Category: All Reviews
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Film review: ILFORD HP5 PLUS in 35mm, 120 and sheet formats
There’s much more to HP5 PLUS than meets the eye – something that regular shooters of this film will be more than aware of.
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Film review: Rollei Vario Chrome color slide film in 35mm format
It’s time to lift the veil on my thoughts about Rollei Vario Chrome, a “new” slide film officially announced in June 2017 and available in 36 exposure 35mm cassettes*1.
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Camera review: Fuji GA645i, “The Portrait Machine”
In this piece, I will be reviewing the Fuji GA645i 6×4.5 medium format camera.
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Film Comparison: Bergger Pancro 400, JCH Streetpan 400 and Rollei RPX 400
The past 15 years or so have not been easy for film photographers: Most photo labs have closed their doors, major brands no longer manufacture analog cameras, and the few remaining repair shops are all but out of parts. The
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Film stock review: Lucky New SHD 100 Part 3 – 35mm EI 400 (bracketed +/- 1 stop)
Welcome to part three of my review of Luckyfilm’s NEW SHD 100 black and white negative film, this time describing the film shot at EI 400 and bracketed +/- 1 stop of under and overexposure. Series structure Part
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Magazine review: Kodachrome Magazine Issue 1
Kodachrome, subtitled “Art.Film.Analog.Culture”, is an 84 page magazine created by Kodak focussing on (largely) analogue creativity. Opening with an article titled “Seeking Slow”, the new quarterly magazine, Kodachrome, sets the tone of Issue One.
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Film stock review: JCH Streetpan 400 Part 1, 120 format EI 400
Having shot and experimented with a fair bit of 35mm JCH Streetpan 400 this past year or so, it’s no secret that I’ve been itching to get my hands on it in 120 roll film format since it was
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Camera review: Mamiya 645 1000S
The Mamiya 645 1000S was not my first medium format camera.
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Film stock review: Bergger Pancro 400 Part 7 – 120 EI 400 (bracketed +/- 1 stop)
Welcome to part seven of my Bergger Pancro 400 review series.
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Pentax 110 Auto and Lomography Color Tiger 200 Review
I was recently given a Pentax 110 Auto, it is in lovely condition and it fired up happily with a new set of batteries.
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Film stock review: Lucky New SHD 100 Part 2 – 35mm EI 25 (bracketed +/- 1 stop)
Welcome to part two of my review of Luckyfilm’s NEW SHD 100 black and white negative film.
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Film stock review: Bergger Pancro 400 Part 6 – 35mm EI 400 reversal development (bracketed +/- 1 stop)
It’s about time to wrap up the part of this series that covers Bergger’s 35mm Pancro 400 film with something a bit special: reversal development results. Before you start scratching your head or disappear altogether, allow me a minute or
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Film stock review: FERRANIA P30® ALPHA Part 1 – 35mm EI 80 (bracketed +/- 1 stop + filter tests) – Rodinal semi-stand
UPDATE: Scott Micciche has published part one of his extensive FERRANIA P30 tests. A best practices guide showing results from six developers in eight development schemes. This article forms part one of a multi-part review series.
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Film stock review: Rollei Infrared 400
I’ve been an avid film shooter for a couple of years now and I absolutely LOVE the recent revival of the whole industry.
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Film stock review: Lucky New SHD 100 part 1 – 35mm EI 100 (bracketed +/- 1 stop)
Lucky Film SHD 100 black and white film was one of a number of versions of colour, black and white, and chromogenic black and white consumer films manufactured by Lucky Group Corporation in Héběi (河北), China. Sadly, the company
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Film stock review: Bergger Pancro 400 35mm Part 5 – EI 6400
If you’ve been following along, you’re probably wondering what happened to part four of this series.
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A word on: Cinestill 800T (35mm)
I thought CineStillFilm 800T would be a fun film to try and used my Leica M2 and Summarit-M 50mm f2.5 lens (with lens hood) to shoot a roll in and around the Manchester Art Museum, Rylands Library and the surrounds.
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Camera review: The Leica Sofort
It’s been sometime now since I won a Leica Sofort &
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Film stock review: Bergger Pancro 400 Part 3 – 35mm EI 1600 (bracketed +/- 1 stop)
Welcome to part three of my Bergger Pancro 400 review series, which this time takes the film to EI 1600, while maintaining the +/-1 stop brackets that you’ve come to know and love. In case you’re new to the