Flexaret Automat with Kodak Ektar
I took my Flexaret Automat VII out loaded with a roll of Kodak Ektar. It had been a little over a year since I shot with this camera. In September of 2022, I shot a roll of Rollei Retro 400 … Continued
Favorite Photos from the 2nd Half of 2022
For the past few years, I’ve tried to take some time every 6 months to post my favorite photos from that time period. I accidentally skipped doing so for the 2nd half of 2021 but have posted a few of … Continued
Two Medium Format Rolls
As I mentioned in a couple recent posts, the nicer, fall weather has meant getting out for more photo walks. One morning, I took a walk before work which meant really nice early light. I started and finished a roll … Continued
2022 Camera Inventory
At the beginning of 2020, I wrote a post about the cameras I had as of December 2019. At that time, I was collecting film cameras rather quickly. I had some intention of writing subsequent inventory updates, but my camera … Continued
Flexaret Automat with Ilford FP4 Plus
One day early in December, Holly and I went for a walk to Philadelphia’s City Hall to check out the city’s annual Christmas displays. Every year, they put up a big Christmas tree, set up an ice skating rink, and … Continued
September 2021 Update
September started off with some weather drama when the remnants of Hurricane Ida came through Philadelphia resulting, among other things, in the historic flooding of the Schuylkill River. Luckily, the rest of the month was less dramatic. The weather started … Continued
Flexaret Automat with Lomochrome Purple
I recently shot a roll of Lomochrome Purple with my Flexaret Automat VII. I wanted to try the Purple with one of my medium format cameras since a 120 roll of film has only 12 exposures. I wasn’t sure if … Continued
Favorite Photos from the 1st Half of 2021
Around this time last year, I posted my favorite photos up to that point in 2020. At the end of the year, I posted my favorite photos from the rest of the year. As I mentioned in those other posts, … Continued
March 2021 Update
Thanks to the change of weather, March was a better month than we’ve had for a while. Not only have we enjoyed the warmer days and extra daylight, but March ended with some really good news: both Holly and I … Continued
Testing My New Replacement Cameras
As I mentioned in my January 2021 Update, I bought 2 cameras to replace 2 that had stopped working. I bought a Flexaret VI to replace my Flexaret VII. However, it seems like the VII may, in fact, be functional. … Continued