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27 December, 2020

Breaking a Rut With A Return To Film – By Chris Ledda

By Chris Ledda

Back in April as the pandemic raged, a quiet chord of inspiration struck me. I made the conscious decision to start shooting on film again. It had been awhile, I’d estimate some...

23 December, 2020

A Personal Comparison of “Affordable”, Mid-Speed, Black & White Film Stocks – By Holly Gilman

By Holly Gilman

I’m not trying to rehash content that’s been done to death. I’m not going to tell you which black and white film is the "best". I’m just going to talk you through 4 film types t...

21 December, 2020

Kodachrome 64 – Digitising for the “Look”? – By David Hume

By David Hume

It started with a kiss… You see, my wedding photos are on Kodachrome 64 (PKR). Just one roll, and a roll of HP5 as well. My brother-in-law and I shot them between us. I processe...

19 December, 2020

Experiments Pushing & Pulling Ilford HP5 – By Holly Gilman

By Holly Gilman

This is not groundbreaking stuff. I’m not the first to experiment with pushing and pulling Ilford HP5 but it’s my first time experimenting with it. I make no secret of the fact ...

16 December, 2020

Why the Nikon F6 died (and What the Prospects of a Replacement are) – By Nik Stanbridge

By Nik Stanbridge

There have been a few articles recently musing on the demise of the Nikon F6 35mm film camera to mark the fact that Nikon has withdrawn it from sale after a 16-year run. In writ...

14 December, 2020

Stand development Follow Up – My First Steps into Analogue – Part 8 – By Andrea Bevacqua

By Andrea Bevacqua

I have been studying a bit since my last post on the subject of stand development and have put in place some comment I received. As such, here a follow-up on my experiences with...

10 December, 2020

Memories Lost, Memories Created, Memories Kept – By Jim Grey

By Jim Grey

Photographs restore lost memories and anchor tenuous ones. Through them I catalog my memories and arrange them into timelines. They help me create life narratives in retrospect....

6 December, 2020

Three Mistake I’ve Made That Involved Photography in Some Way

By Gerard Exupery

Miriam confused me. She wasn't slender, and she wasn't large… I would describe her as being voluptuous. Her clothes were always new. Her hair and makeup were always perfect. She...

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These are beautiful, and I don't think using a red filter in place of a near-infrared one has hurt them…
Michael Flory on Konica Infrared Film – Second Try a Year Later22/10/2026
I'm still looking for the slides from a roll of HIE I shot in the Everglades in 1970. The results…
Walter Reumkens on Fixing my Second Konica Auto S222/10/2026
This Konica Auto S2 was well worth the effort that went into repairing it. I own a ‘Revue Auto S22’,…
Michael Zwicky-Ross on Konica Infrared Film – Second Try a Year Later22/10/2026
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