One might wonder why a resident of Birmingham Alabama in the United States would sign up for a film subscription service run out of the United Kingdom. It’s a fair question. Aft...
You never forget your first. The Halina 160 was my first camera. It’s just over 30 years since I opened it on Christmas morning and shot my first roll of film. With that camera ...
30 March, 2021
Butchers Cameo Quarter Plate Camera – By Emma Wheeler
Just over a year ago (pre-Covid 19) I was excited to discover an antique half plate mahogany folding field camera had come in for auction at work. Supposedly from sometime aroun...
29 March, 2021
Rollei 35 – My Experiences and Love for these Little Cameras
There’s a lot of cameras in the world, but in my opinion, there are only a few that look as good as the higher-end Rollei 35 series cameras. There are probably equally as few th...
26 March, 2021
Kershaw Penguin, Learning Photography, and My Introduction to Medium Format – By Peyton Hunter
When I was a young teenager, I was gifted my first ever DSLR for my birthday, a third- or fourth-hand Nikon D3100, arguably the perfect camera for someone to learn photography o...
I’m not fully loaded with all the best gear in town like it seems some photo bloggers, Instagrammers, and what-have-yous. I don't have all the Leicas, Hasselblads, and so on. Bu...
23 March, 2021
Olympus OM-10 – My Journey and Review – By Jessica Goodwin
In 1972, Olympus released the first camera of the OM SLR series, the OM-1, which was followed by the OM-2, OM-3 and OM-4. In 1979, they released the first of their more consumer...
22 March, 2021
Funleader 18mm f/8 Review – Limiting, but Fun (and Cheap!)
I recently replaced my Fuji X100v with a Sony A7iii that was retired from work. Not long later the manufacturers of the Funleader 18mm f/8 pancake lens got in touch asking if I ...
