Konica FT-1 Motor

IntroductionI consider myself lucky to own an example of most Konica single lens reflex (SLR) cameras or variants thereof such as the Revue Auto-Reflex. (The German variant of the Konica Auto-Reflex). To date, I have only reviewed a couple of the models but today I am going to start to remedy that with my observations…

Another Unexpected Arrival – A Kodak Retinette Type 022

Introduction I am occasionally gifted cameras. One of my latest was a Kodak Retinette (Type 022). The following is based upon the information available from a variety of sources plus my personal observations. I will attempt to highlight its strengths and weaknesses. The Kodak Retinette (Type 022) is a 35mm viewfinder camera produced by Kodak…

Size Isn’t Everything … Or Is It? – UPDATED 29/5/2022

I have been contemplating this post for quite a while and it concerns what film size we choose as film shooters as well as the rapidly increasing cost if the majority of film stock. I was always a 35mm (135) film user until about three years ago when I discovered the Joys of medium format…

Grain? What Grain?

I am grateful to my friend and fellow photography enthusiast, Pjotr Utkin, without whom I would not have been writing this short article. Apart from putting me on to Spur HRX developer, he also gifted me a roll of Rollei Ortho 25 Plus before the dreaded virus hit. I never got around to using it…

Experimenting With Fantome 8 Kino Film

I have been experimenting with Lomography Fantome 8 Kino film. I shot all of these images with my Canon A1, developed the film in Ilfosol 3 and scanned the negatives with my Epson V600 Scanner. Post-processed with DxO PhotoLab 5 All shots were handheld and taken in very bright sunlight. Upon reflection, The use of…