A friend of mine has been doing a house clearance on behalf of a lady whose parents died. The house in question is next door to him and, as the daughter lives some distance away...
I started shooting film when I began high school, at the age of 15. Back then, film was making a comeback and rising in popularity in my home country, which means prices were al...
Hey photo makers. As part of my ongoing gas I recently acquired a MInolta 85mm Varisoft lens. Starting with a mint condition X-700/50mm f/1.7 setup gifted to me by a coworker a ...
30 April, 2024
5 frames with Fomachrom D II 20
Most photographers today know Foma from their black and white film but there was a time when the Czech company produced colour as well. The exact information about it is scant b...
30 April, 2024
5 frames with a Pentax Q7 & Fisheye lens in the library
My wife is doing an open university course, so around once a month during her academic year, we end up taking a trip to the library to collect some books. It’s become a b...
It was time to see what all the fuss was about. Harman Phoenix 200, a brand-new colour film from the masters of B&W film at Ilford. Finally, a viable competitor in a market ...
24 April, 2024
5 frames with a Minolta 700si
In a recent post, Julian Tanase urged us to think about “stepping back” in photography, using simpler cameras to make us think more about what we are doing. This pos...
24 April, 2024
5 Frames with an Intrepid 4×5 – Famous For Quality.
“Started in 1903 by Albert Scott and James Bathgate, the company [Nutty Club] became famous for products like pink popcorn, pearled peanuts and dozens of other products i...
