Seizing the Means of Production with the Soviet Zenit-E 35mm Film Camera
I spent the better part of a recent Saturday traveling and photographing a number of towns in central Virginia. In the town of Orange it was a vintage Coca Cola…
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Featured Photophile No. 009 – Ethan Covey
Featured Photophile, our recurring segment showcasing talented amateur photographers is back with more photo inspiration for you. Today we’re spotlighting a shooter named Ethan Covey. His take on today’s social media climate, his…
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The Family That Shoots Together… Street Photography With Kids
As a young man, I occasionally engaged with photography with just a general interest. In the mid-1980s, point & shoot and instant cameras were plentiful, and I can’t recall a time…
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Our Favorite Posts, Thanks, and Happy New Year
Hi everyone. James here. As you all surely know, the last few pages are being written and soon we’ll close the book on 2016. For us at Casual Photophile, it’s…
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Nikon F6 – Camera Review
Well, this is it. I shut the gold box for the last time and laid it into a bigger, blander box, a Priority Mail shipping label from Los Angeles to…
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5 Reasons to Shoot Film When Traveling
Got a trip coming up? Are you the kind of person who shoots both film and digital cameras? Then let me make a suggestion; the next time you’re traveling, leave the…
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Five Best Cameras for Photography Students
There’s a certain question that I get asked virtually every single day. People need to know what camera they should buy for their upcoming high school or college photography class. It’s…
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The Ten Best Mechanical 35mm Film SLRs Ever Made
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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Why Every Photographer Should Try Medium Format
Quentin Tarantino’s The Hateful Eight is an oddity. A film that blends classic elements of old-timey westerns with modern sensibilities, it’s an unusual throwback. Perhaps most unusually, Hateful Eight was…
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The Minolta a7 is the Perfect Film SLR for Shooters Who Want it All
James reviews a Minolta AF SLR that’s so damn good it feels like launching into DOOM and instantly typing IDDQD.
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Everything You Need to Know about Reflex, a Brand New 35mm Film Camera – Plus We Talk With its Founder Laurence Von Thomas
Laurence Von Thomas smiles from a FaceTime window on my computer screen, his excitement masking the weariness he’s surely feeling just days before the launch of his company’s Kickstarter campaign.…
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How to Cheat at Film Photography – Simple Tips for Making Better Photos
Film photography can be hard. The learning curve is often steep, and blasting through twenty rolls of film as we learn the ropes can be a costly and frustrating experience.…
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Let’s Roast – We Pick Our Most Hated Cameras
Get ready for some grumpy, burnt out bitching about camera stuff from writers who possibly spend a bit too much time shooting them. You’re still here? Wow. Well, let’s do…
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Leica Store Boston Opening Weekend, Sneak Peak at Leica’s Sofort Instax Camera, and My First Instameet
I walk east down Boylston Street as the early morning sun continues its slow ascent ahead of me. Knife-edged shadows cut into the gleaming, white marble of the buildings that loom on…
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