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  1. Straightening verticals on 4x5: camera movements explained with the Nikkor SW 90mm at St Arilda's Using rear standard tilt and front rise on the Toyo 45C with a Nikkor SW 90mm to correct keystoning on a church, with the technique properly explained.
  2. 510 Pyro vs HC-110: a 4x5 side by side and a chat with James Lane A 4x5 side by side test of 510 Pyro and HC-110 on FP4 at St Arilda's church, plus the chemistry of pyrogallol staining explained by James Lane of Zone Imaging.
  3. 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.
  4. Testing four antique large format lenses: Ross, Emil Busch, Oscar Simon, Perken Son and Rayment Four antique brass large format lenses from 1895 to 1924 tested side by side on 4x5. Honest findings on what one shoot can and cannot tell you.
  5. Inside the Armstrong Hall: a theatre frozen at lockdown Thornbury's Armstrong Hall closed at the start of UK lockdown and stayed shut four years. Before it reopens I went in with a 4x5 and 24 sheets of FP4.
  6. 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.
  7. Bronica ETRS portrait shoot in Toronto: when the Rolleiflex 6006 lets you down Bronica ETRS portrait shoot in a Toronto studio with model Sherri Johnson, when the Rolleiflex 6006 refused to work and the ETRS saved the day.
  8. Bronica ETRS portrait shoot in Toronto: when the Rolleiflex 6006 lets you down Bronica ETRS portrait shoot in a Toronto studio with model Sherri Johnson, when the Rolleiflex 6006 refused to work and the ETRS saved the day.
  9. 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.
  10. 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.
  11. 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.
  12. 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.
  13. 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.
  14. 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.
  15. 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.
  16. 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.
  17. 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.
  18. Freewell V2 Hybrid review: a variable ND and polariser The Freewell V2 Hybrid combines a 3-to-7-stop variable ND and a circular polariser in one filter. Tested on 4x5, the stop markings make film exposure easy.
  19. Fuji GW690iii in Alaska, part one: the camera with the nickname I refuse to use First outing with the Fuji GW690iii in snowy Alaska, on Ilford FP4 and Kodak Ektar. A modern 6x9 mechanical rangefinder with a nickname I am refusing to use.
  20. Fuji GSW690iii review: a camera that might be too good The Fuji GSW690iii makes immaculate 6x9 negatives from a fixed 65mm super-wide lens. It is bulletproof and flawless. So what do I actually do with it?
  21. Fuji GX680 review: a £40 beast with insane image quality The Fuji GX680 is the biggest medium format SLR I have owned, and it makes the sharpest images I have got from film. Dead batteries make these dirt cheap.
  22. 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.
  23. 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.
  24. 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.
  25. 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.
  26. Intrepid 4x5 Mk IV review: a £250 field camera for portable large format Intrepid 4x5 Mk IV review: a £250 plywood field camera at a quarter of the weight of a monorail, with the trade-offs that come with that price.
  27. 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.
  28. 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.
  29. Large format night photography on 4x5: a freezing experiment with FP4+ and the reciprocity tables Large format night shoot on 4x5 with the Toyo 45C and Nikkor SW 90mm, working through FP4+ reciprocity failure on a freezing February evening at St Arilda's.
  30. Large format night photography on 4x5: a freezing experiment with FP4+ and the reciprocity tables Large format night shoot on 4x5 with the Toyo 45C and Nikkor SW 90mm, working through FP4+ reciprocity failure on a freezing February evening at St Arilda's.
  31. Large format photography in South Africa: a landscape I am actually proud of, and a smashed camera A Cradle Moon shoot with the Stenopeika 4x5 and a Busch Aplanat. Got a landscape frame I am proud of, then dropped the camera and broke it.
  32. Large format photography in South Africa: a landscape I am actually proud of, and a smashed camera A Cradle Moon shoot with the Stenopeika 4x5 and a Busch Aplanat. Got a landscape frame I am proud of, then dropped the camera and broke it.
  33. 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.
  34. 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.
  35. Mamiya RB67 review: a great camera, but most are ruined The Mamiya RB67 is a great medium format camera in good condition. The problem is most for sale are not. I bought three and returned two. What to look for.
  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. 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.
  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 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.
  42. Stenopeika Air Force 4x5: a great first large format camera Eighteen months with one large format camera. A long-term review of the Stenopeika Air Force 4x5, the entry-level field camera I use for all my 4x5 work.
  43. A Viking portrait shoot in a forest: 4x5 large format with a homemade costume A Viking themed character shoot in a forest, on the Toyo 4x5 with FP4 and Ektar plus a mystery Dallmeyer 8.5 inch lens that turned out to be a revelation.
  44. Voigtländer Bessa I review: a 1951 6x9 folder with the Vaskar 105mm Review of the Voigtländer Bessa I, a 1951 6x9 medium format folder with the Vaskar 105mm f/4.5 lens, shot around Chepstow Castle on FP4 after a deep clean.
  45. Can you shoot wildlife on a 4x5 view camera? Yes, but you shouldn't I tried wildlife on a 4x5 view camera at a South African game reserve. Technically possible. Practically nope. Here is why you should not bother.
  46. Photographing birds of prey on 4x5 at Wren Birds of Prey, with the Nikkor 65mm SW A morning at Wren Birds of Prey with Jenny and her rescue birds, shot on 4x5 with my new Nikkor 65mm SW. Hard, lovely, instructive.
  47. Zeiss Ikon Box Tengor 56/2 review: king of box cameras or just another box camera? The Zeiss Ikon Box Tengor 56/2 has a reputation as the best box camera ever made. My experience says it is fine but not exceptional. Here is why.