Today I’m going to be reviewing my Nagaoka 4×5, a compact 4×5 field camera designed and built in the 1970’s by Nagaoka Seisakusho in Tokyo.
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Double review: Mamiya Press Super 23 and Mamiya Universal Press
I’m here today to provide you with my review / comparative overview of the Mamiya Press Super 23 and the Mamiya Universal Press cameras.
Camera review: Agfa Selectronic 3
What you see below is my Agfa Selectronic 3, the camera I’m reviewing today. It’s a Pentax K-mount SLR released in 1980 and produced for only a few short years until around 1983.
Film review: Cinestill 800T vs Fuji 800 (35mm) inside the Buenos Aires underground aka Subterranean Explorations
Regular contributor Lorraine Healy is back, this time with a comparison of CineStill’s 800T against the mighty Fuji 800 of yesteryear that was also recently featured in the Lomography Magazine (details for the curious are below.
Camera review: Minolta Hi-Matic AF
In this article, I will be reviewing the 1979 Hi-Matic AF released in 1979. It is an automatic 35mm film camera with an Auto Focus capability.
Film Love: Kodak Kodachrome and me
In December of 2010, when the last rolls of Kodachrome were processed, (one of them mine), I became melancholy and wrote a very short personal perspective on this iconic film. What you see below is the result.
Rewind about
How to develop your own slide film with the Tetenal Colortec E-6 kit
Congratulations, if you are reading this article then you are (hopefully!) willing to take the next step in your film development adventure.
Film stock review: Bergger Pancro 400 Part 2 – 35mm EI 800 (bracketed +/- 1 stop)
UPDATE: Part three, EI 1600 bracketed +/- 1 stop is here.
Camera review: me and my Zorki 11
Hello and welcome to my review of the little known Zorki 11, a camera I recently purchased on a local auction site for the meager sum of 7 Euros (I had been searching for an affordable camera that would
Camera review: My journey with the Pentax 645
If you are just an old timer still shooting film, or new to the craft, photographing with film encourages one to explore and play with tactile gear and tangible materials.
Camera review: My Olympus 35SP
The Olympus 35 SP holds a SPecial and somewhat privileged status in my pretty modest camera collection.
Film stock review: a first look at FILM FERRANIA P30® Alpha
UPDATE: Scott Micciche has published part one and part two of his extensive FERRNIA P30 Alpha tests.
EMULSIVE: As film photography practitioners, you’ll hopefully be familiar with the release of FILM Ferrania’s FERRANIA P30®Alpha 35mm black and white film
Camera review: Me and My Yashica-D (80mm f/3.5) TLR
Hi everybody, my name is Ed Worthington, although I go by my pseudonym of “The 6 Million P Man” when it comes to anything photographic*.
I’ve been shooting film for a little over three years now and sharing the images
Lens love: shooting the Kodak Aero Ektar 7″ f/2.5 aka how I found my Kodak Aero Ektar, or how it found me
Up until the day I was able to call it “mine” I had never heard about the Burnett-Combo or David Burnett and I was completely unaware of the cult status of Kodak’s Aero Ektar lens.
So why did I buy
Bag review: The Billingham Hadley One part one – first impressions
UPDATE: Part two of this review – “one year on” – is here.
A few weeks ago, the lovely folks over at Billingham got in touch to ask if I wanted to review one of their new bags
Reviewing the %#$?! Holga 120N (the Holga Glo)
Well well well, a review on my thoughts about using a Holga, specifically the Holga 120N. A glow-in-the-dark version, which is very useful, said no one ever.
Film stock review: Bergger Pancro 400 Part 1 – 35mm EI 400 (bracketed +/- 1 stop)
UPDATE: Part two: EI 800 bracketed +/- 1 stop is hereRead part two of this series, exploring Pancro 400 shot at EI 800 and bracketed +/- 1 stop here!
You may have seen this recent article covering all the
Camera review: Side by side review of the Olympus MJU vs the Canon Prima Mini aka the 1€ & shipping challenge! – Andreas Zieroth
Last summer I met a young very nice American guy at my office.
Long exposure film tests part one: ILFORD PAN F+, ILFORD FP4+, ILFORD Delta 100 Professional
Long exposure film photography is a technique central to my currently ongoing photography project, Where We Meet.
Capturing the smooth extensions of water movement, contrasted with static elements of the shoreline is the key to this visual narrative.
Camera review: Me and my Mamiya C33 TLR with Instax back
Hey everyone!
We are Damian and Sandra, and like many of EMULSIVE’s readers, we are passionate about photography!
Some of our followers on Instagram have come across our Fujifilm Monochrome Photo Competition test entry on our website and noticed one