Personally I find the Rollei 35 a beautiful looking camera which is an important part in my camera choice. Of the hundred plus film cameras that I have shot I continue to find my most loved images having…
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Nikon EM | Tampere | Nikon 45mm F/2.8 P | Kodak Color Plus 200
The Nikon EM is an Aperture Priority, 1980's film camera, with a very small form factor and highly affordable price. It offered nothing groundbreaking upon its release, and is often passed up by…
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Olympus OM-2n | Los Angeles | Cinestill 800T | Zuiko 50mm F1.4 & Tokina 24mm F2.8
My first experience with Cinestill 800T ("T" for Tungsten) film was shooting a music video in a barber shop, the music video would be composed wholly of one roll of film images. I've shuffled the pictures…
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Leica IIIg | Tampere | Kodak Ektar 100 | Elmar 50mm f3.5
Most photographers know Kodak Ektar 100 film as a landscape film as it produces images with high sharpness and vivid colors. It's also suggested for fashion and other commercial film applications…
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Contax G1 | Joshua Tree | Revolog Kolor Film | Zeiss Planar 45mm f/2
I few weeks before a trip to Los Angeles when in Brooklyn I had met with Hannah and Michael from Revolog Film. They gave me a roll of Revolog Kolor and Revolog Texture 35mm film. I recently…
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Pentax LX | Yosemite National Park | Kodak Ektar 100
On my last trip to Yosemite National Park I packed a bit heavy, bringing along 4 film cameras including my all-time-favorite the Pentax LX with a wast finder attachment. The other three film cameras were…
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Lomo LC-Wide | Budapest | Lomography Color Negative 400
Voigtländer Bessa R3A | New York | Nokton 40mm f1.4
Ricoh GR1 | Belgrade | Expired Kodak Gold 400
My feelings towards the Ricoh GR1 film camera have drastically changed over the years and then changed again. I wrote about this in the in September 2018 in the first edition of PhotoKlassik…
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Contax 139 Quartz | Sarajevo | Agfa Vista 200 | Contax Tessar T* 45mm f2.8
About a month before Photokina 2018 I got invited to attend with the team from Camerarescue which I work with throughout the year. It was as it always is, in Cologne Germany. There is a wonderful film…
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Nikon FM2 | Brooklyn | Fuji Velvia 50 | Nikkor 50mm f1.4
This was one of my first rolls with the Nikon FM2n shot on the slide film Fuji Velvia 50. The idea was to go to the beach and be able to shoot a lot of images at f1.4. At the time I was really into f1.4. This…
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Rollei AFM 35 | New York | Ilford Delta 400
I must say I am not a fan of my own work when I shoot in black and white. I shot about 15 rolls in over 10 years and every single one of them I felt a yearning for color. Yes 15 rolls is pretty close to zero and…
Read MoreRollei 35 SE | Balatonvilágos | Agfa Vista 200 | Rollei Sonnar 40mm f2.8
After not using my Voigtländer Bessa R4M for about 8 months, I made the difficult decision to sell it. I didn't need the money so much, I could have kept it, but as it's hard to find I would rather someone…
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Olympus OM2n | LA NY | Tokina 24mm F/2.8 & Zuiko 50mm f1.4
People often suggest one the film cameras from the Olympus OM lineup as a good film camera for a first-time-user. I cannot disagree with that and I have done the same. It's small, attractive (maybe even…
Read MoreNikon EM | Lviv | Kodak Color Plus 200 | Nikon 45mm f/2.8 P
The 1980s Nikon EM is an aperture priority only camera, meaning you can choose the aperture and the camera will choose the shutter speed with its built-in meter and internal electronics. Semi or fully…
Read MoreZorki 1c | Lviv | Kodak Color Plus 200 | FED 50mm f3.5
I was hoping to find some well priced Leica film cameras in Ukraine but unfortunately, not only were there none, but the selection on second hand cameras to buy was almost non-existent. Yes there…
Read MoreCanonet QL17 G-III | New York
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One Sunday afternoon I picked up a Canon QL 17 G-III at the Fort Greene Flea Market in Brooklyn for $30. The value in 2018 is about 100 to 140 USD so $30 was a great deal. The Canon QL 17 G-III is…
Read MoreOlympus XA | Big Bear Lake
While sorting though a bin of cameras labeled “Broken” at a camera shop in Costa Mesa I found an Olympus XA, a pocket rangefinder camera from the late 1970’s. I had never owned one before…
Read MoreLeica IIIg | Belgrade | Agfa Vista | Elmar 50mm 3.5
I went to Belgrade, Serbia to attend a camera show that I hadn't been to in about 6 months. If you're interested it's called "Foto berza u Beogradu" about 4 times a year at Dorćol Platz - send a message…
Read MoreWhy a 15mm f4.5 Lens Can Capture the Same Amount of Light as a 50mm f2
On a trip to Serbia to attend a camera show I had brought with me my Leica IIIg and Elmar 50mm 3.5 lens and loaded up with my favorite film Agfa Vista 200. What was interesting about this roll is…
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