4 November, 2024
Rolleiflex SL35 – Why use an unloved camera?
Why would you use a rather geriatric camera that even when new was a bit of a dead beat and a little unloved? It’s a question I have been asked a few times in the last 4 months ...
This story began in 2012. I was told by a fellow worker one lunch time: “There’s a Nikon film camera for £15 in the Pawn Broker’s window!” I decided to g...
30 October, 2024
Ilford Advocate Camera – A wonderful street camera
It’s been a year since I first laid eyes on the Ilford Advocate camera, and I’ve been eager to share my experience with it. The journey began in England, where my wi...
28 October, 2024
Tele Rolleiflex Review – I will not be separated from this camera
It hardly seems possible but I only accepted my Tele Rolleiflex into my life a smidge over one year ago. It feels like much longer. My story is perhaps typical, a digital shoote...
27 October, 2024
Washi E – A Very Peculiar Film
Film Washi is a French company that sources and respools unusual and often unique photographic media on consumer friendly rolls, cassettes, and even in large format. I have hea...
24 October, 2024
Vivitar 19mm f3.8 – Exactly What it Should Be
Late one night, I was on a deep dive into finding a lens that matched a narrow, and somewhat arbitrary set of requirements I set. A mess of browser tabs covered my monitor. Most...
23 October, 2024
Canon 110 ED Review
I am able to get to know this well specified Canon 110 ED camera and the Minox 110S I wrote about recently thanks to Bob Janes’ generous gift. Bob has posted several informative...
22 October, 2024
LightPix Labs FlashQ M20 – Hitting the street with a new flash
I was never a big fan of flash photography. But during the pandemic I took a Magnum online photography class which introduced me to flash photography technics of Martin Parr and...
