I bought the Rollei XF 35 second-hand about five years ago because I was looking for a simple point-and-shoot camera with a high-quality lens for 35mm film. I must admit, I don’...
27 February, 2025
One Low Rider Car Show and Three Films
The title covers it pretty well. But for more context a few months ago I was invited to a Low Rider Car Show. I had been wanting to attend one for a few years, but my timing was...
27 November, 2024
5 frames taken with a Leica R4 that I got by chance
A German proverb says: “Unverhofft kommt oft.” (The unexpected often happens.) and so a friend called me some time ago to offer me the Leica collection of his father’s estate. I...
25 November, 2024
5 Frames with a Vivitar 70-210 f/3.5
Cheap zoom lenses have never had a great reputation. Especially in the Digital age, some budget zooms are considered a bit of a plague. Cheap, plasticky, and very poor optically...
12 October, 2024
5 frames with Petri 7s using Kodak Gold 200
Several months ago, I stumbled across Barry Carr’s article 5 Frames With the Petri 7s. It quickly led me down a rabbit hole, as I wasn’t overly familiar with the Petri line of g...
As an avid hobbyist photographer, my journey through the world of analog photography has been marked by moments of surprise and serendipity. One such moment occurred recently wh...
25 July, 2024
5 frames with a Canon SureShot Zoom XL in Croatia
I have taken film cameras on holiday before. Normally small, plastic ones that fit comfortably in my pocket and will allow me to take a couple of pictures of nothing in particul...
6 July, 2024
5 frames with Nikon FM2 and Kodak Gold 200
What could be better than taking a light, mechanically precise and legendary camera on a beautiful autumn hike in the Bavarian mountains? Driving in a cabriolet in the sunshine ...