2 April, 2024
5 Frames with a Nikon F3 HP and Portra 400
A retired moto-journalist friend loaned me his old photography bag when he heard I’d been shooting a lot of film. When I first returned to film, I’d mostly been us...
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The year was 2005 and Konica Minolta had released their X Series stylish Digital compact. I was using a Dynax 5D, 7D and I also had a KM A200 which was fantastic (and according ...
31 March, 2024
5 frames with a Kiev 60, a Volna 80/2,8 and a Ferrania Orto
Working on a ‘project’ or ‘series’ is a well-known way of giving meaning to the act of taking photographs. It serves many purposes, such as training in a...
30 March, 2024
My Return to Film – More than Nostalgia
My return to film has become more than a nostalgia trip. Having grown up with film, learning how to develop and print at school in the 1970s, film filled my formative years. Lik...
This is a review of the HassyPB, but before I tell you about that bit of kit, let me take a short diversion to tell you how I arrived here. I enjoy a little bit of instant photo...
28 March, 2024
5 Frames with a Praktica MTL5B, a Pentacon 50/1,8 and a Roll of Portra 400 (expired in 2011)
An afternoon of urban exploration looking for derelicted places gave me the chance to test a Praktica MTL 5b with its standard (pun intended) lens: the Pentacon 50/1,8, which I ...
28 March, 2024
5 Frames from a Seaside Town with a Nikon F4
This is a tale of linking eras and styles, the vintage with the modern, the hefty with the lightweight. The heavy, old (1993) Nikon F4 with the svelte new (2021) Voigtlände...
27 March, 2024
5 frames with Ilford Delta 3200 and Canon EOS 7
The Nanakuri Shrine Autumn Naked Festival (七久里神社秋季祭典宵祭り) is held annually in Iida city, Nagan...
