Film review: The magic of TMZ – Kodak T-MAX P3200
Have you ever wondered if magic is real or not? Well, I can tell you that it is, and somehow, Kodak has managed to...
EMULSIVE’s most popular film stock reviews of 2019
There are a few days left for 2019 but fingers crossed, it's the first year for quite some time where we haven't...
A complete guide to the Mamiya RZ67, part five: conclusion and...
This five-part review has taken the best part of three years to complete. At over 40,000 words, I admit that it is...
Building a point and shoot 6×17 camera: the TwoFourths DIY camera...
In 2016 I decided to back the TwoFourths DIY 617 Kickstarter project, paying about $185 for a kit that would let me...
The mighty Salyut-S; Or how I learned to love a Hasselbladski
While there were a number of different models made - see below - the Soviet copy of Hasselblad's 1600F modular camera is...
A complete guide to the Mamiya RZ67, part four: maintenance and...
Over the past three weeks, I have introduced you to the Mamiya RZ67 Professional camera, its series of film holders and the...
A Day in the Life: London Street Photography with the Leica...
This article is part diary, part camera review, part lens review, and part film review, all based around my average day-to-day exploits as a film-based street photographer and photojournalist in London.
Camera review: 14 years with the “invisible” Nikon FM3a
In January 2006, after 5 or so years of film photography with a combination of cheaper cameras (e.g., a Minolta SRT-101, a...
A complete guide to the Mamiya RZ67, part three: lenses, filters...
Welcome back to part three of this guide. We've already covered a deep overview of the Mamiya RZ67 Professional system as well...
Comparing Fujifilm NEOPAN 100 ACROS II to original ACROS. What's the...
Understandably, I was very excited to hear the news of Fujifilm bringing back NEOPAN 100 ACROS in the form of ACROS II...
A complete guide to the Mamiya RZ67, part two: film holder...
Welcome to part two of this short but exhaustive series of articles on the Mamiya RZ67 Professional camera system. In part one...
A complete guide to the Mamiya RZ67 Pro: part one –...
The Mamiya RZ67 is very interesting and in many ways, an unusual camera. It's not very easy to operate and a little...
The TLR, a Goldilocks camera design
The Twin Lens Reflex (TLR) is a camera design over 130 years old and it's almost a hundred years since its now-familiar appearance...
Unexpected adventures with expired ILFORD FP4 PLUS film
I have never used expired film or used a bulk loader until now. Not however for any particular reason, probably just because...
Film Stock Review: FPP RetroChrome 400 (EASTMAN EKTACHROME High-Speed Daylight Film...
FPP RetroChrome 400 is the name given to a stock of 35mm Kodak EASTMAN EKTACHROME High-Speed Daylight Film 2253 (PDF datasheet) that...
The Ricoh GR10: “piggy in the middle” GR sibling (plus GR1s...
A year ago I was looking for the "ultimate film compact camera", the Ricoh GR1 series, but I was somewhat afraid of...
Choosing a 35mm film SLR? A quick look at six (vintage?)...
Since the publication of my original book, "Nikon Film Cameras, Which one is right for you?", I’ve acquired a number of additional...
Camera review: the Contax S2, “Simple is Best” – by Tom...
Two years ago at a tram stop in Antwerp, I misstepped on the pavement's edge and fell over. It was a bit...
Is “premium” really worth the money? Comparing the Ricoh GR1s and...
Here's a question you've probably asked yourself before: "Is it really worth paying for a premium compact 35mm camera when a lesser-known,...
Compact camera mega test finale: 12+ high, mid and low-end 35mm...
One day, some time ago, I hatched a plan to do the biggest comparative test of compact film cameras that had (possibly)...
