by Rick Miller | 30 May 2019
Over the course of a year (Jan 2017 – June 2018) I ran a roll of Tri-X through this camera, and when I finally got around to developing the film, I discovered it had a serious problem which I’d never noticed before. At shutter speeds 125th of a second and...
by Rick Miller | 1 January 2019
Happy New Year! It’s no secret I’m a big fan of film, but I’m ashamed to admit I slacked off in 2017 & 2018 and shot only a handful of rolls and developed not one. I’m now faced with a stockpile of aging film and chemicals nearing...
by Rick Miller | 13 November 2018
On 5 September 2018, I received an inquiry via my website contact page from Mark Stone-Brant: Dear Rick I was wondering which famous pro photographers actually used the Yashica TLR, It does not matter which models they used for their work. It is difficult to...
by Rick Miller | 25 June 2017
Sometimes you just wanna get close. Macro lenses offer close-focusing capabilities and you don’t need the latest and greatest lens to have fun with macro photography. My favorite macro lens is the Zoom-Nikkor 35-105. In this post I’d like to show you how you can get...
by Rick Miller | 25 May 2017
First impressions encourage one to hand hold this mammoth but doing so is not for the weak or faint-of-heart. If you have a medical condition, I suggest you consult your physician before carrying this camera around with you on a shooting spree. Although it...
by Rick Miller | 25 May 2017
The Nikon FM is a 100% mechanical camera. Yes, it does contain a built-in exposure meter, but when using this camera I find it faster to estimate the exposure using the exposure rule. If I require more accurate exposures then I’ll use either my trusty Gossen Digisix...
