the Oregon Coast… Sort of – Shooting the Mundane in B&W
My wife and I are fortunate to live in close proximity to the Oregon coast, one of the most scenic stretches of coastline in the United States, if not the world. We visit as fr...
14 January, 2025
A Fujifilm Professional GA645i and Ilford Pan F
I’ve never written a 5 frames article before, usually because I can’t decide on which 5 frames I’d like to include, I’ve attempted it several times but it always ends in defeat ...
11 January, 2025
5 Shots From Minolta’s Entry Level AF SLR – The Dynax 300si
Quite a few years ago I was gifted a Minolta Dynax 500si. The donor had sold the lens on its own so the body came to me “because I do film photography stuff”. I alre...
10 January, 2025
5 frames with Ilford XP2 film
Ilford XP2 is a black and white film emulsion designed to be processed in C-41 color chemistry. The box speed is 400, but many people shoot it at higher speeds with good results...