10 June, 2024
Pearl River 4 – A Chinese TLR camera
This is a review of the Pearl River 4. But first a little Chinese camera history. The first TLR to be manufactured in China was the Shanghai TLR by the Shanghai Camera company. ...
For those of us who learned photography shooting Kodak’s Tri-X or Plus-X – bless that emulsion’s sainted memory – hope springs eternal that thereȁ...
Today there are some who want to get into film and there are those who want to get back into film. I fall in the category of the latter, having started out with film beginning w...
6 June, 2024
Astrhori XH-2 Shoe Mount Light Meter Mini-Review
Astrhori have today announced the new Astrhori XH-2 Shoe Mount Light Meter. I have had one on test for a few weeks now, and though it is in many ways very similar to the Astrhor...
Quite early into my still-young photographic journey, I fell in love with medium format photography. I adore how the film format captivates with its unique blend of fine grain a...
31 May, 2024
King Dominant or Regula Sprinty BC300
This 35mm camera belongs to my father and was purchased in 1975 for his graduation trip. During the trip, only two people carried cameras: himself and another classmate with a N...
30 May, 2024
SPUR UFG – The Quest for Finest Grain – An Aviation Film used for very Down-to-Earth Photography
On a recent trip to Germany’s rustbelt along the Rhine and Ruhr rivers I carried in my bag a roll of SPUR UFG film that I wanted to try out shooting in a former steelwork...
I was digging through the junk electronics boxes at several Okinawan thrift stores (as is my habit) and came across two classic-looking point-and-shoots. The Fuji Cardia Hite is...
