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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Featured Photophile No. 006 – Gareth Buckett
Featured Photophile, our recurring segment showcasing talented amateur photographers, is back. Today we’re spotlighting a young photophile named Gareth Buckett. His photos show a technical ability and an understanding of the craft that’s just…
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Fuji GW690 – Medium Format Camera Review
After nearly three years of running this website, I’ve finally discerned the characteristics that make up my ideal camera. I like versatility and affordability, so interchangeable lens SLRs are my…
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Olympus Trip 35 – Camera Review
As enthralling as photography can be, long days, months, and years spent shooting can wear you out. In the worst case, it can lead to a photographic malaise that can…
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Nikon S2 – Camera Review
Every photo geek has their Holy Grail. We all dream of having the perfect machine, and more than most of us spend lots of time and cash actively seeking it out,…
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Five Tips for Building a Full Film Camera Kit for Under $100
We’ve all been there; spent too long staring at a famous photograph shot on film, handled a friend or relative’s classic camera a little too covetously, or suddenly recalled a…
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Minolta M-Rokkor 40mm F/2 – Lens Review
I shoot a lot of old cameras, archaic machines that in some cases recall a time when the United States was comprised of only forty-eight such distinct territories, and it’s…
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Five Famous Photographers and the Cameras They Used
It’s no secret that we love our gear here at Casual Photophile. A quick glance through the archives is enough to illustrate our undying love for classic cameras, but while…
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Pentax SV – Camera Review
Life has a way of giving you exactly what you need when you least expect it to. So when I came across a Pentax SV for the first time, I…
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Minolta M Rokkor 28mm F/2.8 – Lens Review
The end of a tiresome week found me weary, disheartened, and worn out. It also found me stuffed into a small, German sedan with my wife, our one-year-old daughter, and…
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Should You Buy a Mechanical or Electronic Camera?
Spend any amount of time on photography forums and you’ll learn pretty quickly that photographers will argue about anything. Analog versus digital, slides versus C-41, Nikon versus Canon, and Leica…
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Olympus OM-1 Camera Review
James reviews the Olympus OM1, one of the smallest and greatest all-mechanical meter-assisted 35mm SLR film cameras ever made.
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Contax 139 Quartz – Camera Review
I recently found myself the reluctant owner of a Contax 139 Quartz 35mm SLR, a camera about which I knew little and for which I cared even less. After all,…
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Why Everyone Should Shoot a Wide Angle Lens
One of the simplest ways to increase the dynamism and visual interest of our images is by using a wide-angle lens. By widening our angle of view, we’re able to capture…
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