The above quote is from C.E.K Mees the great 20th Century film emulsion expert, a fascinating man (how many people have a crater on the moon...

Like most people my overriding image of the first war is black and white, a war fought in shades of grey. These pictures are shot on a early...

Ilford HP4 was introduced in 1965 as a replacement for their HP3 emulsion, although the two were available concurrently until 1969 when the ...

There has been much talk on the internet about how many pixels it takes to out resolve film, the answer is 'it depends' Many ...

Above are two works for sale by Ctein one of the finest Dye Transfer print makers in the world, if you want to see high res versions please ...

In a recent post I looked at Ilford Delta 3200, and was especially impressed with the emulsion in its 120 roll film format. One of the bigg...

When I sent in my Rolleiflex for its service to Brian Mickleboro, I had a chat to him about my use of the camera. I said my only criticism i...

The Rolleiflex T was originally designed to fit between the budget Rolleicord and the Rolleiflex F models. The 'T' designation is ...

Recently I chanced to come across a Nikorrmat FT2 for £25 . The camera was made in the mid 1970's a time where mechanical cameras were t...

If I could give a note of advice to my 14 year old self about to embark on buying my first camera, it would be buy a Nikkormat. The lens I...

I've stumbled on this site I'd like to share with anyone who hasn't seen it. It called Film is not dead it just smells funny Th...

Developing your first film may seem a daunting task, but if you follow this simple 'how to' guide the mysteries of the photographic ...

Trichrome Just another try at the RGB process from B&W film (see previous post) Shot on a Fuji 6x7 rangefinder using Fuji Neopan 400 If...

If any camera can claim to be a 'Volkscamera' then this one has to be fairly high on the list with over 10 million made between 1968...

I recently chanced to come by a roll of this iconic film. The film is out of date by some margin (expired 1976) and also a reject roll given...

Ilfords Delta 3200 is one of the fastest films available, along with Kodak T-Max 3200 and is a modern tabular (T-grain) emulsion, from Ilfor...

I have wanted one of these Fuji RF cameras for years, if you have been a reader of my blog you'll know that I also use a Pentax 6x7. As...

Scanning is a bit of a black art, so many different settings, scanning options, scanner types etc. This blog entry concerns itself with the ...