9 March, 2024
5 Frames with a Voigtlander Vito II
In my late teens, around 1970, a work colleague invited me round to his place to show me how to print from 35mm film using an enlarger. This moment was a total epiphany for me, ...
20 December, 2023
5 Frames With a Trip 35 – A Brace of Olympi Pt. 2
Olympus compacts seemed to have been like London buses for a while round our way. No sooner had I caught the XA2 than it was closely followed by a Trip 35 at the same charity sh...
13 December, 2023
5 Frames With an XA2 – A Brace of Olympi, Pt. 1
Love them or hate them, and personally I love them, charity shops (read thrift stores or op shops if you will) have become a ubiquitous feature of most high streets. At their pr...
8 July, 2023
5 Frames with a Houghton Ensign Box 2¼B
It’s funny what catches your eye when you’re casually roaming around the ‘Bay. The words “rapid rectilinear” caught my eye, a lens type well respected in it’s day. After a littl...
16 May, 2023
5 frames of cheap cheap cheap in the Far East. An Argus C3, caffenol and Kentmere Pan 100.
"Wow." the merchant let out a subtle gasp as I pulled out an Argus C3 to test another camera's shutter in Namdaemun camera market, Seoul. I am not sure an Argus is used to heari...
26 February, 2023
5 Frames with a Leica IIIa, Canon LTM 50mm f2.8 lens and Kentmere 400 – By Richard de Bulat
I have used this little Leica for a couple of years having bought it 2nd hand during the Lock-downs. The original lens was the Elmar 5cm f3.5, the type that sits inside the came...
1 December, 2022
Ilford Kentmere 120 – A Review in Paris – By Molly Kate
You might have seen the news already, but if not, today is the launch of Ilford’s Kentmere range in medium format. Kentmere 35mm 100 and 400 ISO films have been available under ...
12 October, 2022
5 frames with Nikon F3P and Kentmere 400 – By Hans Gustafsson
Arrived in a hotel room shortly after 11pm on a monday after a 5 hour drive. I'm fortunate to drive a very comfortable car so despite being a bit tired from a long drive after ...