18 March, 2026
Kodak ColorPlus 200 at a Nostalgic Car Show
In my previous articles, I explored two of the most classic and iconic black-and-white films: Kodak Tri-X and Ilford HP5 Plus. Now I turn my attention to a classic colour negati...
9 October, 2025
Lucky C200 vs Colorplus vs Phoenix II
Despite being talked about a lot, there has not been much review about Lucky’s new color negative C200 in the western part of the world since its launch in July in China. ...
This roll of film has been chilling in my freezer for at least five years. It was given to me by my brother-in-law’s ex wife around that time. She handed me a bag of unuse...
21 September, 2024
5 Frames with a Kodak Retina Ib (Model 19) and a roll of Kodak ColorPlus 200
Long story short: I got my first digital camera this year after many decades of shooting film. I don’t get into the respective merits of each form; I see and I, hopefully,...
26 March, 2024
Found Out – A one shot story
The year before, the health service had offered free Covid and Flu jabs for folk of a certain age and becoming more aware of the advancing years I had availed myself. Come the s...
9 March, 2024
5 Frames with a Voigtlander Vito II
In my late teens, around 1970, a work colleague invited me round to his place to show me how to print from 35mm film using an enlarger. This moment was a total epiphany for me, ...
18 November, 2023
10 Frames from a Tour by Bicycle around New Haven
New Haven, Connecticut is best known these days for Yale University, one of the world’s most prestigious higher learning institutions. For some, Yale equals New Haven. But The E...