Hunting for beauty and balance, camera in hand
Is it just me who's driven crazy by camera straps? Once you have more than three or four cameras (and which film photography enthusiast doesn't?), you want two things - A strap on each camera you use, so it's comfortable to hold and wear, and more importantly so you don't drop it. A neat and… Continue reading The Crazed King Of Camera Straps
With a typical ISO200 colour negative film, you'll only get worthwhile results if you expose it perfectly at box speed, correct? I decided to test this theory with a recent experiment. The film I chose was AgfaPhoto Vista Plus 200. This film is rebranded Fuji C200, their cheapest film, which I prefer to the more expensive… Continue reading New Experimental Vistas – Exposure Bracketing
"Using expired film is risky, foolish and virtually always ends in disappointing, unappealing photographs, so why bother?" This might be the kind of advice you hear from some quarters, but it's certainly not been my experience, very far from it. In fact, over the last three or four years, I'd estimate over 80% of the… Continue reading The Three Faces of Expired Film Photography
The trouble with 80s plastic fantastic compacts is once the electronics die, they're fit for nothing but the dustbin. Right? That's what I thought until a recent and simple DIY experiment opened my eyes to the wonders of just one little compact that's been given life after death and is thriving gloriously. It started when, wanting… Continue reading The Resurrection Of Razor Ric(oh)
Whilst many of my favourite cameras are electronic and require batteries to do anything, not just meter (hello Contax 139 Quartz, 159MM and 167MT!), I own half a dozen others that are fully mechanical and either require a battery just for the meter, or have no meter at all. A couple of years ago I… Continue reading How I Shoot Film Simply Without A Light Meter
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