Gear and Accessories Archives

July 27, 2020

KEKS EM-01 Light Meter Review

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James reviews the KEKS EM-01, a compact and elegant shoe-mounted light meter that’s especially useful for classic camera shooters.

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July 21, 2020

Ruggard Electronic Dry Cabinet Review – Fight the Fungus

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Control humidity and save your gear from fungus with the Ruggard Electronic Dry Cabinet. Here’s James’ in-depth review of the EDC-80L.

James Tocchio
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Gear and Accessories

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.

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May 6, 2020

Five Inexpensive Accessories to Get More Out of Your Photography

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Another article helping you get the most photographic bang for your buck. Here are five cheap accessories to boost your photography.

James Tocchio
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October 6, 2019

A Quick Look at the Polaroid Polaprinter Slide Copier

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Friday afternoon, end of the workweek, and my camera shop employee, Kyle, is walking out the door. I notice for the hundredth time a box in the corner of the office, and call, “Hey we’ve…

James Tocchio
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August 19, 2019

Watameter Super – The Rolls Royce of Rangefinders

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A brief history and review of the Watameter accessory rangefinder, a classic device for measuring distance with a camera.

Cheyenne Morrison
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July 1, 2019

Negative Supply Film Carrier MK1 Kickstarter Launches Today

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Negative Supply announces the Kickstarter for their Film Carrier MK 1, a new solution for scanning and digitizing film with your DSLR or mirror-less camera.

Drew Chambers
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May 13, 2019

Five Famous Photographers and the Cameras They Used Part Two

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As photographers, the tools we use can influence the way we both see and capture the world around us. For this reason, it can be illuminating to reflect on the gear that’s been used by…

Josh Solomon
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May 1, 2019

Ilford Simplicity Black & White Film Developing Starter Pack Review

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I was recently given a relatively new product made by Ilford, a one-time-use black-and-white film development chemical kit called the Simplicity Starter Pack. This kit comes with all the chemicals a shooter will need to…

James Tocchio
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April 1, 2019

Five Accessories Every Film Photographer Should Own and Use

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When I got my first proper film camera, a Cosina PM-1, for the grand total of £3 from a car boot sale, I had no idea what I was getting myself into. I had one…

Charlotte Davis
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February 22, 2019

FilmLab App Version 1.1 User Experience

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FilmLab is an app for digitizing negatives quickly and easily, and I’ve spent the past few weeks testing its limits. It fulfills its intended purpose well, and future updates promise higher performance. For now, it’s…

Charlotte Davis
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November 30, 2018

Camera Straps for People Who Aren’t Into Leather

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It’s almost a cliché – your well-brassed camera must wear an equally weathered artisanal strap, usually leather. Venture onto any fashionable camera site these days and we’ll no doubt find such a leather strap attached…

Charlotte Davis
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Gear and Accessories

November 23, 2018

The Best Holiday Gifts for the Photographer – 2018

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Photographers are tricky people for whom to buy gifts. They’re picky, they know what they like, and most of them spend countless hours in agonized research before buying anything. But we’re here to help. We’ve…

Jeb Inge
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Gear and Accessories

October 16, 2018

Plustek OpticFilm 120 Scanner Review – Premium Scans, but at What Cost?

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By the time I’d tested the Plustek OpticFilm 120 scanner, I’d tried plenty of scanners and was pretty worn out. Let’s face it – scanning sucks. It’s time consuming, and confers the same level of enjoyment…

Dustin Vaughn-Luma
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