In my camera collection I have a standard amount of Nikon and Canon entries, leaning heavily on the side of Nikon, but then I have an even bigger collection of Olympus and Minolta. I really dig Olympus, probably my favorite…
I often wonder why such an arbitrary number such as “7000” might be attributed to the camera that is the first of many things. Not only was this camera the first in the line of cameras branded under the “Maxxum”…
A decade ago my father passed away from terminal lung cancer. We never really had much of a relationship in my adult years. We drifted apart, and I didn’t feel inclined to pursue him. It was a mutual decision, albeit…
I love new films. This one came out a few years ago, from a well-known Boston all-analog camera shop called CATLabs. Cats are awesome, so I grabbed a few rolls to try out… that’s pretty much all it takes for…
Gear Acquisition Syndrome, or GAS, because in this era you can’t have a single instance of a multi-word title without it being immediately broken down into its initials, the only way to legitimize a day of bad breath is to…
When looking at films on the internet and in brick n’ mortars (or wood and nail, or wattle and daub, or however they build camera stores in your town) it seems like there are just so many more choices available…
NC400 Wolfen is a new color film being produced by ORWO, a manufacturer of technical and motion picture film based in Bitterfeld-Wolfen, Germany… hence the name. No, it’s not a throwback to the early-80’s werewolf movie (a badass movie, by…
CineStill‘s newest film is advertised as an all-new color film, and not just motion picture film with the remjet layer removed. The remjet, incidentally, is a black layer on cinema film that protects it from dust and scratches, static electricity…