I know we’ve covered a Rollei 400 speed B&W before, but I swear this is different! That one was RPX 400, which is a panchromatic film made by Harman in jolly good England, while Retro 400s, which we will be talking about today is a bit more special. Its a super-panchromatic film that can cut…
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So a few weeks ago I posted about the loss of my beloved Rolleicord Va. In that blog I mentioned how a Beau Photo customer took pity on me and sold me his Rolleicord Vb. There are few differences between the Va and Vb, the most prominent one being the ability to change out the…
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Rollei’s RPX 400 is the German equivalent to Kodak’s Tri-X or Ilford’s HP5. It’s cheap, it’s dependable and it has that classic tonality. Yet not many people are aware of its existence for many reasons. The main reason is likely that its not as accessible as Kodak or Ilford films in North America. It is…
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This blog post is basically me lamenting about my favourite camera, my Rolleicord Va, and its demise. It is no longer with us due to a nasty fall (thank goodness it wasn’t me – it’s far easier to forgive a second party for the mishap than myself). That being said, it could always be worse…
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Before Covid-19 I thought it might be a good idea to acquire another Rolleicord, specifically for taking into questionable situations such as music festivals and Burning Man. Places many environmental things are out of my control and I’m not daring enough to take the love of my photographic life, my Rolleicord Vb. Even here in…
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I decided to shoot a roll of Rollei RPX 100 at 800 ISO because after work we were going to see a friends art show at Highcroft Manor and it was all I had on me (silly I know I could have bought one of the many that surround me daily but I was feeling…
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I felt compelled, after shooting so much of the Rollei Retro 400S, to try the Rollei Retro 80S in winter. But my question being – is it too slow for street photography with the dark conditions this time of year?? I shot it in my Fujifilm GA645 Pro. The Fuji 645 has a 60mm f4…
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