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This camera is a monster. I picked up a pinhole camera at Blue Moon Camera in Portland, and it changed things for me. It was only a 6×6 with an aperture of f/256 or so, but it is nothing compared to this guy. The Camera Specs The Vermeer 6×17 Pinhole Camera makes a six by …
Every so often, one may find themselves in a great position to receive a camera they never thought they’d ever get their hands on. This time, it was the Voigtländer Bessa. The Bessa is a camera made around 1935 in Germany, and is not all that common to find, in the states when rummaging around …
Right off the bat, I’ll admit: I have a bad habit of buying as many different film stocks as I can. Sure it’s great to have go-to film stocks for professional use. These are the kind that are consistent, highly predictable, and overall familiar to the user. BUT! How could I overlook something like CATLABS? …
Before there was polaroid film as we know it today, there was the era of Polaroid Land Cameras. These cameras took packs much different than most are familiar with. A little evolution from the first films brought us into the realm of pack film – or peel-apart film. Pack film is one of the most …
Analog photography just feels different. Whether it’s a prestigious thing or a simple pleasure, there has to be a big reason people keep using old cameras and “ancient” techniques to capture photos when easier and cheaper methods are available. As more and more people start shooting film photography, some notable problems arise. Camera Rescue covered …
There are tons of formats in film photography, as you may discover with a little poking around. If you look at film labs, you will see all these letters and numbers, and they may not mean anything to you, but they mean something to those who have spent time learning the craft; 120, 35mm, 110, …
When it comes to basic photography, point and shoot cameras are perfect. This is more of a documentation-style approach than an artistic one, however, the two are not mutually exclusive. Both styles are welcomed by these easy-to-use cameras, and anyone can pick one up and give it a try! The Fuji DL-7 Plus Point & …
The Polaroid OneStep Cameras are fantastic products that are easy to use and hard to break. They first came out as 600 type cameras, and are still being produced today as i-type cameras. The difference between these two types of cameras is first and foremost production date, and secondly, the kind of film they take. …
This 35mm metal brick of a camera was a lucky find one year when I was on a vacation for my birthday. I stumbled into a photo store and found a full shelf of cameras priced at only $7 each! I did some digging, found plenty that were labelled as “for parts,” but some were …
What is 110 Film? Film photography, in most people’s minds, refers to 35mm film. This isn’t all bad since that is the most commonly used format, and it was the most well-known to consumers prior to the initial “death” of film (Film will never die!). Upon its recent resurrection by the public and artists, those …
