Blog by Dan Domme When I was in Findlay, OH for Mat Marrash’s gallery show, I had decided to pack relatively light. I had a Nikon FE2, my Konica Auto S2 rangefinder, my Yashica Mat-124G and some Polaroid cameras... OK, that doesn’t sound like it’s packing light, but I did restrict myself to only carrying around one or two cameras at a time. During our final hours together, the group went ... [Read More]
Reviews
Pentax Auto 110 SLR Film Camera
Blog originally posted 08/01/2009 Editor's Note: We're (The FPP) is on the verge of announcing some amazing news about 110 film so I thought it would be great to pull up some older 110 film blogs and push them "front and center." This blog focuses on MY FAVORITE 110 camera - the Pentax Auto 110!!! - Michael Raso, August 2011 Update January 4, 2012: The FPP Store now stocks fresh 100asa ... [Read More]
One Year Later – The Polaroid 300 Camera
blog by Michael Raso It’s a little over a year ago that I first picked up and started shooting with the new Polaroid 300 Instant Camera. Nothing has changed in the past 12 months. The camera continues to be a "charmer," the small instant images it produces are still turning heads and making people’s faces light up! Shooting multiple shots to create great panoramas or hand-holding a Cokin ... [Read More]
April-Lea Hutchinson – Shooting Expired Polaroid 108
blog by Michael Raso April-Lea Hutchinson is a film photographer and model from London, Ontario. Shooting primarily with Polaroid and Holga cameras, April says in her own words – “I look for emotion to tell a story and reveal the beauty in my characters. Beyond the aesthetic qualities imparted by instant film and long exposures, my empathetic relationship with the person in front of the camera ... [Read More]
Ahoy! The La Sardina “El Capitan” Camera!
While in London UK this past weekend for our Film Photography Podcast (FPP) Meet-Up, I (along with FPP super-pal John Fedele) had the opportunity to shoot with the new Lomography La Sardina "El Capitan" 35mm camera. With a spectacular wide-angle lens, multiple exposure capabilities, tripod thread, flash, color flash filters and a rewind dial—this is the perfect summer fun camera. Hey, it’s shaped ... [Read More]
Zen of shooting with my Polaroid 420 Land Camera
I take pictures almost always on film. I prefer older, more inexpensive manual focus cameras to fancier ones. Most of the photos I take are taken with a Olympus XA2, a Minolta X-700 or SRT-201, Canon Canonet GIII QL17 or my Polaroid 420. No photoshopping or anything, except for a little bit of corrective cropping. What I saw is what you see. I got my 420 about five years ago for two ... [Read More]