In the relatively early days of digital I was involved in online discussions about whether the fact that our short-to-shot cost with digital cameras was tempting us to ‘spray an...
5 July, 2025
Kentmere and I – Musings on recent film choices
Firstly the cover shot. Having picked up on a comment recently, the cover shot was also on film. A Voigtlander Vito B and a roll of Kodak Gold that had just come out of two othe...
I honestly do not know what possessed me to buy this film. While I shoot a number of film speeds my usual go to is 400. Other less often but I usually stay between 100 and 800. ...
15 May, 2025
5 frames with an Olympus Trip 35 and Kentmere 100
The Olympus Trip 35 is a very widely sold and used camera, and having heard good things about it, I was happy when I recently acquired one, and I packed it on a trip to Paris. N...
Back in late March, Michelle from Harman got in touch with news of yet another forthcoming film launch for 2025 – this time Kentmere 200. Kentmere films are manufactured b...
In June 2024, I had a grand day out. My day started with my having one camera in my possession, and concluded with my having four cameras. Here’s the tale of how this happ...
The first snow came in early this year in late November, and everybody was excited. It’s an event, when grown-up adults feel as excited as they were back in the days of childhoo...
26 November, 2024
5 frames with an Olympus Trip MD2 and Kentmere 400
While my camera of choice has been an Olympus OM1 for a while now, I am always on the lookout for something cheap and cheerful to stick in my rucksack or pocket for days where a...