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  1. Six airport scans on a bag of film: a 2022 test, with a 2026 footnote What happens when you forget about a bag of film for a four-week Costa Rica trip and let it sit through six airport scans. A 2022 test plus a 2026 update.
  2. Best medium format camera for travel: choosing between SLR, TLR, folder, and box for an Africa trip Choosing one medium format film camera for a three-week Africa work trip. Five criteria, ten cameras considered, one surprisingly difficult decision.
  3. Bronica S2 and S2A infinity focus fix: replacing the ground glass foam (a DIY repair with a confession) How to fix the classic Bronica S2 and S2A infinity focus problem by replacing the degraded foam under the ground glass, with all my mistakes left in.
  4. How to tell a Bronica S2 from a Bronica S2A: an identification guide (with the usual debates) Practical guide to identifying a Bronica S2 vs S2A by serial number, winding knob, knob centre and neck strap lugs, with caveats about disputed claims.
  5. Missing my Bronica S2A: an appreciation I am in Canada and my Bronica S2A is at home, and I miss it. A quiet appreciation of the camera that has become part of the family over seven years.
  6. Missing my Bronica S2A: an appreciation I am in Canada and my Bronica S2A is at home, and I miss it. A quiet appreciation of the camera that has become part of the family over seven years.
  7. Bronica S2A focusing screen saga: how 1mm of plastic taught me about camera tolerances Replacing the focusing screen on a Bronica S2A with a Rick Oleson Brightscreen, learning how tight the tolerances are on a 1970s medium format SLR.
  8. Bronica S2A in-depth review and shoot: the Japanese Hasselblad and the satisfying car-door-slam shutter Hands-on review of the Bronica S2A 6x6 medium format SLR, with side-by-side comparison to the Bronica S2 and an abstract garage shoot demonstration.
  9. Re-skinning a Bronica S2A in faux snake skin Re-skinning the Bronica S2A in faux snake skin from Milly's Cameras. The full process, including the solvent test that worked and the cutting mistakes I made.
  10. Bronica S2A on tour Part 1: a Namibian road trip from Windhoek to Solitaire A day-long road trip across Namibia from Windhoek to Solitaire on Kodak Gold and FP4 with the Bronica S2A, plus extraordinary desert landscape.
  11. 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.
  12. Three new lenses for the Bronica S2A: a 6x6 test in Tetbury Three Bronica S2A lenses tested on 6x6: a wide 50mm Super-Komura, the standard 75mm Nikkor PC and a 150mm Zenzanon, with portraits shot in Tetbury.
  13. Three new lenses for the Bronica S2A: a 6x6 test in Tetbury Three Bronica S2A lenses tested on 6x6: a wide 50mm Super-Komura, the standard 75mm Nikkor PC and a 150mm Zenzanon, with portraits shot in Tetbury.
  14. Chroma Cube66 review: the first pinhole camera that actually got me The Chroma Cube66 is a 6x6 medium format pinhole camera by Steve Lloyd of Chroma Cameras. Shot in St Arilda's churchyard and woods on FP4 and Pro 400H.
  15. Chroma Cube66 review: the first pinhole camera that actually got me The Chroma Cube66 is a 6x6 medium format pinhole camera by Steve Lloyd of Chroma Cameras. Shot in St Arilda's churchyard and woods on FP4 and Pro 400H.
  16. Colour filters in black and white photography: what they do, when to use them and why green still has a place How colour filters work in black and white photography, with side-by-side FP4 tests through a Yashica 635, and why green is more useful than it looks.
  17. GB Kershaw 110 review: a £5 1950s folder from Leeds that punches well above its weight GB Kershaw 110 review: a basic 1954 folder from Leeds with a meniscus lens, two apertures and a genuinely interesting history behind the GB Equipments name.
  18. GB Kershaw 110 review: a £5 1950s folder from Leeds that punches well above its weight GB Kershaw 110 review: a basic 1954 folder from Leeds with a meniscus lens, two apertures and a genuinely interesting history behind the GB Equipments name.
  19. Gerlach Nixette review: a £12 1954 German folding camera that is hard to beat for the money Hands-on review of the Gerlach Nixette (Nixon Nixette), a 1950s German 6x6 folding camera with an unusual single-fold bellows and a Supra Anastigmat lens.
  20. Hasselblad 500C/M review: are they really that special? Are Hasselblads worth the hype and the money? I borrowed a 500C/M for a day of portraits to find out. Yes, they really are, and that is almost the problem.
  21. Hasselblad 500C/M review: are they really that special? Are Hasselblads worth the hype and the money? I borrowed a 500C/M for a day of portraits to find out. Yes, they really are, and that is almost the problem.
