14 May, 2024
5 Frames inspired by Georges de la Tour
It was the 13th of March. In my inbox was the daily news in French email and it began by saying on that day in 1593 the painter Georges de la Tour was born, and he became famous...
A couple of years ago, when I came into some spare cash and decided to buy a new camera, I found myself faced with the problem of narrowing down my choices from the wide array o...
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 ...
