Color Film · Rangefinder Camera · Still Life

Kodak Gold 200 in Medium Format

I’ve always been a fan of Kodak Gold, sharing a lot of my early work with this film because it had been so affordable at the time. Like many of you, I was really excited when Kodak announced they were releasing Kodak Gold 200 in Medium Format. It’s been very rainy and gloomy, but we… Continue reading Kodak Gold 200 in Medium Format

Canon Camera · film photography · photography · Vintage Camera · Vintage Camera Reviews

the Canon New F-1

The Canon New F-1 is is an expandable system camera. By expandable I mean 5 types of viewfinders, 32 different focusing screens within 13 different types to go with 3 different metering patterns, 2 motorized film advance units, and a couple of interchangeable backs. That surely gives the Nikon F3 system a run for its… Continue reading the Canon New F-1

Black and White Photography · Lens Review · List Article · opinion

3 Fuji XF Lenses You Should Try

I love film and film cameras, so my Fuji X-T4 is mainly used for my Youtube channel, but it is a beautiful machine and I would like to utilize it more. Recently, I have been on the hunt to get a prime lens, especially to use once our baby is here. Based on my findings,… Continue reading 3 Fuji XF Lenses You Should Try

Color Film · Leica Camera · Riding In Cars Series

Riding in Cars with Film – May 26, 2022

The past two Riding in Cars with Film entries that I have shared were made using black and white film. This entry I’ll share some photos from a roll of Fuji Superia Xtra 400 film that I shot from the car. Spring in Florida seems to be pretty short before temperatures start to feel like… Continue reading Riding in Cars with Film – May 26, 2022

Black and White Photography · film photography · Kodak Film · Mamiya camera · Still Life

Kodak T-Max 100 – My First Roll

If you’ve been following me for a while, you know that I don’t shoot low ISO films very often. Most of my photos are indoors or from the car, so I usually need a high speed. However my fridge drawer is full of low ISO films. One of those rolls being Kodak T-Max 100. I… Continue reading Kodak T-Max 100 – My First Roll

Black and White Photography · Soviet Camera · Vintage Camera · Vintage Camera Reviews

The KMZ Start

Before World War II, 35mm cameras started to gain popularity with rangefinders like Leica and Leica copies like the Zorki. After the war, and especially into the 1950’s, the SLR style cameras started to take over. One being the KMZ Start. The KMZ Start (Старт in Russian), is a professional 35mm SLR camera made in… Continue reading The KMZ Start

Black and White Photography · film photography · Leica Camera · Lens Review · Rangefinder Camera · Vintage Camera

Summitar 50mm f2 – To Keep or Not to Keep

If you’ve been following me for a while, you’ll know I have been having quite the experience with a Leica IIIF I purchased from KEH. To get the whole story you can check out these articles here. In the meantime, I had purchased a Summitar 50mm f2 collapsible lens for the IIIF. At first, I… Continue reading Summitar 50mm f2 – To Keep or Not to Keep

Black and White Photography · film photography · Film Photography Community · Kodak Film · Leica Camera · Photo essay · photography · Vintage Camera

The Leica IIIF – Final Chapter?

The Leica IIIF RD has been the subject of a lot of my articles lately, and for good reason. It has been quite the ride. I first purchased a IIIF RD from KEH last year when I discovered it had pinholes in the shutter curtain. You can read about that here. I was happy to… Continue reading The Leica IIIF – Final Chapter?

Black and White Photography · life · Riding In Cars Series

Riding in Cars with Film – a Series

I’ve been working on the 3rd installment to my Riding in Cars with Film zines for a while now. I’ve been going back and forth on how many photos I should be including in these zines because I want to really make a book of them all at some point in the future. I’m starting… Continue reading Riding in Cars with Film – a Series