Josh Solomon, Author at Casual Photophile

July 20, 2023

The Fujifilm X-T1 and Olympus Half-Frame Lenses Make the Ultimate Digital Film System

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Josh finally finds his ideal digital / film camera kit. Here’s why it’s the Fuji X-T1 and a suite of old Olympus Pen lenses.

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May 2, 2023

Baby’s First Photo – One of the Last Surprises

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After a long thrift-store drought, Josh finds new fun in Baby’s First Photo, a 35mm toy camera. And then he puts it to good use.

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January 30, 2023

Death of a Nikon F3

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An errant swing of the hand, a tumble and a crash, a destroyed Nikon, and the real reason it hurts to lose a camera.

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February 4, 2022

The Ten Best Electronic 35mm SLR’s Ever Made

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After seven years of shooting classic cameras, we’ve compiled our list of the ten best electronic SLRs of all time.

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November 29, 2021

The Nikon Series E 75-150mm f/3.5 – The People’s Telephoto Lens

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Josh reviews the Nikon Series E 75-150mm zoom lens, a low-priced lens with solid performance and serious utility.

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October 20, 2021

The Fragile Beauty of the Nikon FA

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Josh reviews the fantastic and fragile Nikon FA, that company’s most advanced manual focus SLR 35mm film camera.

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September 13, 2021

The Nikon One Touch Zoom or: How I Learned To Stop Worrying and Love the Point-and-Shoot

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Josh reviews the Nikon One Touch Zoom, an “anonymous” point and shoot 35mm film camera that’s heightened his appreciation of the class.

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January 11, 2021

The Ten Best Mechanical 35mm Film SLRs Ever Made

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After seven years of shooting classic cameras, we’ve compiled our list of the ten best mechanical SLRs (plus three honorable mentions).

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December 11, 2020

Should I Sell My Leica? An Argument With Myself

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For better or worse, Leica is an aspirational brand for many photographers. In this article, Josh debates himself over his feelings for his Leica.

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October 9, 2020

Josh is Grumpy About Scanning Film

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Josh has been scanning film for ten years and he’s just about had enough. Maybe a rant, maybe a cry for help. Poor guy.

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August 28, 2020

Surviving 2020 with an Olympus Pen FT

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Josh reviews the half-frame 35mm Olympus Pen FT in this review that’s much more than just another camera review.

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April 15, 2020

We Interview the Director of Sirkhane Darkroom, a Mobile Photography School for Refugee Children

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We speak with the director of Sirkhane Darkroom, whose aim is to teach the arts to children refugees from the Syrian Civil War on the Turkish side of the Turkey-Syria border.

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April 8, 2020

All About the Nikon Nikkormat Series – a Retrospective

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Josh dives into the history of Nikon’s first succesful amateur SLR camera, with details by model and which you should buy today.

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February 20, 2020

Rokkor, Nikkor, Takumar and Zuiko – The Stories Behind Japanese Lens Names

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What’s with those names? Josh briefly tells us the origins of lens brand names such as Nikkor, Zuiko, Rokkor, and Takumar.

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