1 February, 2024
Kiev 60 in Paklenica National Park
If Kalashnikov Ever Made Camera, then that would be Kiev 60. Definitely. But I love it, it’s large, shutter really kicks with that satisfying sound, gives you feeling that photo...
4 September, 2023
Fujifilm Velvia and My Shallow and Shameless Dumping of Kodachrome
I tried out my first ever 35mm roll of Fuji Velvia 50 (‘RVP’) in mid 1990, not very long after it became available in Australia. It totally blew my mind and I was instantly hook...
2 September, 2023
Fujifilm Neopan SS – My Last Rolls & When Not to Shoot Expired Film
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 ...
1 August, 2023
Photographing Summer Solstice at Stonehenge on Expired Fujifilm Neopan 400 – by Simon King
Over the past few years I’ve been working on a couple of projects which will explore the use of Stonehenge as an active religious site. As this is a long-term effort I hav...
With color films often in short supply and prices continuing to increase, it was sad news when Fuji “paused” Superia X-TRA 400 in April of this year. It’s reasonable to se...
I bought this stunning Fujica Half 1.9 on ebay for a few pounds - described for spear or repair. Oh boy, I had hoped it would work! Unfortunately it didn't, but it was easy to f...
In February, I went on a family trip to the Cinque Terre region in northern Italy. I brought with me my Nikon FM2n and some Nikkors (20mm ƒ/3.5, 50mm ƒ/1.8, and 200mm ƒ/4). The ...
On March 29th of this year, Fujifilm posted a notice that they would suspend shipments of 35mm and 120 color film, both negative and slide, to its Japanese customers. As someone...