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31 March, 2026
Wollaston Meniscus 125mm f1.6 Review
One of my favorite parts of film photography is experimenting with new-to-me gear, processes, and formats. Large format photography is a particularly good venue for this since i...
30 March, 2026
Minolta Dynax 9 and 7 – A Comparison – No wrong answers
Although these cameras were known in eastern markets as Alpha and in American markets as Maxxum, the copies I’m dealing with are the European Dynax versions – so I w...
28 March, 2026
Double Exposures with a Rollei 35B
New Year comes and goes. By February, I’m feeling the creative doldrums—that post-holiday flatness where nothing seems to spark. So I decide to shake things up and try som...
27 March, 2026
Misfocused Photo’s Quick Fix with ChatGPT and Nano Banana
When on an assigment I often take with me a second camera with a vintage lens. This is a way to test old glasses along modern ones, without risking failure. Every now and then, ...
27 March, 2026
Kodak Duaflex – Toronto-made – Fun or Fad?
Close to my birthday near the end of 2024, a friend of mine gave me box full of “old photography stuff” he had lying around, asking me if I would have use for it. Ne...
This article will save you money. Maybe. If you’re here for some photos, scroll to the TLDR and the photos at the end. Last year I came across this review by Dan Cuny of t...
26 March, 2026
Xpan on the Cheap
Some recent articles on 35mmc and elsewhere brought to my attention the marvels of the Hasselblad Xpan, also sold as the Fujifilm TX-1. It can expose a frame of 65 x 24mm on 35m...
25 March, 2026
The Next Ascent
The season of ennui arrives quietly, coasting in months after my 41st birthday. I am halfway there. The climb toward the apex of existence has been tumultuous. I can almost make...
