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Tag Archives: yashicamat
Ok; why NOW is the right time to buy a medium format camera!
With the advent of digicams, the demand for medium format photography has gone down slightly, as more and more photographers move onto the digital format. That has caused the price of medium format cameras to drop correspondingly. Where a top … Continue reading
Posted in best film cameras to buy, Classic film cameras, vintage camera reviews
Tagged 220, best, bronica, developed, film, hassleblad, mamiya, money, pentax, printed, processed, roll, rolleicord, rolleiflex, salary, scan, yashicamat
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Looking to start medium format? Walk this way….
Yes, folks. For anybody wanting to dip their toes in medium format photography, here’s just the camera for you. It’s ready to go and comes with a roll of FREE film to get you started, too! Click here to see … Continue reading
Posted in black & white photography, chemicals & film, Classic film cameras, film noir
Tagged camera, film, free, medium format, yashicamat
Looking for a twin lens reflex camera? I can help you decide
For anyone who wishes to start using film cameras, there could be no better idea than to begin with a twin lens reflex medium format camera (tlr from now on!). There are many reasons for picking one of these cameras … Continue reading
Posted in black & white photography, cellphone art photograhy, chemicals & film, Classic film cameras, digital cameras/accessories
Tagged 6x6cm, camera, detail, halina, large, lubitel, medium format, negative, professional, ricoh, rolleicord, rolleiflex, seagull, tlr, twin lens reflex, yashica 635, yashicamat
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Help! I think I captured a ghost!
Yes! It’s true! Whilst on a shooting foray recently, I came upon an old, disused and crumbling old church-like building, that instantly appealed to me for it’s photogenic qualities. So, as one does, I shot as many photos as I … Continue reading
Posted in black & white photography, cellphone art photograhy, chemicals & film, Classic film cameras, digital cameras/accessories
Tagged cameras, church, crumbling, digital, disused, film, ghost, ghoul, negatives, old, olympus trip, photos, processing, ricoh grd, scanned, shot, tlr, yashicamat
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Which one shall I use? The Hasselblad or Rolleiflex?
Ah! Choices, choices. It’s nice to be in such an enviable position, having to make a choice between 2 of the most renowned cameras in the world, isn’t it? That is the dilemma I was faced with a few days … Continue reading
Is my Yashicamat camera better than your Rolleiflex?
No, please don’t sneer and walk away! I get asked this question many, many times and all I say to those people, is exactly what I’m going to talk about with you here today. As everyone knows, there is more … Continue reading
Posted in black & white photography, cellphone art photograhy, chemicals & film, Classic film cameras, digital cameras/accessories
Tagged 120, 220, 35mm, lens, mamiyaflex, medium format, negative, rolleiflex, size, system, twin lens reflex, yashica, yashica 124g, yashica a, yashica c, yashica d, yashica lm, yashicamat, yashikor, yashinon, zeiss
All hail the mighty Yashicamat!
Ever since I was a wee bairn, well, certainly no more than 5 years or so old, I had always been fascinated by the family camera. It was covered with a lovely tan leather case, which in itself had my … Continue reading
Posted in black & white photography, cellphone art photograhy, chemicals & film, Classic film cameras, digital cameras/accessories
Tagged 6x6, carving, case, child, father, india, intricate, leather, medium format, memories, nostalgic, photography, radio, tlr, twin lens reflex, valves, wooden, yashicamat
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My Yashicamat cast a wondrous spell on everyone!
One of my biggest faults is pushing something I like, onto other people, and I’m not talking about religion or politics here, or indeed any other of my many foibles! No, what I’m aiming at is my love of medium … Continue reading
Medium format or 35mm? Which one shall I use?
A very complicated question, to which there are just as many complicated answers! By far the largest majority of film users I know, use 35mm cameras, but there is a hardcore of medium format film users fast catching up. We … Continue reading
Posted in black & white photography, Classic film cameras, digital cameras/accessories
Tagged 35mm, camera, canon ae1, cheap, fed, film, learn, mamiyaflex, medium format, new, pentax me super, photography, rolleiflex, simple, start, student, yashicamat, zenit e, zorki
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