Ever since starting to shoot film again after a longish foray into the digital world, I have been looking for a replacement for my beloved Kodak Technical Pan, which was discontinued at the turn of the millennium.
Author Archives: Jens Kotlenga
I am an educator by profession, a traveller by choice and a photographer by heart. I picked up photography from my parents and started doing commercial work in my teens, photographing at proms and weddings to earn pocket money. After graduating from high school I could not make up my mind to pursue photography as a career. I opted for degrees in English literature and History instead.
Posted inFilm camera reviews, Reviews, Rollei film camera reviews
Camera review: The Rolleicord 1a – 2 – Model K3
After my first encounters with the Rolleicord 1a – 2 – Model K3 a friend had given me as a present, I decided to take a closer look at this piece of fine engineering.
Posted in5 Frames..., Articles, Darkroom printing
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
Posted inChamonix film camera reviews, Film camera reviews, Reviews
Camera review: teak wood meets carbon fibre, the Chamonix C45F-2 4×5
After my first exposure to working with large format sheet film in a DIY pinhole camera, I decided to explore this line of film photography a bit further.
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5 Frames… With Fomapan 100 Classic (EI 100 / 4×5 format / DIY Pinhole)
Some time ago I read about a workshop dedicated to instructing participants in building their own pinhole camera and venturing into the field to record some images. Somehow this idea resonated with me.
