12 July, 2026
5 frames with an Olympus XA
Although I have been back into film photography for a year or so, I only recently became aware of the Olympus XA rangefinder camera. Introduced in 1979, with production ceasing ...
18 June, 2026
5 Frames with a Yashica J in Taunton, Somerset, UK
I think I might be developing a ‘thing’ for early Yashica’s. I recently posted about my Yashica Mimy, but I also have a 35cc, a sub-miniature Atoron (using Min...
23 May, 2026
5 Frames with a Yashica Mimy
My collection of cameras keeps growing! Every time I see a bargain on an auction site, particularly of a camera that I think looks attractive, I am tempted to put in a cheeky of...
27 February, 2026
Nikon F in the Fog
Recently I traveled to a favorite part of Oregon, specifically north-central Oregon and the tiny town of Condon. As is sometimes the case, an icy fog gripped the area not too l...
29 January, 2026
5 frames with Rolleiflex T
Recently I have got lucky to acquire a Rolleiflex T from a friend of mine. He is an acclaimed portrait photographer and instructor with 40 years of experience in photography. Ne...
21 January, 2026
100 or 200 skies – Kentmere vs Kentmere – Not really a fair contest
There is nearly always Kentmere film in the fridge. There are films I would prefer, but Kentmere rarely seems to be out of stock when it is shopping time. With a period of cold ...
17 December, 2025
5 Frames of Croome Panorama Tower
Fairly near where I live there is an observation tower that is under the care of the National Trust, part of the Croome estate, but because it is in the middle of a field a coup...
3 November, 2025
5 Frames from a cheap and simple camera – and a very rare one too
A while back I picked up a job lot of three cameras for not much money. The one I was after was a Konica C35 EF – which did prove to be exactly what I wanted, but that is ...