Articles

• Yashica Electro 35 GSN: The Night Owl

  written by zark on 2011-12-19 #gear

  

  The Yashica Electro GSN is a 35mm Rangefinder Journalist-style camera, or what I call the "Night Owl" Rangefinder. It's as near as I will get to a Leica for the next couple years.

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• Kodak Retina Reflex S: Family Values

  written by zark on 2011-12-09 #gear

  

  The Retina Reflex S is a 35mm SLR built by Kodak. It's a nice smelling, heavy, full metal camera, and by any means, a classic shooter. Let me take you on a journey with this Kodak SLR camera.

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• Free Exposure Guide Inside a Film Box

  written by zark on 2011-12-04 #gear #tutorials

  

  Every time we open a box of film, we usually don't take into consideration the box that it came it. Before throwing away the box, take a closer look first. You might find something useful.

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• Minox 35 GT: A Must-Have Camera for Its Time

  written by zark on 2011-12-01 #gear

  

  Let Community Member @zark show you how to have a good time with the Minox 35 GT!

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• Agfa Iso Rapid I

  written by zark on 2011-08-19 #gear #people

  

  As simple as it gets: The Agfa Iso Rapid I was a real beginner camera during its time with not a lot of controls to fiddle around and dirt cheap. For only 42 Marks, one got a modern 35mm Camera with Rapid Cartridges.

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• Reviewing the Ilford Pan F+ 50

  written by zark on 2011-07-11 #gear

  

  Black and White photography is a fascinating topic. It's widely accepted as art and challenges the photographers imagination. The Ilford Pan F+ 50 is a fine grained black and white film, a perfect tool for creating great monochrome images.

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• Zorki 1: Nearly a Leica

  written by zark on 2011-06-29 #gear

  

  Heavy, fully manual, Russian: The Zorki 1 is a classic following the good tradition of Russian Leica copies.

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• Seagull 4A-103: Two-Eyed Bird

  written by zark on 2011-06-23 #gear

  

  TLR (twin-lens reflex) cameras are pleasantly different from compact and normal SLRs, both in the way they look as in the way they handle. If you need a new feeling taking photos, this review and the Seagull might be the right thing for you.

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• The Frogeye

  written by zark on 2011-06-08 #gear

  

  Just like a frog, the Frogeye is an amphibian. Unlike a frog, the Frogeye feels comfortable in snow and sand too. May it be canoeing, splashing, or tobogganing, here is the right camera for all sandy, snowy, and wet activities.

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• Olympus Pen EE-3: The Pen-o-tastic Half-Frame Camera

  written by zark on 2011-05-30 #gear #people

  

  Learn new tips and tricks from the half-frame wonder Olympus Pen EE-3 and Community Member @zark in this quick tipster/review!

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• Push Processing or: Give me more!

  written by zark on 2010-01-20 #gear #tutorials

  

  No ISO 400 film at hand but facing a nice low-light situation? Your frigde is full with ISO 100 films but you want to shoot fast moving things? You want high contrast and hues shifts without crossing? Maybe Push Processing is a way!

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• Kodak Elitechrome EBX (35mm, 100 iso) User-Review

  written by zark on 2009-09-08 #gear

  

  When asked what's special about Lomography, one of the first things that comes to mind is cross processing. The EBX is a staple for X-pro!

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• Fuji Superia (35mm, 400 iso) User-Review

  written by zark on 2009-08-25 #gear

  

  Low-light buddy! At 400 iso this film is a great companion for indoor and low light shots.

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• Agfa Vista (35mm, 200 iso) User-Review

  written by zark on 2009-05-06 #gear

  

  Agfa's best consumer film on a speed you can always be sure it´s the right choice.

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• Agfa Parat I: Half Frame, Full Camera

  written by zark on 2009-04-01 #gear

  

  Build between 1963 and 1968 by Agfa Camerawerk Munich, the Parat Series took advantage of the risen resolution of films by that time. Double the amount of pictures could be taken on a standard 35mm Film by exposing two 18mm x 24mm negatives instead of a single 36mm x 24mm negative.

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• Fujica MA 1: "Lens Made in Japan"

  written by zark on 2009-03-13 #gear

  

  Presented at Photokina 1982 The Fujica MA 1 is the final variant of the M-1.

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