6 January, 2024
5 Frames with a Rollei 35 and Kodak Tri-X
Analogue photography certainly has its limitations when compared to what’s available with modern digital cameras. This however doesn’t have to stymie creativity or t...
29 December, 2023
5 Frames with my Nikomat FTn in Milan
After watching Luchino Visconti’s acclaimed Rocco e suoi fratelli (1960) some years ago, I craved to visit Milan, particularly the city’s main attraction: the Mila...
22 December, 2023
The Whole Roll – Weekend in Northern Quebec
This roll of film was taken in northern Quebec, during a weekend road trip. I had wanted to see Tadoussac for a number of years but had not found time until this summer. I drove...
19 December, 2023
5 Frames with a Ricoh XR-X and Vivitar Series I 28-105mm f2.8-3.8
I wanted to see how effective this mid-Eighties body and lens combination would be as a walkabout camera. Theoretically, the wide zoom range and program mode would enable me to ...
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. Bu...
11 November, 2023
5 Frames of X-Ray Damaged Kodak Vision 3 200T
In my 6 months of casual film photography, I’ve learned that airport security can be generous about hand-checking analog film. Many will do it if you ask nicely. Once, a s...
25 October, 2023
5 frames with Kodak Ultramax in a Konica Autoreflex T3
My last ‘5 frames’ was a thinly veiled opportunity to complain about the ergonomics and reliability of the Minox 35EL. Even then I remained entranced by its tiny (...
23 October, 2023
5 Frames Beta Testing an Alfie Tych
I really like beta testing cameras and lenses. Obviously I do this for my own lenses, but I’ve also beta tested the likes of Pixii which was a real treat for a rangefinde...
