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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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- [...]

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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 [...]

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Tips and Tricks for Calculating Exposure

Posted on 27 May 2010 by Tomas Webb

In a poll at Epic Edits, reader Greg McMullin asks: Film exposure. I am lucky enough to have a film camera which meters. Coming from digital this is important as I have had no experience of having to calculate exposure. I am aware [...]