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A film photographer since 1980. Absolutely adore film photography and everything that goes with it. I live and work in India. I teach film photography to high school students and have a collection of cameras, not as a collector, but for student use. Studied photography at RMIT, Melbourne, Australia. Currently working towards a solo exhibition of Film and darkroom images in Nov 20.

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5 Frames… On a leaky FED 5B with Fomapan 400 Action (EI 400 / 35mm format)

by Sasi SomuJune 23, 2020July 31, 2021

I love the 5B in spite of its quirks and idiosyncrasies. The most challenging camera that I have ever used. The FED 5B is a coupled range finder camera with a sordid history. Apparently they were made in a factory in Kharkov, Ukraine using orphans for the workforce. And is named after Felix E. Dzerzhinsky, […]

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