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Film Cameras for Advanced Shooters

Posted on 07 October 2011 by Brian Auer

The previous article in this mini-series looked at Film Cameras for Intermediates, and prior to that we looked at Film Cameras for Beginners. So here we are at the end of this series with the advanced cameras. For the purpose of t [...]

Gakkenflex: The Review

Posted on 14 December 2010 by Tomas Webb

First off, if you haven’t read the recent post explaining what’s been happening here, then it might be worth catching up. As I mentioned in the comments of that post, my darkroom was flooded…While I didn’t [...]

Tags: camera, film, film camera, Instant, intermediate, rangefinder, slr

Film Cameras for Intermediates

Posted on 03 November 2010 by Brian Auer

The previous article in this mini-series looked at Film Cameras for Beginners, and prior to that we looked at The Pros and Cons of Each Camera Type. Naturally, we’ll be looking at cameras a notch above the “beginner [...]

Tags: camera bag, camera reviews, DIY, DIY equipment, feature, Holga, Holgaroid, shooting tips, videos, youtube

All That is Holga

Posted on 18 October 2010 by Tomas Webb

click click click click by Brodie Lancaster I’m not entirely sure that it’s possible to compile a complete compendium of everything Holga related on the internet, but since my recent film outings have involved heavy us [...]

Tags: diana, fat, fat rolls, foam, Holga, light leaks, rolls, sponge, toy camera

Fat Rolls

Posted on 08 October 2010 by Tomas Webb

photo credit: kevindooley Fat rolls. The bane of medium format toy shooters. Think you’re immune? You’re not. They occur when you least expect it. So here’s some tips on how to avoid them as well as what to do wh [...]

Tags: comparison, film, focus, focusing aid, ground glass, manual focus, rangefinder, viewfinder, zone focus

A Comparison of Focusing Aids in Film Cameras

Posted on 05 October 2010 by Brian Auer

Manual focus cameras come in many shapes and sizes, as do their methods for achieving sharp focus. Each of the major types of focusing aids outlined below have their pros and cons, but they all work very well in general. This is a [...]

Tags: beginner, camera, film, film camera, point and shoot, toy, viewfinder

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 [...]