35mm Film Archives - Casual Photophile

June 3, 2020

Canon AE-1 Program Camera Review – Beginners’ Best Choice

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The Canon AE-1 Program will make great photos easily, for any level of photographer. But it may be the best choice, specifically, for new photographers.

Aidan Bell
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June 1, 2020

Catarina Milhais Reis Captures the Light and Color of Portugal

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Today’s article spotlights Catarina Milhais Reis, a photographer whose vision and talent shares with us the light and color of Portugal.

James Tocchio
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May 21, 2020

Finding Stillness at Acadia National Park with a Kodak Retina and Kodak Film

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Kodak film loaded in a classic Kodak Retina, shot at the most magnificent national park in New England. Connor brings us on a journey of stillness.

Connor Brustofski
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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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May 18, 2020

How the Nikon F100 (and Film) Changed My Digital Photography

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How can a film camera change your digital photography for the better? Craig tells his story, and offers advice for those seeking a film/digital workflow.

Craig Sinclair
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May 8, 2020

Our Five Favorite Cameras Not Made in Japan or Germany

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Today’s thought experiment – with so many industry leading cameras coming out of Japan and Germany, what are our favorites not made in those countries?

Jeb Inge
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May 4, 2020

Ten Great Point and Shoot Film Cameras From $25 to $99

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For every expensive, over-hyped point and shoot camera there are ten or twenty others that are damn near as good at one-tenth the price. Here’s a list of a few that we’ve personally enjoyed.

James Tocchio
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April 29, 2020

Contax 167MT Camera Review

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Drew reviews the Contax 167MT, a full-featured 35mm film SLR from the glory days of the Japanese-made Contax cameras.

Drew Chambers
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April 18, 2020

Chinon Splash Review – My Sleeper Point and Shoot of the Year

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The weatherproof, sand and dust resistant Chinon Splash is so surprisingly excellent that it may be James’ sleeper point and shoot of the year!

James Tocchio
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April 10, 2020

Minolta MC Fisheye Rokkor X 7.5mm F/4 Lens Review

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James shoots and reviews the Minolta MC Fisheye Rokkor X 7.5mm F/4, the widest lens that Minolta ever produced.

James Tocchio
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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.

Josh Solomon
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April 3, 2020

Canon MC Review – an ’80s Masterpiece that Fails Today

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James reviews the Canon MC, a point and shoot 35mm film camera from 1984 that’s all style and very little substance to today’s shooter.

James Tocchio
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March 22, 2020

Leica R8 Review – Leica’s Most Advanced Film Camera

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James examines the Leica R8 of 1996, the first 35mm film SLR camera designed by Leica since 1974.

James Tocchio
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February 27, 2020

My Hunt for the Surprisingly Elusive “Leica M of SLRs”

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James muses over his search for the perfect camera, what he calls the “Leica M of SLRs.”

James Tocchio
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