Italy and the Minolta P’s

The Minolta P’s was one of the film cameras I brought to Italy in 2024. Its compact size and simplicity made it an ideal pocketable companion. Although the images often soften around the edges, it’s still an enjoyable camera to shoot even with its fully automatic features. Our first stop in Italy was Pompeii, the […]

Kodak Brownie Hawkeye Flash

Sometimes it’s nice to take a camera off the shelf that you haven’t used in a long time. That’s exactly what I did with the Kodak Brownie. You can go back to 2015 and see my original post on the Kodak Brownie Hawkeye Flash and read the specs. One thing fun about the Brownie is […]

Northern Adventures – Part I

Camera: Olympus OM-1N MD (1979)Film: Kosmo Foto Mono 100Process: Cinestill DF96 Monobath (3 Min @ 26° C)Scanner: Epson V700 Photo

Even More Photos with the Yashica No. 2 Close-up Lenses

Okay, one last post using the Close-Up Lenses No. 2 on the Yashica Mat-124 G and then I’ll move on to something else. This time I heated the CineStill Df96 Monobath up 32° C, pushing it one stop. Something I’ve not tried before and I’m happy with the results. Camera: Yashica Mat-124 G (1970 – […]

Kosmo Foto Mono 120

When Stephen Dowling at Kosmo Foto announced the new Kosmo Foto Mono 120, I rushed to preorder several rolls. Why? Kosmo Foto Mono has been one of my favorite films. You can read my original review here, and view more photos here. Kosmo Foto Mono is a fantastic ISO 100 black and white film. Just […]

The Ondu 135 Pocket Pinhole

In the past, I’ve tinkered with pinhole cameras. Nothing too serious. My first attempt at pinhole was the Viddy cardboard pinhole camera . Then there was the pinhole lens cap for a Pentax Sportmatic. Next, there was my semi-successful attempt at making the Tie Fighter pinhole camera. Last year my wife asked me what I […]

Kosmo Foto Mono 100

One final roll from the the Canon 10S. This time using one of my favorite black and white film film stocks, Kosmo Foto Mono 100. Camera: Canon EOS 10S (1990) Lens: Canon 24-105mm f/4 IS USM L-Series Film: Kosmo Foto Mono 100 Process: Kodak D76 (1+1) 10:00 Min @ 20°

Canon EOS 10S (1990)

Last May, Scott Smith was at the Utah Film Photography Worldwide Headquarters (my house) to develop some 4×5 sheets he’d shot with his newly acquired Graflex. We used a tank that would hold ten sheets and required over a half gallon of chemistry. I’m not doing that again. I’ll stick with 4 sheets in the […]

Kosmo Foto

In 2017 Stephen Dowling, a Soviet camera aficionado, decided to release his own film called Kosmo Foto Mono. The 35mm film is a 100 ISO black and white stock that is a pre-existing emulsion from a European manufacturer. Since it’s release, there’s been a lot of buzz online about Kosmo Foto being a re-branded this-or-that, […]