Through 3 months of trial and error, I feel I’ve got the hang of the Polaroid SX-70 Sonar. Just like any of my other film cameras, the functionality and physicality of shooting with this machine is addicting. Loading the film cartridge, pressing the shutter button, autofocusing with the sonar, it’s a truly magnificent piece of … More Polaroid SX-70 Sonar Photo Dump
Instant film photography is photography in its most physical and immediate form. It actually was the medium that gave me the extra push to deep dive into the film photography world. I really didn’t know anything about film back then – I bought a Fujifilm Instax online and within the next two weeks of playing … More Instant Magic: Polaroid SX -70 (Sonar)
Shooting with a half frame camera always intrigued me for the same reasons it intrigues everyone. Half frame cameras shoot 1/2 of the normal 35mm exposure. This means a roll of 35mm film with 36 exposures can now take 72 exposures once loaded into a half frame camera – doubling the amount of photographs you … More Life in Half Frame: Olympus Pen EE
Ah, eBay wins again. Doesn’t it usually, though? If you are a collector of anything, you know that eBay can be your best friend but can also be a black hole. This, however, is another story where eBay took the form of both my best friend and of course the black hole. I’ve been wanting … More eBay Pickup: Toyocaflex TLR
As the guy who is usually the one behind the camera, I’ve realized I have almost no pictures of myself. Of course I have like 20 mirror photos on film, but those don’t count, I mean proper photos of myself. An avenue of photography that I have wanted to get more into during the quarantine … More Shooting, Developing, and Scanning Self Portraits at Home
“The poor man’s Leica”. If you’re a film camera collector or historian, you know this phrase refers to the legendary Canon Canonet. This is a camera that is revered among the film camera community because it paved the way for some of the great consumer grade rangefinder cameras. From design, functionality, and price point – … More eBay Pickup: Canonet QL17
As someone who prides himself on holding out for extremely cheap pickups, checking eBay for cameras is a bit soul draining for me. If you buy film cameras from eBay, then you know exactly what I’m talking about. Firstly, tons of eBay sellers list their gear as wildly overpriced. Bidding on auctions is usually where … More eBay Pickup: Konica C35v
It’s been too long since I sat down and wrote about a camera from my SLR collection – I have been stuck in a weird situation thanks to the film photography gods. I finally started to do some at home film developing with Cinestill DF96, but my results were not where I wanted them to … More SLR Stories: Sears TLS
Yup…it’s time. It’s time for me to write about the most internet-hyped 35mm single-lens reflex film camera of all time. Yes…this is the film camera you saw Kendall Jenner, Kylie Jenner and Drew Barrymore holding – and yes…this is the camera that your Google searches led you to when, with nowhere else to look, you … More SLR Stories: Pentax K1000
I remember when I first was getting into film I was deciding between starting with one of three cameras: a Canon AE-1, a Pentax K1000, or a Minolta X-700. I wrote about it a few weeks ago, but when I pursued the Canon AE-1 I was surprised to find the seller also hoping to get … More SLR Stories: Minolta X-700
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