  22. 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.
  23. Kentmere Pan 200 review: a budget film with real character Kentmere Pan 200 is Ilford's new budget film, between Pan 100 and 400. Tested on Bronica GS1 and Rolleiflex SLX, it is so good at around £5 a roll.
  24. Kiev 60 review: not a Pentacon Six copy, and arguably the better camera The Kiev 60 is dismissed as a Soviet Pentacon Six copy. It is neither a copy nor a worse camera. With Carl Zeiss Jena glass it is genuinely excellent.
  25. Kiev 60 review: not a Pentacon Six copy, and arguably the better camera The Kiev 60 is dismissed as a Soviet Pentacon Six copy. It is neither a copy nor a worse camera. With Carl Zeiss Jena glass it is genuinely excellent.
  26. Kowa Six review: a great camera, until I broke it The Kowa Six is a Japanese 6x6 SLR from the late 60s. Lovely portraits in the right hands. Mine gummed up after two rolls. Know this before you buy.
  27. Kowa Six review: a great camera, until I broke it The Kowa Six is a Japanese 6x6 SLR from the late 60s. Lovely portraits in the right hands. Mine gummed up after two rolls. Know this before you buy.
  28. Lomo LC-A 120 review: a medium format point-and-shoot The Lomo LC-A 120 is an auto-exposure point-and-shoot shooting 6x6 on 120. I took it across Botswana and Namibia, loved the lens, and wanted one anyway.
  29. Lomo LC-A 120 review: a medium format point-and-shoot The Lomo LC-A 120 is an auto-exposure point-and-shoot shooting 6x6 on 120. I took it across Botswana and Namibia, loved the lens, and wanted one anyway.
  30. 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.
  31. 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.
  32. Mamiya C330 Pro F review: a genuinely capable TLR I sold without regret Mamiya C330 Pro F review: the 1972 medium format TLR with interchangeable lenses and bellows focusing, shot on FP4 in a Bristol field with an honest verdict.
  33. Mamiya C330 Pro F review: a genuinely capable TLR I sold without regret Mamiya C330 Pro F review: the 1972 medium format TLR with interchangeable lenses and bellows focusing, shot on FP4 in a Bristol field with an honest verdict.
  34. 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.
  35. Pentacon Six TL review: cheap, capable, and only as good as the lens you put on it Pentacon Six TLs are everywhere and they're cheap, which is the bit that matters. The body is fine. The Carl Zeiss lenses are the reason to buy in.
  36. Pentacon Six TL review: cheap, capable, and only as good as the lens you put on it Pentacon Six TLs are everywhere and they're cheap, which is the bit that matters. The body is fine. The Carl Zeiss lenses are the reason to buy in.
  37. Photography inspiration: active vs passive, and clearing my creative block at Llanthony Priory Creative block, every shoot coming home empty. Active vs passive photography started clearing it. Tested at Llanthony Priory in the Black Mountains.
  38. 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.
  39. Rolleicord III review and shoot: a 70-year-old German TLR with a scratched lens and real character Hands-on review and shoot test of the 1950 Rolleicord III TLR with Schneider Xenar 75mm f/3.5, compared with the Yashica 635, with a scratched-lens twist.
  40. Rolleiflex 6006 review: a great camera I'm still selling After six months of failure, a broken first copy and a retired camera tech in Toronto, I finally got a working Rolleiflex 6006. So why am I selling it?
  41. Rolleiflex 6006 review: a great camera I'm still selling After six months of failure, a broken first copy and a retired camera tech in Toronto, I finally got a working Rolleiflex 6006. So why am I selling it?
  42. Rolleiflex SLX review: the auto-winding 6x6 I decided to keep Review of the Rolleiflex SLX, a 1976 auto-winding electronic 6x6 SLR with shutter priority auto exposure, leaf shutter lens and a notable battery problem.
  43. Rolleiflex SLX review: the auto-winding 6x6 I decided to keep Review of the Rolleiflex SLX, a 1976 auto-winding electronic 6x6 SLR with shutter priority auto exposure, leaf shutter lens and a notable battery problem.
  44. Shooting self portraits on film, with the Reveni Labs Remote Release and a Trioplan 100mm A morning of self-portraits in the woods on the Bronica S2A, with the Reveni Labs Remote Release and a Meyer Trioplan on a Simon Forster adapter.
  45. 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.
  46. 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.
  47. Yashica 635 review: the dual-format TLR that takes 120 and 35mm film, and remains my favourite Hands-on review of the Yashica 635 TLR with 80mm f/3.5 Yashikor lens, Copal MXV shutter, dual 120 and 35mm capability, plus a Severn Bridge test shoot.