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2 September, 2023

Fujifilm Neopan SS – My Last Rolls & When Not to Shoot Expired Film

By Azriel Knight

A few years ago, I was gifted a lot of film for a project I was working on which involved shooting a roll a day for two weeks and vlogging my journey. I was mailed so much that ...

17 August, 2023

My First Time using Kodak Motion Picture Film – ENC-2 vs. C41.

By Armando Caballero

Nowadays, I use analogue photography for 90% of my Street Photography, with the only exception being when it’s raining outside and I don’t want to get my analogue ca...

9 June, 2023

A Cautionary Tale about Scanning Negs with a Digital Camera

By Marco Andrés

While there is much interest in scanning with a digital camera, there are other ways of scanning negatives: using a lab or home-scanning with a dedicated scanner. Scanning with ...

2 June, 2023

“Digitalitis” and the Folly of the Pursuit for Perfection

By Marco Andrés

Whenever we use a camera to record a scene, we are transforming analog signals. Each element introduces yet another error, albeit small. The perfect is the enemy of the good ...

26 May, 2023

Of Camera Sensors and Mega-Pixels – A Screen Play

By Marco Andrés

The following is in the style/format of a screenplay. Ok, let's face it. Not the sort of thing that would be picked up by Netflix. But… there are precedents. Consider the oyster...

25 May, 2023

The (my) Best Leica

By Geoff Chaplin

Leica rather missed the boat when digital came along so of course I’m talking about the best film Leica. And no, its not another “the M3 is the best camera ever made” review. Bu...

17 May, 2023

Don’t Sleep with Yellow Lenses, Darlin’

By Dave Powell

Photographers who remember the Petula Clark 1967 hit single that’s paraphrased in the title will also probably know what it's talking about! Regardless of how much one might lov...

17 May, 2023

Is my Old Light Meter Reliable? A Little Test and the Results

By Tony Warren

The seperate exposure meter was an indispensable accessory in the time before built-in and through the lens meters became the norm. Nowadays, when the attractions of old, all me...

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