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6 November, 2024
Rollei XF 35 – First Impressions
I ran into this camera almost by accident. I was meandering through a vinyl record and camera store* and saw the small Rollei XF 35 hiding in a glass counter next to the registe...
5 November, 2024
Stray or street dogs of Istanbul – One-Shot Story
About 10 years ago, while I was questioning about the nature of the streets, I asked myself, who owns these public places. The question has the answer, I hear you. The definitio...
5 November, 2024
My Square Story – Making my own 24×24 35mm Cameras
It is a long story. Longer than I expected. Yes – I didn’t expect anything but learning to frame and playing with a different aspect ratio. It is also story of Gear – DIY ...
4 November, 2024
TLR Challenge: 3 – Night Shots
With an appointment nearby at 7pm and having arrived in the area at 6:15 I had about 40 minutes to shoot the third film of the day that I had promised myself I would take. With ...
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 ...
3 November, 2024
Becoming an Honorary Newfoundlander
If you visit Newfoundland, you will most assuredly get a chance to become an Honorary Newfoundlander. The ceremony can pop up almost anywhere- from the deck of a whale-watch boa...
3 November, 2024
5 Frames with a Canon Canonet QI17 GIII and Fujifilm 400
I recently picked up a copy of a Canon Canonet QL17 GIII that showed up at my local camera shop. This is not a new camera to me. I have had and also wrote a KEH review for it in...
2 November, 2024
“The Puffin Inspectors” – One-Shot Story
Previously, I described rather special experiences with birds– here, here and here. But this next one was just a bit different. Our 2018 tour of Newfoundland visited a Puf...
