I am blessed enough to have a nice size collection of cameras, and even further blessed that most of my collection came from friends and family. One of those cameras is my Minolta XE-7 that was given to me by my friend Alex Luyckx. If you are an active member of the film community I’m… Continue reading First Thoughts: the Minolta XE-7
Category: Vintage Camera
A Day on Film Part 1: What is a Fat Roll?
Earlier this year I went out and shot a day on film during a beautiful cold front in Florida. I've already shared the Street Candy MTN100 and ATM400 that I shot that day, but now I want to share the color film and a fat roll. This is a long one. That is why I… Continue reading A Day on Film Part 1: What is a Fat Roll?
Street Candy ATM400 Film Review
Late last year I was given the opportunity to try out my first rolls of Street Candy ATM400 film along with a couple rolls of MTN100, which you can see my review for that here, and I had a great day shooting a ton of film. My life has been very crazy lately, so it's… Continue reading Street Candy ATM400 Film Review
The Mamiya Six
A while ago Mike Eckman lent me the Mamiya Six folder. I'll be honest, I've had a really hard time focusing on photography and cameras lately. This is mostly due to the pure exhaustion that comes with being a new mom. However, just as I was wanting to give up on all of this, I… Continue reading The Mamiya Six
Guest Post: Ken Mierzwa
I often receive comments on my articles and videos from former photographers and photojournalists with praise for some of the cameras I review, especially with the Nikon F line. I recently received a comment from Ken Mierzwa on my Nikon F2 article, and he mentioned that he was a photojournalist in the 1970s. Personally, I… Continue reading Guest Post: Ken Mierzwa
My New Photo Zine
I want to announce my new photo zine Riding in Cars with Film 2020-2023 When I first started this series, it was a means to raise a little bit of money to keep this site going, but it has evolved into so much more.
The Original Rolleiflex
Rolleiflex is a well known name among photographers, and for good reason. I look at them as the Rolls Royce of cameras, not just because of the their build quality and reliability, but because its name alone gives it widespread recognition. So when I received the Original Rolleiflex, you could imagine I was excited. My… Continue reading The Original Rolleiflex
A Roll of Kosmo Foto’s Agent Shadow
AVCA tests a roll of Kosmo Foto's Agent Shadow for the first time. Check out their results with this 400 speed film.
A Rolleicord III and my Grandmother
My grandmother was my best friend, and losing her has been a huge loss. Finding a Rolleicord has become a special event, and I explain why.
The Nikon F3 – Greatest Legendary Classic
As I researched the Nikon F3, right away titles with words like the greatest SLR ever made, Legendary, and Classic all jumped out at me. This was interesting to me because I'd come across similar titles when researching the F2. In my view these two cameras are very different. So I asked myself how could… Continue reading The Nikon F3 – Greatest Legendary Classic