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An Old Camera Gets a New Life

Posted on October 19, 2019 by Tom (Admin)

Admittedly, I own too many cameras. So when it was time to leave Madagascar, I invited a couple of friends – who happen to be the only other film photographers in Madagascar, as far as I know – to see … Continue reading →

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The No. 2A Folding Pocket Brownie: still going strong after 105 years

Posted on January 30, 2017 by Tom (Admin)

I have most of my collection of 100-plus cameras on a couple of shelves made from old Indian doors whose multiple layers of paint was peeling.  By collector standards it’s not many, but it’s enough so that they grab your attention … Continue reading →

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Introducing Analog / Film Cameras to a New Generation

Posted on September 7, 2016 by Tom (Admin)

You don’t have to be as old as me to remember using analog/film cameras.  But there’s an entire generation entering university (depending on where you grew up) that has grown up with photography as a purely digital phenomenon – often … Continue reading →

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Guest Post: Darkroom Blues: A Blast from the Past (Part II)

Posted on March 5, 2015 by Tom (Admin)

This is part 2 of an article shared by a photographer friend here in Chennai which was originally written for the Photographic Society of Madras, a local photographic society founded in 1857.  The first part of the article is published … Continue reading →

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Guest Post: Darkroom Blues – a Blast from the Past (part 1)

Posted on March 2, 2015 by Tom (Admin)

A friend of mine here in Chennai shared an article with me the other day, which he had written for the Photographic Society of Madras, a local photographic society founded in 1857.  It reminded me not only how far we have … Continue reading →

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Digitally enhancing analog photos – is it cheating?

Posted on June 3, 2013 by Tom (Admin)

The whole “back to basics” photography movement, with its return to analog film and (in some cases) cheap plastic lenses has a kind of purity about it that doesn’t mesh well with all of the computer-aided post-processing of photos we … Continue reading →

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Joining the Lomography Bandwagon: Agfa Billy

Posted on February 1, 2013 by Tom (Admin)

A few years ago, I picked up a vintage camera in really good shape at a flea market in Europe. I think it cost like 30 bucks and I picked it from a tale with at least a dozen other … Continue reading →

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