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Film cameras I own and use - Part 3 - The Plastic Fantastic 35mm Box Camera

August 07, 2026 - Welcome to part 3 of film cameras I own and use. Shown below are two 35mm cameras that I own from a group of camera clon...
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A light meter. An 18 percent gray card and why middle gray is important?

April 10, 2026 - In this blog I am taking a quick trip back to 1975, the year I first attended the Nikon traveling School of Photography.
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Film cameras I own and use - Part 2 - The Holga 120N

January 20, 2026 - Welcome to part 2 of film cameras I own and use. And if you happened to have read my previous blog you might have guesse...
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Film cameras I own and use - Part 1 - The Pentax MX

November 06, 2025 - Welcome all, and if you frequently visit this site, you more than likely know that for the last five years I have been c...
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A black and white film camera - a yellow filter and a giant sculpture in Hopewell NJ

August 14, 2025 - Just outside of Princeton there is a giant that is struggling to emerge from the earth. This giant is a sculpture by the...
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A $25 dollar camera, a $32 dollar lens, a $6 dollar roll of film and the Frugal Film Project

June 21, 2025 - Yes indeed, as the blog title states, a $25.00 camera, a $32.00 lens and 12 rolls of $6.00 black and white film and I'm...
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Diners - a bit of roadside Americana

May 26, 2025 - I always had a fascination with the design and look of the classic diner and when possible I would stop to capture some...
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A-Hah! - Shooting Kodak Tri-X once again.

January 16, 2025 - In 2020 when I started shooting black and white film again there was quite a big difference in price here in the US betw...
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My Full Circle Journey with Pentax Cameras

October 29, 2024 - I am a long time user of Pentax digital and film camera gear, starting with a Spotmatic IIa in 1973 and my first digital...
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Princeton University - Part 2 - Photo inspiration outing after outing.

May 28, 2024 - In my previous blog I discussed various ways to keep finding inspiration when one is experiencing photographers block an...
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Historic Waterloo Village - Part 1 -Photo inspiration outing after outing

February 22, 2024 - Being a New Jersey based photographer I am fortunate enough to have many historic destinations to visit and photograph t...
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Semi stand developing 120 black and white film

December 06, 2023 - I have been developing black and white film since 1971, but it wasn't until just a couple of months ago, that for the fi...
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Bulk loading 35mm black and white film

September 02, 2023 - I shoot a lot of 35mm black and white film and when I started shooting film again, which goes back around three and a ha...
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Using a one camera one lens approach to photograph a local car show

July 09, 2023 - A little over a month ago I shot some black and white photos at local classic car show, and more often than not these da...
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The Sunny 16 rule - daylight photography without a light meter?

May 17, 2023 - I first started taking photos in the very early 1970's using my dad's Argus C3 rangefinder camera and then shortly after...
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The Lomography Sprocket Rocket - a fun plastic panoramic camera keeping film photography fresh.

March 21, 2023 - Released around 2011 the mostly plastic, Lomography Sprocket Rocket is an interesting and fun, double frame 35mm panoram...
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My new pinhole camera - entering another dimension of film photography

December 01, 2022 - This past August of 2022 I purchased a new Kingpin medium format pinhole camera that captures photos in three different...
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Liberty State Park a couple of classic Pentax film cameras and some Ilford and Fomapan film

October 11, 2022 - On a beautiful Sunday afternoon this past June my better half (Brenda) and I decided to take a ride up the New Jersey Tu...
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Film Developing Tanks - Plastic vs. Stainless Steel?

June 26, 2022 - The following is strictly my opinion and thought process on a topic that comes up from time to time and is one of person...
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Part 2 The Jersey Shore in Black and White from Sandy Hook to Fortescue

October 30, 2021 - This is part two of my two part blog and photo gallery covering my travels along the New Jersey Shore from March 2020 to...
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The Jersey Shore in Black and White from Sandy Hook to Fortescue Part 1

October 04, 2021 - This is part one of a two part blog and photo gallery covering my travels along the New Jersey Shore from March 2020 to...
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Black and White Photos taken with the AgfaPhoto 35mm Reusable Film Camera

July 13, 2021 - So many versions of this camera are popping up on the market these days. Thought I'd give one a try. I chose the AgfaPho...
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First time shooting Fomapan 400 Black and White Film

May 27, 2021 - Curiosity finally got the best of me, so I went ahead and purchased a few rolls of Fomapan 400 black and white film. I n...
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My Favorite Film Camera the Pentax K1000SE

April 30, 2021 - What is my favorite film camera? Well at this point in time I would have to say the Asahi Pentax K1000SE. A fellow photo...
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Photographing Batsto Village in NJ

April 23, 2021 - Driving thru the Wharton State Forest along County Rd 542 in the NJ Pine Barrens you will venture upon the entrance to H...
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Sandy Hook and the Highlands

January 29, 2021 - I shoot a lot of photographs in and around New Jersey. One of my frequent stops is Sandy Hook and the Highlands located...
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Pull developing Ilford HP5 Plus black and white film in Arista Premium Liquid Developer

June 13, 2020 - A few months ago I revisited developing black and white film. One method I am working with is pull developing or pull pr...
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Searching for b&w film and developer combinations

May 19, 2020 - Per my previous blog, I have begun a new project of shooting b & w film and developing the negatives at home. I am exper...
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Going back to my roots. Shooting and developing b&w film again.

May 02, 2020 - While practicing social distancing, I decided to start scanning some old black and white negatives that I had shot with...
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