Category: All Reviews
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Four seasons with: Kodak EASTMAN Plus-X 5231
And this is where my journey of home developing begins! After a couple of disappointments – in rapid succession – of the work of some photo labs, it was time to take full responsibility for all the loosely cut last
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Camera review: Holga 120N + video review
It’s been a little while since I have gone out to do some shooting with my Holga.
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Film stock review: CineStill 50D in the Arctic Circle
Having read a selection of blog posts and reviews about the CineStill range of 120 and 135 films I was intrigued.
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Gear review: SP-445 4×5 film processing system
Since beginning large format photography I’ve been developing my 4×5* sheet film in trays. This is not a process for the faint hearted and takes more than a modicum of skill.
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Camera review: Yashica-mat 124 TLR
As a 6×6 format twin lens reflex camera, the Yashica Mat-124 TLR is considered a great entry-level camera for people who are moving up from 35mm to medium format film.
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Camera review: getting back on the bike with the Intrepid 4×5
It sounds very grand when you tell people that you are having a field camera made for you. I certainly felt grand and excited when I placed my order for an Intrepid 4×5 with blue bellows and lens board.
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Test shots: Revolog Kosmos (35mm) + Bronica ETRSi
A few weeks ago, Nils suggested putting together an unorthodox camera/film review that he felt would be useful to readers of EMULSIVE. He wasn’t joking, it was anything but orthodox.
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Every single film stock still made today – Part 3: ILFORD to Japan Camera Hunter (v2)
Update 01: 2018-09-20 Welcome to part three of this series exploring every single film photography stock still being made today.
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Medium format first timer: a few months on with the Hasselblad 500C/M
It’s been a few months now since I came into the world of medium format and became a Hasselblad owner.
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Comparing Fuji NEOPAN 100 ACROS, ILFORD Delta 100 Professional and Kodak T-MAX 100
This whole project started when I realized I had been blindly allegiant to certain black and white films for a number of years without any particular rhyme or reason.
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Film stock review: Kodak EKTACHROME 100G (E100G)
I wasn’t overly keen on writing a film review when EM first suggested it.
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Lens review: the 7artisans 35mm f/2 Leica M-mount lens – first production batch exclusive
UPDATE 01 2017-04-27: Added production specifications Standing on the shoulders of Hamish Gill’s early look at the pre-release prototype of the 7artisans 35mm f/2 Leica M-mount lens, I’m here to offer my thoughts on one of the very first copies
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Every single film stock still made today – Part 2: FILM Ferrania to Hillvale (v2)
Update 01: 2018-09-20 Welcome to part two of this series, looking at all the fresh film stocks still being produced today. In part one I covered every film stock from ADOX to Dubblefilm.
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Film review: finding my ‘do anything’ film for 4×5….a tale of ILFORD FP4 PLUS and HP5 PLUS
I have been shooting 4×5 for about five years. I use it for much of my personal work, and love the tonality and rendering it gives my images.
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Camera review: the Zenza Bronica ETRS – Workhorse, or Hippopotamus…?
From what I’ve read the Bronica ETRS I get the impression that it is considered the “lesser wanted” of the Bronica family. I really don’t know why.
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Bag review: The Billingham Hadley One part two – one year on (plus competition winner!)
Welcome to the follow up to my first impressions of the Billingham Hadley One, published in April 2017.
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The Hasselblad V-system master guide: C and C T* lenses
In this section of the Hasselblad V-system master guide, I’ll be taking a look at the first two generations of Hasselblad lenses. If you’re looking for lenses for your Hasselblad 500, 500CM 501 or 305 (whichever version), this is the place to start.
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High Speed Journey – Kodak T-MAX P3200 and Kodak Recording Film 2475
New Kodak T-MAX 3200 (TMZ) is flat out great news for film lovers for the additional choice and for what it says about Kodak Alaris’s confidence in the market.
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Film tests: getting the best out of FERRANIA P30 Alpha part 1
FERRANIA P30 Alpha has had an interesting time of it since it got into the hands of eager customers in late 2017. Many photographers (including yours truly) have questioned everything from its true speed to the nature of the emulsion
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Camera review: Fuji GA645Zi
Today I’ll be reviewing the Fuji GA645Zi; a review that is not exactly typical. For me, the camera is a tool that is supposed to do whatever I want it to do.