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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 to find out!

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 actually?

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 film in 3 different cameras to capture Autumn on APS.

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.

Amateur Photographer - second hand bargains feature

I contributed to a 'second hand bargains' article which featured in the 22nd Sept issue of Amateur Photographer.

An afternoon with the Canon EOS R

In September 2018, Canon took their new system: the EOS R out on the road. I had an afternoon with it to try it out and take some photos.

Smile Single Use Camera - a review with photos

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

Playing around with the camera on an old feature phone

I carried an old feature phone around and took some photos, recorded some video, to see how it performed. The answer: not bad, actually!

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 Pen EE-3.

Compact Camera Club - Olympus Trip 500

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