Projector Lenses – Reviving the Joy of Old Petzval Lenses (Guest Article)

Introduction Martin recently reviewed Lomo’s replica of a Petzval lens. I commented, perhaps slightly snidely, that vintage Petzval lenses are still around, often for less money, and often with better centre sharpness – and certainly with a vast choice of models and thus rendition nuances. Martin suggested I share my knowledge in an article. And … Continue reading Projector Lenses – Reviving the Joy of Old Petzval Lenses (Guest Article)

Analogue Adventures – Part 45: Fujichrome Provia 400X (expired)

In 2025 no one makes slide film faster than ISO100 anymore, but that wasn’t always the case. Back in the day there were several different higher ISO options available and Fujichrome Provia 400x seems to have been one of the more popular ones. As it went out of production a long time ago, today people … Continue reading Analogue Adventures – Part 45: Fujichrome Provia 400X (expired)

Analogue Adventures – Part 44: Kodak Elite Chrome 200 (expired)

Kodak Elite Chrome 200 is a daylight slide film that has been discontinued in 2011. Let’s have a closer look. Processing (E-6) was done at ProLab in Stuttgart, scanning was done by one of our readers via a DSLR. The pictures you see in this article are from one roll that has been exposed as … Continue reading Analogue Adventures – Part 44: Kodak Elite Chrome 200 (expired)

Analogue Photography: Part 3 – A Nostalgic Race and a Suburban Shopping Centre with Kodak Tri-X

Introduction As promised in my previous analogue articles, “Analogue Photography – A Personal Journey Part 1 and Part 2”, I’ve started shooting with film again and will be sharing the results from each roll in this series. The pictures you see in this article all come from a single roll of Tri-X, shot at ISO … Continue reading Analogue Photography: Part 3 – A Nostalgic Race and a Suburban Shopping Centre with Kodak Tri-X