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Jun 29, 2020

Forza FILM Ferrania - the path to P30

In Sept 2014 FILM Ferrania announced they were going to produce new colour film entirely from scratch. So why hasn't that happened yet?

May 25, 2020

Quickpix Qp3 Pen Cam

A little pocket sized 18 year old digital camera that records terrible video, and makes you look a bit like you're in the Men In Black film.

Apr 15, 2020

Instax Mini Easter project

I don't use my Instax enough. And I'm stuck at home right now, but I still found a way to make photography happen with my Instax Mini!

Mar 18, 2020

Nostalgia trip through old band photos

Prompted to go through my photo archive by a Facebook group, I stumbled some old gems from my gig shooting days some 15 odd years ago!

Feb 26, 2020

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, 2020

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?

Nov 20, 2019

Traveler DC-6900 - a 50p digital camera buy

I found this 10 year old camera secondhand for 50p and I guarantee the photos it takes would still be acceptable by todays standards.

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Shooting expired film is always a gamble, but what about film in a disposable camera 4 years out of date that you found in a junk shop?

Aug 24, 2019

First Solo Travel trip to Dublin, Ireland

In August I solo travelled for the first time to do a photo trip. Here's how I planned it, pulled it off, and did it as cheap as possible.

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