Tag: Nikon
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5 Frames… Of “stay at home” Nikkorex F goodness with the Nikkor-S 5cm f/2 (EI 200 / 35mm Format / Kodak MAX 200)
My Dad gifted me his Nikkorex F many years ago, but I had never shot it until recently. During this time of “staying at home”, I thought it would be a great opportunity to put a roll of film through the now 55+ year-old Nikkorex. For my film choice, I decided to try one of…
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5 Frames… On Kodak Eastman Double-X 5222 (EI 250 / 35mm format / Nikon FE2)
I don’t know how common a problem this is in the film community, but I’m the type of photographer who loads multiple cameras with film (for different occasions of course) and then takes forever finishing them all. When I started taking a darkroom class at my local art college, I knew I would have to…
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5 Frames… Of The Tagus River on Kodak ColorPlus 200 (EI 800 / 35mm format / Nikon F100)
I enjoy waking up early and just walk, which are two great things that combine well with photography. I bring my camera with me on my commute, get out of public transportation earlier and walk to work for half an hour. It’s very fortunate being able to walk along the Tagus River in Lisbon and…
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5 Frames… From my first roll of film for 20 years: Kodak Ektar 100 (EI 100 / 35mm / Nikon F3)
My first foray into film for over 20 years. My father had owned a Nikon F3 and back in those days I had gone down the Canon AF route, but do you know I always hankered after my Dad’s camera, only ever managing to borrow it once for a day out in Brighton – it…
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Documenting the UK’s #BlackLivesMatter protests: London & Hitchin, June 6-7th 2020
Across one weekend in early June, I attended and documented two Black Lives Matter protests here in the UK. As a white man, I might not be able to fully understand what black people specifically have gone through as a result of decades of systemic racism but I can listen and learn from their experiences…
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5 Frames… With JCH StreetPan 400 (EI 400 / 35mm format / Nikon FM2n)
6 months without getting the film camera out was finally over – between work, study and small children, my hobbies had taken a back seat.
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5 Frames… With Adox Scala 160 (35mm / EI 160 / Nikon F5)
I always loved the original Agfa Scala 200X black and white slide film when it was available back in the late ‘90s. So I was thrilled when…
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5 Frames…from 4 cities on Kosmo Foto Mono 100 (EI 100 / 35mm format / Nikon F3/T)
Photography for me is used to capture the things I like and to provide a welcome distraction from the comings and going of modern life.
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5 Frames… With ILFORD HP5 PLUS (EI 400 / 35mm format / Nikon F3)
My father taught me to bulk roll film, develop and print back in the ’80s. Today I shoot mostly using digital cameras but I’ve recently acquired a Nikon F3, a Pentax Spotmatic and a Minolta Autocord 75mm f/3.5 TLR. In the spirit of “use it or lose it”, I have lost all of my old…
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A guide to Simple, effective and CHEAP macro photography
Business closures, stay at home orders and the imperative for social distancing have probably cut you off from your normal sources of photographic inspiration. Your project Strangers Touching Each Other’s Faces in Dense Crowds is on hold for the foreseeable future. So rather than capturing the wide world, here is a technique to explore the…
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5 Frames… With Adox HR-50 (EI 50 / 35mm format / Nikon F100)
It can be a strange experience visiting an old stamping ground after a gap of many years as it was when I went back to Newcastle-upon-Tyne in the summer; the place is still Newcastle but some of my favourite pubs have long since disappeared, some remain and new ones have sprung up, a host of…
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The best (and worst) film cameras of the 1990s
My take on the 10 “best” film cameras released during the 1990s. It’s not a countdown in the traditional sense and “best”…well…
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5 Frames… With Kodak Tri-X 400 (EI 1600 / 35mm format / Nikon F5)
I think Kodak Tri-X 400 might be one of the most mystical film stocks ever produced. For more than 70 years of its production, it has covered almost all of the history of the 20th century folowing WW2. Its flexibility to tolerate push-processing makes it a favourite of photojournalists of the film era. One of…
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5 Frames… With 15-year expired Kodak KODALITH Ortho Film 6556 (EI 12 / 35mm format / Nikon N90S)
I knew this film existed, but it was not until 2016 when a friend showed up in my studio with this box as a gift that I saw it. Yes, it a box, not a can, if you haven’t seen it. A black box, similar to the ones Kodak sells 16mm film, self-sealing box, probably…
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Travelogue: People of Myanmar, the Kayan and Kayah…
The Kayen and the Kayah. Two groups of people who live in the south-east of Myanmar, formally known as Burma. Living in the rich mountainous landscapes full of teak and minerals, together with many other subgroups they are named the Karenni… It feels like time has stood still in this part of the world. A…
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Film stock review: Fujifilm FUJICHROME Velvia 50 Professional (RVP 50)
I think there’s a pretty big misconception about shooting slide film. We’ve all heard the stories about how slide film is ridiculously hard to shoot, that if you’re off on your exposure by just a small amount that your highlights will either be blown away or everything will be a murky detail void shadow. Maybe…
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My year on film in 115 photos: A 2019 retrospective or, my not-a-365-project
What follows is my 2019 in film photography, a 365 photography project that was absolutely not a 365 project. In this article, I share the results from 115 of the sheets/rolls of film I shot in 2019. It boils down to over one hundred photographs taken by yours truly, all wrapped up in a couple…
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EMULSIVE interview #211: I am Graham Spinks and this is why I shoot film
Greetings and welcome to this week’s fresh EMULSIVE interview – number 211 to be specific. I have great pleasure in introducing you to the words and work of erstwhile philosopher, Graham Spinks. It’s over to you, Graham. Hi Graham, what’s this picture, then? GS: This photo was taken at the National Trust’s Canons Ashby earlier this…
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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 harness that magic and stuff it into a small film canister for me to bewilder over. I have absolutely no idea how they did this but I’m so happy they did. Kodak T-MAX…
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EMULSIVE interview #210: I am Carlos Lopez Medrano and this is why I shoot film
Welcome to 2020 here on EMULSIVE! I hope you all had a peaceful ringing in of the new year. For my part, I was in bed ten minutes after the fireworks finished. I’m pleased to be able to kick off the year off with my first film photographer interview of 2020: number 210 to be…