I've got to tell you around FPP there are no "Oly" (Olympus) users except me, I mean real "die hard, it's my favorite camera" users. Others here may have dabbled by I am die hard, aficionado, card-carrying believer. I tell you why later. Early in the 1970s SLR's biggest virtues were functionality and maneuverability. It vastly expanded the scope of professional photography - from the studio to ... [Read More]
Reviews
Lomography F²/400 Limited Quantity 35mm Film
When the new F²/400 film from Lomography was announced back in February, I eagerly pounced and bought 10 rolls. I liked the images that I saw in their advertisements, and still, given the history of the film, I was prepared to be disappointed. The thing about color films, is no matter what one gets, the resulting developing, scanning and modification can be quite different from person to person. ... [Read More]
The Kodak Jiffy Series II 620 Camera
The KODAK JIFFY II 620 Camera There’s always a sense of wonder when working with cameras as old as the Jiffy Kodak. Despite the bellows, it is little more than a fancy dressed up box camera. And yet there is a strange draw to shooting with it; you can just shoot from the hip and hope it works out, and yet there are a few things in this dressed up box that creates a unique shooting experience. ... [Read More]
The Vivitar PN2011 35mm Camera
I had been thinking about getting a cheapo 35mm film camera to shove in my pocket during my weekend bike rides so when I won the Vivitar PN2011 on the FPP November giveaway last year it seemed a perfect fit. Being plastic the PN2011 is light as a feather, and small enough to fit nicely in the pocket of my cycling jersey. It’s not bad looking either, in my opinion at least. And at first glance it ... [Read More]
1-Minute Camera Review! Kodak Ektralite 110 Camera!
Michael Raso with a One-Minute review of the awesome Kodak Ektralite 10 110 Camera! The camera is available HERE at the FPP On-Line Store. Grab some 110 film from our 110 Film Dept! ... [Read More]
The Plastic Filmtastic 120 Debonair Camera!
Blog by Brian Moore By way of complete disclosure, I first have to say that I like plastic cameras! In particular I find the softness, distortion and flare from a plastic lens highly appealing. So I was intrigued when FPP announced the availability of the “Plastic Filmtastic 120” Debonair camera, a literal boatload of which FPP’s Michael Raso purchased out of a mysterious warehouse in ... [Read More]