Film Cameras

Pentax Spotmatic SP

The Spotmatic was produced by Asahi Optical Co., Ltd., a Japanese company founded in 1919 and known under the Asahi-Pentax brand. Asahi, initially specialized in the production of lenses for spectacles and precision instruments, expanded into the photographic sector, quickly becoming one of the pioneers of 35mm SLR (Single-Lens Reflex) cameras.

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Film Cameras

Hasselblad 503CX

Hasselblad 503CX kit The Swedish brand Hasselblad is inextricably linked to the world’s most famous medium format cameras. Here I will talk about the 503CX, its history, its features, and how it can still give much satisfaction to those who

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Darkroom

Durst Laborator 1000

One of the many challenges in large format photography is enlargement. Unlike 35mm or medium format, making a print from a large format negative requires an enlarger of such size that its placement becomes problematic in darkrooms originally designed for

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Reflections

Digital slow photography

The term “slow photography” is often associated with analogue photography. Film, by its very nature (cost, limited number of shots per roll, processing times), requires a calm and meditative approach, carefully evaluating the composition and exposure of each image. This

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Books, History of Photography

Impressionist Camera

Pictorial Photography, also known as Pictorialism, was an international artistic movement that emerged over the thirty years straddling the end of the 19th century. The volume Impressionist Camera – Pictorial Photography in Europe 1888-1918 is the catalogue of the exhibition

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Film Cameras

Nikon F

The Nikon F is probably the most famous 35mm SLR ever made. Highly innovative for its time and extremely reliable, it immediately became the most popular camera among professionals, especially those dedicated to photojournalism. Today, over 60 years after its

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Books

Ansel Adams' Trilogy

Ansel Adams (1902–1984) was one of the most renowned photographers of the 20th century and arguably the greatest landscape photographer of all time. Beyond his invaluable collection of images, he is also known for developing a precise methodology that meticulously

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History of Photography

The fathers of sensitometry

Ferdinand Hurter (1844–1898) and Vero Charles Driffield (1848–1915) are universally regarded as the fathers of sensitometry, the science that studies the behaviour of light-sensitive materials. Both were scientists who had become friends and shared a passion for photography. However, they

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On Slow Photography
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