November 07, 2018 in Film, Cameras, Lenses, Reviews Camera: Contax G1 Rangefinder Location: Joshua Tree, California Film: Revolog Kolor 35mm Film Lens: Zeiss Planar 45mm f2 Contax G Mount Lens A few weeks before a trip to Los Angeles when in Brooklyn I had met with Hannah and Michael from Revolog Film. They gave me […]
April 06, 2019 in Lenses, Reviews, Tips/Resources/Guides, Film, Cameras Camera: Leica M4-2 Rangefinder Camera Location: Belgrade, Serbia Film: Agfa Vista 200 Lens: Leica Summicron-C 40mm f2 (Buy from Kamerastore.com) Things to Note: All images are unedited, compressed to 2000px wide, and shot without the aid of a meter from a single roll of slightly expired […]
December 25, 2018 in Cameras, Entertainment, Tips/Resources/Guides Instagram, eBay, and websites like this one are filled with images and info on premium compact cameras that most of us cannot afford, and just maybe have never even seen in person. If you really wanted one of these premium compact film cameras you could save the money […]
May 05, 2015 in Lenses, Tips/Resources/Guides For beginner photographers and videographers, understanding what lens you may need and why you need it can be very confusing. There are all types of camera lenses from what looks like toys to telescopes. You’ve all seen the lens comparison videos where a portrait is taken with each lens, […]
February 20, 2015 in Lenses, Film, Tips/Resources/Guides With the inception of mirrorless cameras in 2012, a whole new world of lens options have opened up. Unlike a traditional SLR, mirrorless cameras have no mirror mechanism, leading to an overall smaller size and reduced Flange Focal Distance. This reduced flange distance is one of two factors […]
Street photography is the photography of street life, be it people, animals, architecture, nature, or public spaces where they all combine. Street photography is built on basis of candid photography, which is defined as subjects having a unposed appearance often with a lack of acknowledgment to the cameras presence. Cameras like the Fujifilm X100T and Ricoh GR are modern […]
October 11, 2018 in Film, Cameras, Lenses, Reviews On my way to Finland from Budapest, I found it cheaper and more adventurous to fly to Stockholm… Read More May 28, 2018 in Film, Cameras, Entertainment Just last week on my 6th visit to Serbia I found a pretty good deal on a 1951 Leica IIIf […]
October 19, 2018 in Cameras, Reviews I got a cheap-o Pentax IQ zoom series camera for 3 USD plus shipping with a bunch of expired film on eBay. With a background in film (cinema) I was fond of the idea of a panoramic ratio – even though… Read More Tags: United States, Unknown, Point and […]
March 24, 2019 in Cameras, Film, Lenses, Reviews A few months ago I purchased a new lens to use on my my Leica screw mount and m-mount bodies, the slightly unknown Avenon 28mm f3.5 LTM lens. Officially this lens is the Kobalux Wide f3,5/28mm lens, more on that later in the article. For now let’s […]
The Hasselblad XPan is a legendary one-of-a-kind 35mm panoramic rangefinder worthy of its cult camera status, but at over $3,000 is it worthy of your money? We take a look today at two affordable alternative options. The Horizont camera, and the Pentax ESPIO 120SW. Scroll down for images. The inclusion of the Pentax in this […]
March 24, 2019 in Cameras, Film, Lenses, Reviews The Avenon 28mm f3.5 LTM lens come from a Japanese manufacturer called YK optical in Yokohama, which had a short history of only producing two lenses mainly under the name of KOBALUX, a 28mm f3.5 as well as the 21mm f2.8 LTM… Read More Tags: Leica, Leica […]
October 19, 2018 in Cameras, Reviews I got a cheap-o Pentax IQ zoom series camera for 3 USD plus shipping with a bunch of expired film on eBay. With a background in film (cinema) I was fond of the idea of a panoramic ratio – even though a crop-type pan on a cheap compact is […]
Cameraville is the official and only US distributor of the all new Santa RAE 1000 high speed black and white 35mm film. The film used to be used exclusively by Santa’s Elves to monitor those who have been naughty and nice throughout the year, but thanks to Rae the Elf the film is now in […]
December 25, 2018 in Cameras, Entertainment, Tips/Resources/Guides Instagram and eBay are filled with images and info on premium compact film cameras, but when others offer comparable features and similar looks for 1/5th the price, is it really worth it? Here are 4 affordable alternatives to expensive point and shoot film cameras. Read More Tags: Point […]
