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24 September, 2023

5 frames of Mt Inari on ORWO Wolfen NC400 with a Pentax KX

By dylan porter

Earlier this year, as borders finally reopened, I began planning a trip to Osaka and Kyoto to revisit a friend and explore these vibrant Japanese cities. This time, armed with a...

12 September, 2023

5 Frames with the Auto Close-up Lens for the Mamiya 6: ‘Baroque’ and superfluous or compact and handy?

By Simon Foale

In researching the Mamiya 6MF camera prior to buying one a little over 20 years ago, I read a review which included mention of the Auto Close-up Lens attachment for the Mamiya&#...

6 September, 2023

5 Frames with a Leica Minilux and Kodak 400NC

By Neil MacLean

I’ve been planning a “5 Frames With My Minilux” for years now… these images have been staring back at me from a Flickr album just waiting to be sent out....

1 September, 2023

5 Frames of Kodachrome 25 and 64 – an unromantic retrospective

By Simon Foale

A recent clean-up in the end room of our house resulted in a pile of junk being removed from on top of my light box, a glorious 1.4m long expanse of slide-viewing luxury made fo...

31 August, 2023

5 frames with an Olympus Trip – Sell or Keep?

By Paul Quellin

I didn’t own a car until I was in my mid twenties. In my late teens and early twenties, travel was all about motorcycles. At 17 an Olympus Trip 35 was my companion for on...

30 August, 2023

5 Frames with Lomography Metropolis, an OM-2n on the central plains of Kansas – Ruralopolis

By John Pemberton

The first week of June I made a 3 night, 700 mile trip from my home outside Indianapolis, IN to Wichita, KS. I had images in a curated exhibition at the Midwest Center for...

26 August, 2023

5 Frames from a 500mm – A Whole New World

By Robert Johnson

I found a ‘reflex’ telephoto lens from Tamron, f8 and now I cant think about photography in the same way. Ive been looking for a 500mm or higher for a while and bidi...

24 August, 2023

8 Frames with the Canon Sure Shot Classic 120 – a Stress Test

By Alex Gridenko

I am a lazy perfectionist on a tight budget. It’s a tough combination for any hobbyist, especially a film shooter. Especially nowadays. I outsource development and high-r...

Alexander Seidler on Converting Colour and B&W Film Negs – an Evolution
Thanks for your story Marco ! Your absolutely right it is complex. Your test image looks good. I am curious…
Bob Janes on Converting Colour and B&W Film Negs – an Evolution
Interesting stuff! A couple of suggestions: 1. Your link to your previous posting in the third para leads off to…
Mark Harrison on Converting Colour and B&W Film Negs – an Evolution
Just fyi, the link to your other article takes you to a Wiki page on 110 film. Also the article…

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