Leica is known for its legendary craftsmanship of cameras, but I don’t need to tell you that. Why do you think we all clamour at …
Read moreThe minimalist Leica R6: Budget Leica or an overpriced SLR?
May 2020. With COVID in full swing, I decided to leave the city and make the hour-long trip to the desert to capture some landscapes. …
And here it is, the final listicle of 2020. The most popular articles of the year as decided by you for the year we all …
Time for this year’s penultimate listicle, and it’s one for the gear heads out there, this year’s most popular camera reviews on EMULSIVE. Thanks to …
Read moreEMULSIVE’S most popular film camera reviews of 2020
There are a few days left for 2020 (well, 2 at the time of publication) and like 2019, we didn’t see any film stocks being …
If you’re celebrating, Merry Christmas! If you’re not, welcome to the end of a year which, well, that’s enough about that. I made a promise …
The Leica M3 is a camera I have lustered over since the beginning of my photography career almost eleven years ago now. Obviously, it looks …
Read moreI bought a Leica M3: Everything I need and nothing more
I decided to shoot downtown Chandler, AZ. It has been a place I have shot with digitally many times on paid shoots as well as …
Expressions of civil unrest have provided many opportunities for photographers to capture the energetic, emotional scenes which are the byproduct of demonstrations, protests, riots, and …
When it comes to print film we all have our favorites, be it for aesthetics, latitude, how they handle some (intentional) abuse (over/underexposure, pushing, pulling), …
Photographic film prices have been on a steady climb in Canada for the last few years. Not a reasonable climb, either. Some of my go-to …
Read more5 Frames… Of island life on Kodak Gold 200 (35mm Format / EI 200 / Leica M4-2) – by Ryan HK
The secret behind Leica’s R series is that their optical formulas for their SLR lenses are the same as their famous M mount lenses. A …
I’ve found myself with quite a backlog to develop from the last few weeks of sun, but encountered an issue I hadn’t really faced before …
Read more5 Frames… Of stand developed ILFORD HP5 PLUS in DD-X at 30°c – by Simon King
Leica’s 50mm f/1.5 Summarit, which comes in M- or LTM mounts — I bought last year a mint LTM lens copy which I can use …
The Leica M3 doesn’t do anything that another camera can’t. In fact, by today’s standards, it is severely lacking in features that are normally considered …
Read moreThe Leica M3: 5 reasons why it’s the greatest camera ever
I made these pictures in Murmanskaya State, Russia in Autumn 2019, when I was working as the producer of a photo crew and we travelled …
I had a 400ft reel of expired 8572 kicking around the boat, and decided to load 100ft into cassettes to start shooting. I’ve heard horrendous …
Read more5 Frames… Of black and white Fuji 8573/500T in Rodinal with a Leica M4-2 – by Ryan HK
Today’s interviewee is a busy man, he’s a producer and off-air reporter covering the US Congress for NBC News, past Chairman of the Radio & …
Read moreEMULSIVE Interview #220: I am Frank Thorp V and this is why I shoot film
My “go-to” B&W film in all formats that I shoot these days seems to be ILFORD HP5 PLUS. I actually didn’t really enjoy it all …
The Leica M6 — also commonly known as the Leica M6 Classic or Leica M6 Non-TTL — is a 35mm film rangefinder camera designed and …
Read moreAn in-depth guide to: The Leica M6 (aka M6 Classic / M6 Non-TTL)
