Category: Articles
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Camera review: the Fuji Panorama GX617, a legendary panoramic behemoth
Beloved of landscape photographers, especially those involved with supplying images for calendars and home decor products both before and well into the digital camera era, the Fuji Panorama GX617 was the final iteration of Fuji’s legendary behemoth panoramic medium
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5 Frames… With Kodak Tri-X 400 (EI 400 / 120 format / Rolleicord Ia)
Finding Sieglinde Hefftner, my mother, seemed like a good way of trying out a recent addition to my evolving collection of film cameras. From the early 1940s to the early 1950s my mother worked at Harry Glocke’s Photo Studio
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Photography: Muckcatcher – Shot on Kodak EASTMAN DOUBLE-X 5222 at EI 1600 (35mm format)
Muckcatcher Shot on Kodak EASTMAN DOUBLE-X 5222 at EI 1600 Black and white negative film in 35mm format Push processed 22/3 stops Development notes Rodinal 1+25: 21°C/70°F, 14:30 (N+22/3) 1 minute presoak, 30 seconds initial agitation, 1 inversions
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5 Frames… With Kodak T-MAX 400 (EI 400 / 35mm format / Canon EOS5)
Once every couple of months, I throw a film into my old Canon EOS5 (the Plastic Fantastic) and follow my daughter around for the day, shooting the stuff she gets up to.
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Camera review: The Pentax 67
It’s a beast, this Pentax. It weighs a ton and it’s hard to hang on to. It’s slow, has a terrible synch speed and everything is in full stops.
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The AgiPinFold Pinhole Conversion Part 2: Beta testing
Back in July, I walked you through the initial build for my Agipinfold, an Agifold 6×6 camera converted to pinhole. It’s time for part two. The pinhole is still held on with blue tack…..
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5 Frames… With Lomography Color Negative 100 (EI 80 / 120 format / TerraPin OSKAR 6×9 f/165)
I have been shooting Todd Schlemmer’s wonderful TerraPin OSKAR 6×9 pinhole camera since January.
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The Obscura Darkroom project
In January 2019, I’ll be opening a public darkroom, Obscura Darkroom, in Newark, NJ. Located in the University Heights neighborhood, Obscura will provide open darkroom hours, memberships for unlimited facilities use, and classes for both adults and teens.
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5 Frames… With ILFORD HP5 PLUS (EI 800 / 35mm format / Olympus OM-PC)
About a month and a half ago I dove in head-first into the world of film photography with a rocket strapped to my back.
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How-to: Shoot a wedding on film… dos, don’ts and the beauty of film
First things first, I am not a full time professional (or really even a part-time) wedding photographer.
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A brief history of… Kodak EKTACHROME film
Just as they managed to resurrect dinosaurs with DNA in Jurassic Park, Eastman Kodak and Kodak Alaris have pulled off the magical feat of resurrecting Kodak EKTACHROME film;
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5 Frames… With Bergger Pancro 400 (EI 400 / 120 format / Brooks-Plaubel Veriwide 100)
In 1956 I took my first photographs with an Agfa Box 6×9 camera from my mother and started to like and love taking photographs and making pictures.
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5 Frames… With Lomography Lomochrome Purple XR 100-400 (EI 200 / 35mm format / Pentax Spotmatic F)
I have been eager to use Lomochrome Purple for some time now. I love the work of Richard Mosse using infrared colour film, and as the psychedelic portraits taken by Elliott Landy.
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My black dog: depression and my photography
Please be aware that some subjects and depictions in this story may be uncomfortable reading. I make no apology for that, but please go into this with your eyes open.
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Dear Benice 8: Cinestill, an Eastern-only delight?
Dear Benice, If I’m not in a big city in Asia shooting Cinestill film, am I really doing something right? Gudni ThorinorinssonSlushland Dear Gudni, Thank you for getting in touch with your concern, shared by many I’m sure.
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5 Frames… With Lomography LomoChrome Purple XR 100-400 (EI 100-400 / 35mm format / Nikon FE) – by Sherry Christensen
My first film camera was the Nikon FE, I bought it off Kijiji (the Canadian version of Craigslist) with two lenses, flash and a funky vintage bag for $75.
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5 Frames… With Kodak T-MAX 400 (EI 1600 / 35mm format / Olympus OM-2n)
A few months ago, I started with analog photography.