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2 April, 2024

McKeown’s Price Guide to Antique and Classic Cameras – Catalogues, Histories and Price Guides

By Gary Smith

While I’m sure that from the perspective of somebody who is satisfied with using their single cell phone to take photos, I’m likely bordering on the lunatic fringe, ...

2 April, 2024

5 Frames with a Nikon F3 HP and Portra 400

By Bradley Newman

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 using the FM my ...

1 April, 2024

Konica Minolta Dimage X1 – It’ll put you off Photography for life

By Ibraar Hussain

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

By Andrea Monti

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

By Andrew Rudge

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...

29 March, 2024

HassyPB Review – It Makes Photos That People Want To Take From You

By Nick Orloff

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)

By Andrea Monti

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

By Peter McGowan

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) Voigtländer Col...

David Smith on Capturing the War of 1812 on Film – Reenactment of the Battle of Longwoods
Hi Jason. I appreciate the encouraging feedback. Believe it or not, this was only my second time using Kodak Tri-X…
David Smith on Capturing the War of 1812 on Film – Reenactment of the Battle of Longwoods
Thanks, Gary. I don't know how I'd do in a real battle, but I appreciate the kind feedback. ~david
David Smith on Capturing the War of 1812 on Film – Reenactment of the Battle of Longwoods
Many thanks, Peter. That quote is great. I'll be sure to share it with my wife! ~david

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