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October 26, 2019 in Cameras, Entertainment, Film, Lenses, Reviews

In this video you can see the Leica Summicron-C 40mm f2 Leica M-mount lens compared to the Carl Zeiss Tessar 45mm f2.8 for Contax/Yashica mount…

Read More November 21, 2018 in Cameras, Film, Lenses, Tips/Resources/Guides

Almost daily I get a message on my Instagram from someone interested in buying their first film camera, and asking me what is the best film camera for a beginner? I decided to scrub the analog forums and gather some actual data about the best film camera for beginners so you don’t have to…

Read More November 12, 2018 in Cameras, Film, Lenses, Reviews

The Nikon EM is an Aperture Priority, 1980’s film camera, with a very small form factor and highly affordable price. It offered nothing groundbreaking upon its release, and is often passed up by…

Read More Tags: Nikon EM, Kodak Color Plus 200, Finland, SLR, Nikon November 09, 2018 in Cameras, Film, Lenses, Reviews

My first experience with Cinestill 800T (“T” for Tungsten) film was shooting a music video in a barber shop, the music video would be composed wholly of one roll of film images. I’ve shuffled the pictures…

Read More Tags: Olympus OM2, Cinestill 800T, United States, SLR, Olympus November 06, 2018 in Cameras, Film, Lenses, Reviews

On my last trip to Yosemite National Park I packed a bit heavy, bringing along 4 film cameras including my all-time-favorite the Pentax LX with a wast finder attachment. The other three film cameras were…

Read More Tags: Pentax LX, Kodak Ektar 100, United States, SLR, Pentax November 02, 2018 in Cameras, Film, Lenses, Reviews

About a month before Photokina 2018 I got invited to attend with the team from Camerarescue which I work with throughout the year. It was as it always is, in Cologne Germany. There is a wonderful film…

Read More November 01, 2018 in Cameras, Film, Lenses, Reviews

This was one of my first rolls with the Nikon FM2n shot on the slide film Fuji Velvia 50. The idea was to go to the beach and be able to shoot a lot of images at f1.4. At the time I was really into f1.4. This…

Read More Tags: Fuji Velvia 50, Nikon FM2, SLR October 29, 2018 in Lenses, Cameras, Reviews

People often suggest one the film cameras from the Olympus OM lineup as a good film camera for a first-time-user. I cannot disagree with that and I have done the same. It’s small, attractive (maybe even…

Read More Tags: Olympus OM-2, United States, Unknown, SLR, Olympus October 28, 2018 in Cameras, Film, Lenses, Reviews

The 1980s Nikon EM is an aperture priority only camera, meaning you can choose the aperture and the camera will choose the shutter speed with its built-in meter and internal electronics. Semi or fully…

Read More Tags: Nikon EM, Kodak Color Plus 200, Ukraine, SLR, Nikon October 14, 2018 in Film, Cameras, Lenses, Reviews

A week before my trip to Amsterdam I was in Belgrade, Serbia for a camera show. It’s was a typical…

Read More October 13, 2018 in Cameras, Film, Lenses, Reviews

Of the hundred cameras or so I’ve owned, used, and sold, letting go of my Pentax LX may the biggest…

Read More Tags: Pentax LX, Fuji Superia 1600, United States, SLR, Pentax