27 November, 2024
5 frames taken with a Leica R4 that I got by chance
A German proverb says: “Unverhofft kommt oft.” (The unexpected often happens.) and so a friend called me some time ago to offer me the Leica collection of his fath...
26 November, 2024
5 frames with an Olympus Trip MD2 and Kentmere 400
While my camera of choice has been an Olympus OM1 for a while now, I am always on the lookout for something cheap and cheerful to stick in my rucksack or pocket for days where a...
26 November, 2024
5 Frames rock hunting in the Keweenaw with a Minolta SR-7
My wife, the pups, and I like going to Michigan’s Keweenaw Peninsula several times a year to relax on the beach, visit family, and do light work on our house there. I alwa...
25 November, 2024
5 Frames with a Vivitar 70-210 f/3.5
Cheap zoom lenses have never had a great reputation. Especially in the Digital age, some budget zooms are considered a bit of a plague. Cheap, plasticky, and very poor optically...
24 November, 2024
Lesson Learned Again – A One Shot Story
Those of us who travel with film kits live on the knife edge of disaster every time we head out for a day of shooting. Most of our gear is likely 20 to 40 years old, very possib...
23 November, 2024
The great Agfa Scala 200x disaster
This is a tale of discovery, disappointment, joy and finally utter, utter confusion. I have always admired Agfa Scala. The idea of a black and white slide film was absolutely bo...
22 November, 2024
A Castle You Say?
Karen, our excellent travel agent, asked if we wanted to stay a while in a castle. My wife was quicker than I when she responded; sure! We were planning a trip to th...
20 November, 2024
The Whole Roll: Harman Phoenix 120 in Minolta Autocord MX
This will be a short post, but catering to a long list of 35mmc traditions. It is one of the responses to the “TLR Challenge” by Geoff Chaplin; a follow-up review of...
