12 July, 2026
5 frames with an Olympus XA
Although I have been back into film photography for a year or so, I only recently became aware of the Olympus XA rangefinder camera. Introduced in 1979, with production ceasing ...
9 July, 2026
5 frames with a KMZ ZORKI 1 & Industar-22 f3.5/50mm
Living just 120 miles from Leica AG’s headquarters, I have just bought my first Leitz product at the age of 78. No, not that camera pictured above, but a Leitz Prado 150 slide p...
Two hours after my swim, and having done my best to warm up by eating fish and chips and sitting in the sun for a while, I’m still cold and my fingers are still a tiny bit numb....
My foray into photography began five years ago when I bought my first camera: a humble Canon AE-1. I’ve since sold the AE-1 in favor of my beloved Nikon FM2n (I really wasn’t to...
25 June, 2026
5 frames with a Leica M4-P
My first Leica was an M4-2, I used it extensively but sold it to help pay for my first digital Leica, an M9 in black. After a while, I missed the relatively quiet “Click&#...
23 June, 2026
5 Frames With a 1935 Leica II and Candido 400 in Mykonos
I live in northern Italy. Only recently, after many years away, have I gone back to shooting film – mostly black and white – and developing and printing at home when...
20 June, 2026
5 frames with a Razzle Dog Polaroid conversion
Sharpness Docks in Gloucestershire, UK, lies on the edge of the Severn Estuary and is still a working dock. The original dock opened in 1827 at the same time as the Gloucester –...
18 June, 2026
5 Frames with a Yashica J in Taunton, Somerset, UK
I think I might be developing a ‘thing’ for early Yashica’s. I recently posted about my Yashica Mimy, but I also have a 35cc, a sub-miniature Atoron (using Min...
