120 Film Archives

June 13, 2022

Lomography Lomochrome Purple Review

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Danielle profiles Lomography Lomochrome Purple, a trippy and mesmerizing film that creates incredible worlds of color.

Danielle Wrobleski
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November 3, 2021

Lomography LomoChrome Turquoise Film is Back!

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Lomography has just announced the return of LomoChrome Turquoise film in 35mm, 110, and 120 formats! Available for pre-order now.

James Tocchio
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September 9, 2021

Kodak Reflex II Review – A Rollei Competitor at a Tenth the Price?

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Juliet reviews the Kodak Reflex II, a contemporary of the Rollei TLR which makes beautiful photos at a tenth the price.

Juliet Schwab
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July 26, 2021

The Rolleiflex Old Standard – the First Rollei to Shoot 120 Film

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Juliet reviews the Rolleiflex Old Standard, the first Rolleiflex TLR film camera to use standard medium format film.

Juliet Schwab
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February 17, 2021

Plaubel Makina 67 Review

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Aaron reviews the Plaubel Makina 67, a medium format rangefinder film camera with a beautiful, fixed Nikkor lens.

Aaron Stennett
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January 29, 2021

The Yashica A as a First Medium Format Camera (And Beyond)

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Dave’s first medium format camera was the Yashica A. Three years later, he tells us why it was a great first camera – and then some.

Dave Carulli
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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 16, 2020

My Experiences with Kodak Ektar 100

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I’ve always sought to try something new almost every couple of weeks to keep photography interesting. With digital photography, something “new” was usually expensive gear, or a strange technique, or a new lens. When I…

Aidan Bell
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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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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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November 28, 2018

Fujifilm Fujicolor Pro 400H Film Profile

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I’m going to talk about Fujifilm’s Fujicolor Pro 400H, Fuji’s pro-level color negative film. I really am. But I’ve got to get something off my chest first. I really don’t like being the “get off…

Josh Solomon
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May 18, 2018

Rollei RPX 400 Black and White Film Profile – Is It Worth a Shot?

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In a vast sea of similarly-specced black-and-white mid-speed films, finding a stock that speaks the right language can be frustrating. This is especially true for those of us who develop our own film. The seemingly…

Dustin Vaughn-Luma
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