Finding inexpensive film can be a bit of a challenge these days. A challenge, but not impossible. Over the course of the past year or so I’ve discovered and tried a variety of fantastic film stocks that don’t break the bank from a number of different manufactures. In this newsletter I’m going to share with…
I’ve been searching for quite a while for a low speed black and white film capable of capturing a lot of detail while retaining an interesting character. Rollei RETRO 80S would seem to fit this bill perfectly. Earlier last year, I was scrolling through eBay looking for an Olympus Pen F, I’d become quite enamoured…
Massive dev chart Generally when I think about analogue photography, apps aren’t the first thing that come to mind. However, there are a variety of different apps out there that exist for film photographers to take advantage of. Some genuinely terrible, like those awful scanning apps that you often see advertised on social media, promising…
(and why we need to stop thinking of it that way) I was recently reading an argument that was taking place online about critiquing photography. Specifically about how in the analogue photography community today many have strayed away from practicing correct technical processes and no-one wants to correct them. The subject at hand was a…
Understanding exposure is the most basic skill that any photographer can posses. No different than a painter needs to understand his paints, or someone who draws needs to understand his pad and pencils. Without an understanding of exposure a photographer is nothing. By the way, the word photography has it’s origins in Greek, and can…
After spending the last few weeks actively shooting and researching the Pentax Spotmatic for a video project, I couldn’t help but start to wonder what the competition it faced when it first launched in 1964 was like. One of the major selling features of the Pentax Spotmatic was the fact that it featured a TTL…
Leica is a name that carries a lot of weight within the film community. Leica lenses in particular are highly praised. Both for their compact, high-quality design & construction, but also for their phenomenal optical quality. However, all Leica lenses share one common flaw, their high cost. Even someone interested the least desirable examples will…
June 22, 2009, Kodachrome is discontinued. The last roll ever made was developed for Steve McCurry on July 14 of the following year. That final roll marked the end of a 74 year long era for Kodak, and the death of one of the 20th century’s most iconic products. Sadly, Kodachrome had it coming. During…