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A Van Down by the River

Well, actually it’s a van down in a pasture by the lake, but I like the title. This past month has been somber, frustrating, and even a little…

LomoPhone Purple

I dig Lomography Lomochrome Purple film. It has a really cool effect of turning greens into purples and giving an interesting aesthetic to photos. I’ve done a roll…

Kodak 5248 – Pushing Limits

I had a chance to run a couple rolls of Kodak 5248 Motion Picture film through the trusty Minolta Hi-Matic, today. While the Minolta didn’t mind it, the…

Camera Review – Elikon 535

You might be surprised how many interesting cameras came out of the former Soviet Union

Memphog 2020

It’s Swinter. Here in Memphis winter doesn’t really begin until a week before Spring, so yesterday, January 15th, 2020 was a balmy 67. That, plus drizzle, equals fog….

Olive Oil – Holga Conversion

I’m frigging grumpy, so here is a new post about my mean, green Holga that smells like whiskey and feet because the previous owner tried his hand at…

Celebrity Cameo – Yashica EZ F521

This is the Yashica EZ F521, possibly the strangest digital camera one could overpay for on a popular auction website. In fact, this camera is the Takashi Digital…

Film Test – Kodak 5248

Last week I ordered a 100ft roll of Kodak 5248 35mm Motion Picture film from Ultrafine Online. It’s an ISO 100 film with a Remjet backing, but develops…

Monochrome Madness

Well, I am suffering from a bout of Monochrome Madness. It’s an auto-exposure deficiency that requires adjusting my in-camera settings and reducing my appetite to 16 grays. However,…

Instamatic X-30 – Embracing Uncertainty

Film cameras are a labor of love. There is nothing practical about them in today’s age of social media and instant gratification, but that doesn’t mean that the…