120 Film Archives - Casual Photophile

December 9, 2020

Rescuing a Zeiss Ikon Nettar from the Trash

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Connor rescues and reviews a Zeiss Ikon Nettar, a medium format folding camera that had been destined for the parts bin.

Connor Brustofski
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November 25, 2020

Franka Solida II-R – Shooting a Classic 120 Folding Camera from 1959

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Cheyenne reviews a high-quality, affordable, and classic medium format folding film camera, the Franka Solida II-R.

Cheyenne Morrison
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October 18, 2020

Rolleiflex SL66 Camera Review

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The first medium format SLR camera that Rollei produced, the Rolleiflex SL66, is one of the more interesting cameras I’ve ever shot.

James Tocchio
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October 5, 2020

Pentax 67 Review – It’s a Big Camera

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James shot the Pentax 67 in 2016 and 2018, and was less than impressed. In 2020 he tries again. Here’s the review.

James Tocchio
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September 11, 2020

A Sort Of Review of the Lomography Diana F+

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Craig (sort of) reviews the Lomography Diana F+, a lo-fi medium format point and shoot camera for 120 film.

Craig Sinclair
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August 17, 2020

Leitz Agfa Rondinax 35 Daylight Film Developing Tank Review

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The Rondinax 35 Daylight Development Tank simplifies the process of processing film, allowing us to load and dev in the light!

Nick Clayton
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June 26, 2020

How to Disappear with an Original Yashica-Mat

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The Yashica-mat was Yashica’s original premier twin lens reflex (TLR) camera from the 1950s. It was a great camera, and remains very interesting today.

Stephen Hennessy
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June 12, 2020

Desert Island Cameras No. 09 – Holy Grail Edition

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Some of the CP writers pick the camera they’d buy if practicality and money were no concern! See what we chose, and let us know your Holy Grail camera in the comments.

James Tocchio
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May 20, 2020

We Review Negative Lab Pro and Interview its Creator, Nate Johnson

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Negative Lab Pro is a Lightroom plugin that simplifies the conversion of raw film scans into digitized files. We review and interview NLP’s creator here.

Aaron Stennett
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February 24, 2020

Fujica GM670 Review – the Ideal Handheld 6×7

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Connor reviews the Fujica GM670, a 6×7 version of Fuji’s famous medium format interchangeable rangefinder film cameras.

Connor Brustofski
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January 24, 2020

Shooting a Forty Year Old Roll of Kodak Plus-X Film

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James finds a forty to fifty year old roll of Kodak Plus X black and white film and shoots it one afternoon with his dog, kids, and the ocean.

James Tocchio
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January 20, 2020

Shooting Coastal Maine with a Mamiya 645 and Kodak Film

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Drew’s first foray into medium format came by way of the Mamiya 645 1000s on the rocky New England shores of Midcoast Maine.

Drew Chambers
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November 11, 2019

Fujifilm Panorama G617 Professional Camera Review

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James reviews the Fuji G617, a wide-field camera that exposes massive 6×17 centimeter images on medium format film!

James Tocchio
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October 25, 2019

Ilford Announces a New Film in 35mm and 120 Formats – Ortho Plus

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Ilford Photo has just announced a range of new products to celebrate the 140th anniversary of the British film manufacturer. As well as offering a new updated range of resin-based photographic paper, Ilford will release their…

Aaron Stennett
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