Wonder Winterland

Okanagan Lake, B.C. (Camera: Zeiss Ikon Continamatic III; Film: Ilford XP2 Super 400)

Click here to see my full review of the Zeiss Ikon Continamatic III.

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Review: Lomo LC-A 120 Camera

This is an expensive camera.

Let’s get that out of the way right at the start. Few people are going to feel great shelling out $470 CDN ($420 US) for a plastic bodied, zone-focus camera. But is it overpriced? That’s a trickier question. Can you name another quality medium-format film camera currently in production? Can you name another compact medium-format camera with a 38mm wide-angle lens? No, me either. So, if those attributes are desirable to you, then $470 is simply the price of admission. Continue reading

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Sunflower

Penticton, B.C. (Camera: Pentax ME; Film: Kodak Ektar 100)

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Lunar Eclipse

Total lunar eclipse, Sunday, January 20, 2019.
(Camera: Chinon CP-5s; Lens: 850mm f/4.2; Film: Kodak Ektar 100)

Click here to see my full review of the Chinon CP-5s.

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Down by the Ol’ Grist Mill

Down by the Ol' Grist Mill

Grist Mill, Keremeos, B.C. (Camera: Pentax ME Super; Film: Ilford XP2 Super 400)

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2018 Camera of the Year

The 2018 camera of the year.

The camera I put the most film through in 2018 was the Pentax ME Super. The previous year it was the Pentax ME (not “Super”), so I guess I’m being uncharacteristically consistent by favouring what is essentially the same camera two years in a row. And yet, this isn’t the gear I was planning to use in 2018. Continue reading

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Favourite 2018 Images

White Lake Grasslands Protected Area, B.C.
(Camera: Pentax Spotmatic SP; Lens: Pentax Takumar 35mm f/3.5; Film: Fuji Superia 200)

Here’s my pick of my favourite images I posted over the previous year. Continue reading

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Calm Waters

Kentucky-Alleyne Provincial Park, B.C.
(Camera: Yashica-Mat; Film: Kodak Ektar 100)

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Garry Oaks

Summit Park, Victoria, B.C. (Camera: Hasselblad 503cx; Film: Kodak Tri-X 400)

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White Lake

White Lake Grasslands Protected Area, B.C.
(Camera: Lomo LC-A 120; Film: Kodak Ektar 100)

Click here to read my decidedly mixed review of the Lomo LC-A 120 camera.

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