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Ricoh 500 ME film camera with 40mm lens next to a roll of Fomapan 100 black-and-white film.

19 May, 2026

5 Frames with the Ricoh 500 ME – What Grain Does.

By Shafiur Rahman

I took these photographs at two very different moments. The first were made on the Norfolk coast. I was very unwell at the time. The trip was meant to get me out of the house, t...

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