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Jul 24

First contribution to Indisposible Concept

I shot with an AGFA disposable camera throughout February and sent it to the folks at Indisposible Concept to share!

Feb 26

First Impressions of Lomography Lomochrome Metropolis

The "first new color film" since 2014, looks exactly like it promises: desaturated colours and dramatic contrast, but I had some bad luck...

Jan 12

Olympus mju-II - first experience with this "premium compact".

The mju-II finds itself discussed in the same circles as the Contax T2 and Yashica T3 but it is genuinely a £200 premium quality camera?

Oct 28, 2019

Taking the BeLomo Vilia into Chernobyl

I took my 1980's USSR rangefinder into the Chernobyl exclusion zone on a sunny Autumn day and snapped some of my favorite photos yet.

Sep 30, 2019

Four year old Boots disposable camera

Shooting expired film is always a bit of a gamble, but what about film in a disposable camera 4 years out of date that you found in a junk s

May 13, 2019

Super Value Point 'N' Shoot Focus Free !!! 35mm Compact CAMERA with Hot Shoe

All plastic everything! But despite being a Chinese cheapy, the soft focus lens and light leaky body makes for a real dreamy photo aesthetic

Feb 23, 2019

Compact Camera Club - Lomo LC-A+

Lomography's flagship camera is a pocket powerhouse, and a more than capable pseudo-rangefinder. But is premium perks with a premium pri

Jan 16, 2019

Poundland's Power Geek 35mm Film

Poundland film is a thing now apparently? Is it bargain basement or is it an economical treasure? I shot a roll and did some analysis to fin

Jan 8, 2019

Ilford XP2 Super Single Use - the B&W disposable

Super by name. Super by nature? Ilford's single use cameras give anybody the ability to shoot B&W photos. But how good are they actu

Nov 24, 2018

Autumn Photo Series - an 'APS' on APS

In September I found out I could still get APS film processed, so I shot 4 rolls of expired film in 3 different cameras to capture Autumn on

Oct 4, 2018

Compact Camera Club - Lomography Fisheye

The Fisheye was one of the first 35mm film cameras I ever used, back in 2007. There was a point in time when it was a camera I used heavily.

Sep 27, 2018

Amateur Photographer - second hand bargains feature

I contributed to a 'second hand bargains' article talking about my Vivitar UWS, which featured in the 22nd Sept issue of Amateur Pho

Sep 13, 2018

Smile Single Use Camera - a review with photos

If you're wondering: "What is this camera? And what do the photos look like? Is this worth buying?" Then I have some answers f

Jul 28, 2018

First Impressions of Film Ferrania P30 Alpha

In March 2018 Film Ferrania released a limited run of it's first 35mm black & white film; P30 Alpha. I tried it out in my Olympus Pe

Jun 13, 2018

Compact Camera Club - Olympus Trip 500

If you want a camera that takes photos a little bit like the Lomo LC-A+, and you don't mind skimping on settings, the Trip 500 might be

May 2, 2018

Compact Camera Club - Vivitar Ultra Wide & Slim

The Vivitar Ultra Wide and Slim is an all plastic, all manual, compact 35mm film camera with an astonishingly wide angle 22mm lens!

Mar 24, 2018

I found a 12 year old disposable camera in a junk shop...

... and I took some photos with it. The results were SHOCKING!

Feb 16, 2018

oh dear... something went terribly wrong with my 110 film...

I picked up an old 110 film camera for 50p and shot a roll of film with it, but something went terribly wrong somewhere...

Jan 26, 2018

Reloading a Disposable Camera

After turning out crap the first time, I reloaded a disposable camera with a new roll of film and gave it a second chance...

Jan 17, 2018

The worst disposable camera I've ever used... but I'm not surprised.

What happens when you buy an unbranded underwater disposable film camera from TK Maxx? Well, it turns out to be not very good actually...

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