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Film Cameras for Beginners

Posted on 03 September 2010 by Brian Auer

[UPDATE 9/5/2010] I’ve added CC attributions below each set of photos and I swapped out one of the images in the viewfinder category. A few months ago I posted The Pros and Cons of Each Camera Type and Tom posted a video sho [...]

Tags: 3200, box speed, camera bag, Delta, film speed, hp5+, ilford, Kodak, Push process, rodinal, shooting tips, stand develop, Tmax, Tri-X

Box or push process?

Posted on 17 August 2010 by Tomas Webb

photo credit: Michael Mabale On the previous flickr post, John left a comment to the effect of Fuji Neopan 400 being good for skin tones. I totally agree (and miss it being widely available in medium format!), and I started to thi [...]

Vintage Light Meters

Posted on 03 August 2010 by Tomas Webb

photo credit: Nesster Recently a reader by the name of Andrea (her blog and her flickr) emailed Brian and I with a question about vintage light meters. No while her question was simply “I have no idea how to use this meter&# [...]

Tags: camera bag, film, question, shooting tips, tips

9 Things to Ask Yourself Before Shooting with Film

Posted on 23 July 2010 by Brian Auer

photo credit: Marcus Ramberg Shooting film and shooting digital are a bit different in more than one way. Obviously the medium is different, the cameras are different, and the gear is different. But the mental preparation is also [...]

Tags: 12mm, 35mm, 50mm, bag, Bessa, camera bag, color, demekin, diary, f1.1, f2.5, f5.6, feature, film, instamatic, Kodak, moo cards, Nokton, Polachrome, R3M, shooting tips, skopar, viewfinder, Voigtlander

What’s in your bag?

Posted on 09 July 2010 by Tomas Webb

Brian recently wrote about writing notes on your film. To a certain degree, this is just part of a larger workflow. Now I’m the first to admit that my post developing workflow is quite possibly the worst example ever: After [...]

Tags: film, tips

Make Notes on Your Film

Posted on 06 July 2010 by Brian Auer

photo credit: Schtumple This tip might be obvious to some of you, but I thought I’d throw it out there. I always carry a fine point permanent marker with me when I’m out shooting. I use it to make a few key notes on my [...]

Tags: camera bag, cheap, college, craisglist, ebay, Equipment, film, shooting tips, university

Cheap film. What are the options?

Posted on 27 June 2010 by Tomas Webb

photo credit: BartNJ One of the common arguments against film is that it is so expensive. While this argument has merit, there are ways to minimize the cost – specifically in relation to the purchase of raw materials. Ultra- [...]

Tags: 35mm, camera reviews, diana, film, mini, review, square

Hip to be Square! Part 2

Posted on 24 June 2010 by Tomas Webb

Last time we looked at the (now defunct) 126 format for lo-fi square shots. I mentioned towards the end that this time round we would be looking at the 4×4 option. It seems I got a bit excited and got ahead of myself. I shoul [...]

Tags: camera bag, color shift, datasheet, failure, feature, guide, Kodak, layman, long exposure, low light, reciprocity, Tmax 100

A Layman’s Guide to Reciprocity Failure

Posted on 23 June 2010 by Tomas Webb

An Honest Confession photo credit: db*Photography A recent poll result revealed that we have an almost equal mix of photographers who have been shooting film all along, and those who have recently started. While I’m one of t [...]

Tags: 8x10, camera back, DIY, DIYLF, film, film holder, how to, Large Format

DIY Large Format Camera Back

Posted on 18 June 2010 by Brian Auer

It’s been a little while since I posted anything on the DIY Large Format Project! Last time, I showed how to make your own 8×10 film holder. So this time, I’ll take the next logical step and show how to make your [...]