About 47 years ago, the camera world was shaken up by a new player in 35mm SLR cameras; Olympus. Olympus, known in Japan for it’s optics and scientific equipment, introduced a new SLR that would […]
Category: Film
The Majestic Saguaro
During a recent trip to Arizona I was very happy to see my favorite of all cacti, the Saguaro. If you’re interested in reading up on this type of cactus, here’s an article from Wikipedia […]
Nikon FM3a – The Most Perfect, Manual Focus, Film SLR Ever Built?
In my previous posts on the FM and FM2, I mentioned how I wished they had analog metering needles instead of red LEDs in the viewfinder. While I wanted a mix of the best of […]
My Beloved OM-1
Periodically, I pull out an old camera and shoot a couple rolls of film with it – just for fun. Today, I pulled out an OM-1 body with 50mm f1.8 lens, which is the same […]
Traveling with Film
Last week, I travelled to Hawaii for a holiday. I was torn about what film camera to bring – so I decided I can’t just bring one. Besides, how could I leave home without some […]
Playing with White Balance
Since I’ve been re-visiting film photography, I’ve been thinking a lot. Some of the differences between digital and film photography are the obvious – film is one of them. The kinds of cameras available is […]
Welcome Back, Ektachrome
With Kodak’s re-introduction of Ektachrome, I just had to try some. A couple weekends ago there was an antique auto show in my town. A few days earlier, the photo lab I use emailed and […]
Medium Format with the Zenza Bronica ETRSi
So, after thinking about it quite a bit, I saved up, and purchased a Zenza Bronica ETRSi medium format film camera. I looked at several, and I liked the 645 format because it’s slightly smaller […]
Kodak Portra 800
I wanted to test Portra 800. I’ve heard that it’s a low grain, high speed color film. I haven’t heard much about the color, so I was curious to try it myself. The equipment included […]
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