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...
These are from my second attempt to take pictures of snow scenes with this camera. On the first the snow was freshly fallen, and the light better, I had set the aperture to f/22...
19 December, 2024
5 frames with a Nikon F4S
For a ‘Full Frame’ camera it is quite heavy. Certainly big, dwarfing my Ricoh KR10 from 1980. But without doubt it’s absolutely gorgeous. In a way it is almost cheating to call ...
6 December, 2024
5 Frames in Berlin with Leica M3 & Ilford HP5
About a year ago, as my wife and I began planning our recent trip to Berlin, Munich and Amsterdam, my thoughts immediately turned to photography. I can’t be the first member of ...