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  1. Missing my Bronica S2A: an appreciation I am in Canada and my Bronica S2A is at home. I have been missing it more than I expected to. This is a quiet appreciation of the medium format camera that has become part of the family over the last seven years, and the reasons I will never sell it.
  2. Farewell to the Bronica ETRS One last shoot with a camera I have loved, before it heads to a new owner in Australia. Self-portraits on Kentmere 200 and Lomography Potsdam in my garage studio, with the Bronica ETRS that has never let me down.
  3. Fuji GSW690iii review: a technically perfect camera I cannot quite work out what to do with The Fuji GSW690iii produces immaculate 6x9 negatives from a fixed 65mm f5.6 super-wide lens. Reliability is bulletproof. The lens is genuinely flawless. So why am I struggling to work out what I want to do with it? An honest review of a camera that might be too good.
  4. Fuji GX680 review: a £40 beast with insane image quality The Fuji GX680 is the biggest, heaviest medium format SLR I have ever owned, and it produces the sharpest, most detailed images I have ever got from film. Dead batteries make these cameras dirt cheap, and the fix is simple DIY. Here is how I got one working and a flash-and-smoke portrait shoot to prove what it can do.
  5. Harman Phoenix 120 review: a new colour film for medium format, finally Harman Phoenix arrived in 120 in 2024, the first all-new colour film for medium format in a long time. I tested it across confetti fields, a Holga, and a proper studio shoot. It is unrefined but fun, it loves yellows and oranges, and it wants a good camera and proper exposure. Honest first review.
  6. Hasselblad 500C/M review: are Hasselblads really that special? Are Hasselblads worth the hype and the money? I borrowed a Hasselblad 500C/M for a day of portraits to find out. The honest answer: yes, they really are that good, and that is almost the problem.
  7. Lomo LC-A 120 review: a point-and-shoot medium format camera with a brilliant lens The Lomo LC-A 120 is an auto-exposure point-and-shoot that shoots 6x6 on 120 film. I took it across Botswana and Namibia, loved the lens when it was sharp, struggled with the zone focusing, broke the camera, and came away wanting one anyway. Honest review.
  8. Mamiya RB67 review: a great camera, but most of them have been ruined The Mamiya RB67 is a great medium format camera in good condition. The problem is that most of the ones for sale are not in good condition. I bought three. I returned two. I bought four lenses and returned two. Here is what to look for if you want to buy one that actually works.
  9. Rolleiflex 6006 review: a great camera, and I'm still selling mine After six months of failure with a broken first copy and a saga involving a retired camera tech in Toronto, I finally got a working Rolleiflex 6006. It is genuinely a great camera. So why am I selling it? The honest answer involves the Rolleiflex SLX, the survival rate of 80s electronics, and a bit of unshakeable PTSD.
  10. What is 120 film? Everything you need to know about medium format 120 film is the medium format roll film most photographers move on to after 35mm. Here is what it is, how it differs, how to load it, how the frame sizes work, and the bits that confuse everyone the first time.