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  1. AstrHori AH-M1 review: a hot shoe light meter you are supposed to sand down The AstrHori AH-M1 is a hot shoe meter you are encouraged to sand the paint off. It is also a perfectly decent meter. Both things are true.
  2. AstrHori XH-2 review: a good meter, a comedy of my errors The AstrHori XH-2 is a compact reflective hot shoe meter that styles beautifully on a Bronica ETRS. It is great. I am the problem here, not the meter.
  3. Bronica ETRS review: the 645 camera I am keeping The Bronica ETRS converted me to 645. Sharp lenses, sensible electronics, solidly built, comfortable to carry. A keeper for me.
  4. Bronica S2A on tour Part 2: shooting wildlife in Kruger National Park, unprepared and impressed Driving through Kruger National Park between work meetings on the Bronica S2A with no telephoto lens, no expectations, and one keeper elephant frame.
  5. Farewell to the Bronica ETRS One last shoot with a camera I have loved, before it heads to its new owner in Australia. Self-portraits on Kentmere 200 and Potsdam in my garage studio.
  6. Farewell to the Bronica ETRS One last shoot with a camera I have loved, before it heads to its new owner in Australia. Self-portraits on Kentmere 200 and Potsdam in my garage studio.
  7. Holga 120N review: a thoroughly bad camera that I genuinely enjoyed First time using the Holga 120N after 30 years of film. Technically awful camera that frees you from precision and lets you just take photos.
  8. K&F Concept A254C4 tripod review: birds at minus fourteen An honest review of the K&F Concept A254C4 carbon fibre tripod and B-35L ballhead, plus my slow-motion disaster photographing birds in sub-zero Toronto.
  9. Landscape photography on the Bronica ETRS in Snowdonia, and why the results don't excite me I took the Bronica ETRS to Snowdonia for landscape photography. The place was breathtaking. The photographs were fine. Working out what that means.
  10. Lomography Berlin Kino 400 review: is the film supposed to look like that? Lomography Berlin Kino 400 has a startlingly dark film base. Two rolls and two developers later, I am sure that yes, it is supposed to look like that.
  11. Lomography Lady Grey 400 review: a well-behaved black and white film Lomography Lady Grey 400 surprised me. Fine grain for a 400 film, controlled contrast, clean rendering. Not what I expected from Lomography at all.
  12. Mamiya 645J review: a budget classic I really liked, but eventually sold on The Mamiya 645J is the budget Mamiya 645. Cracking little camera, great lenses, comfortable handling. I sold mine to keep the Bronica ETRS instead.
  13. Medium format film cameras: a guide to what is out there beyond the top-ten lists A guide to medium format film cameras by category. Not a best-of list. A map of what exists, is cheap, and gets overlooked by top-ten lists.
  14. Negative Thinking: the Bristol community darkroom run on a mission, not margins Negative Thinking is a Bristol community darkroom run by Tim and Emily. £5 an hour, £50 workshops. The pricing is the mission, not a tactic.
  15. Camera scanning negatives with the PIXL-LATR: the gadget that actually speeded up my workflow How I scan film with a digital camera, the PIXL-LATR negative holder, and my full setup. The first gadget that made my workflow faster, not slower.
  16. Photographing Thornbury Men's Shed on four different cameras Thornbury Men's Shed on four cameras. The place is brilliant. The cameras were a mixed bag. The panoramic Brownie 2A took two attempts to get right.
  17. What is 120 film? A complete guide to medium format 120 film is the medium format roll film most photographers move to after 35mm. What it is, how it differs, how to load it, and how the frame sizes work.
  18. Zeiss Ikon Ikonta 520: a 90-year-old 645 folder for £20 The Zeiss Ikon Ikonta 520 dates from 1932. Fully mechanical and pocketable, with a 70mm f3.5 Tessar. About £20 on eBay, and the results are extraordinary.
  19. Zeiss Ikon Ikonta 520: a 90-year-old 645 folder for £20 The Zeiss Ikon Ikonta 520 dates from 1932. Fully mechanical and pocketable, with a 70mm f3.5 Tessar. About £20 on eBay, and the results are extraordinary.