Reticulation! So in the March 2022 newsletter I expounded upon my bad luck shooting plastic cameras…and my latest reticulation “adventure.” I had two rolls of the offending garage stored Agfa APX 400 and recently I developed the second roll, which was shot in my Leica IIIF / Voigtlander 35mm f2.8. It too was heavily reticulated,…
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We have covered the other two cousins of Ilford Delta family before, Delta 100 and Delta 3200, but now its time we cover the middle child, Delta 400! Delta 400 is probably the one most people will gravitate towards, as its the most versatile and is the sharper alternative to everyone’s favourite HP5+. It…
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If you’ve been following our camera adventures over the years, you know of our Camera Speed Dating blog. We occasionally still find a different camera in our possession or a friends to try out, though we have slowed down a bit. We love sharing our results with these different, sometimes curious or tricky cameras though,…
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If you’ve been following our camera adventures over the years, you know of our Camera Speed Dating blog. We occasionally still find a different camera in our possession or friends to try out, though we have slowed down a bit. We love sharing our results with these different, sometimes curious or tricky cameras though, so…
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Have you ever wondered why film chemistry and accessories have yet to be optimized to reduce our environmental impact and carbon footprint? Flic Film, a photography and chemistry company based out of Longview, Albeta, has been taking the steps forward that the photography industry is in dire need of. Flic Film’s mission statement embodies the…
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Ah it’s so damn sunny outside now. Everyone is taking out their linen sheets and wearing their shorts. Great time to be learning sunny 16, too. And because it’s so beautiful out, we thought that perhaps it’s now time to start shooting more slow films, like this weeks film Friday, Rollei’s Retro 80S! We’ve covered…
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I finally got around to shooting a roll of Kosmo Foto Mono 100 but the results were not what I expected. I’d seen some reviews of this film shot at box speed which looked okay but I thought the extra contrast from pushing the film to 200 and 400 was much more interesting. I like…
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Imagine yourself at Lake Garda in the summer of 1961, in your red Alfa Romeo Giulietta Spider, just relaxing by the side of the road. You take your Persols off and stare off into the distance at the small boats sitting on top of the water, with the vacationing crowds visible below by the lakeside….
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January 11th, 2021. Saturday. 2:30pm. The Corner of Thurlow & Davie – Nicole: So as of late our camera testing has dwindled and has NOT included snacks, this is the reason for our blog’s re-naming. Firstly I blame the rain, secondly Covid-19. That being said both Meghan and myself still jumped at the chance to…
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January 20th 2021. Wednesday. 2:35pm. Beau Photo Supplies – Meghan: Recently we got in some new black and white film from Rollei that we had not seen before so Nicole, Mustafa and I set out to all shoot a roll. I also decided it was about time I tried out the only Nikon camera I…
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