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ilford fp4.
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Guides
12- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.