23 July, 2025
Rollei Retro 400S in Paris, with a Minolta X700
I recently headed back to Paris for a long weekend, for the first time since I started shooting film again. Having taken photos there many times in the past using my digital gea...
I’ve been digging in the vaults lately, having too much time on my hand and a new scanner I had been putting together an article on a Contax TVS I, TVS II, TVS II and T2 &...
25 April, 2023
5 Frames with a Fujica ST605n and Rollei Retro 400s
I bought my first SLR camera as a teenager back in 1981. I remember visiting the now long-gone Vic Odden's in London Bridge and coming home with a secondhand Fujica ST605n with ...
About a year ago I posted a review of the Panorama Wide Pic. A toy camera that I was planning on sending around the UK for others to shoot and share results.I've been meaning to...
23 December, 2020
A Personal Comparison of “Affordable”, Mid-Speed, Black & White Film Stocks – By Holly Gilman
I’m not trying to rehash content that’s been done to death. I’m not going to tell you which black and white film is the "best". I’m just going to talk you through 4 film types t...
I recently decided to add something different to my regular film-stock replenishment order, and went for a selection of Rollei branded films - not something I've ever shot befor...
8 May, 2020
29 Frames / A Whole Roll (Almost) of Rollei Retro 400s – #FullRollFriday – by Gary Quinn
Lockdown, quarantine, self-isolating, social distancing; call it what you like it boils down to one thing - we’re staying in today. That’s what we do every day now. We don’t go ...