Olympus 35SP - The Great Sword among the Seven Swords of Japan Rangefinder

In the heyday of Japan compact rangefinder, Olympus 35SP is the flagship model of Olympus rangefinder camera. It was even selected by as one of the 7 most classic Japan compact RFs - The Seven Swords of Japan RF.

Kodak Portra 160 - A flexible medium format negative film

I have some kind of feeling that I have shoot numbers of Kodak Portra 160 in medium format.

Well, that just a wrong feeling as I found that I have only shoot 1 roll of Kodak Portra 160 recently, except some of my very early photos taken with Diana F+.

Results of this film quite made me surprised. So I just wrote it down and shared with my fellow film lovers.

Limited lens of Olympus Pen F - D.Zuiko Auto.S 38mm f/2.8

This time I'm gonna write about the lens of my half frame SLR Olympus Pen F which I have mentioned last before.

Most of the times, F.Zuiko 38mm f/1.8, the standard kit lens of Olympus Pen F can be found in second hand market place or online auction without any difficult.

You should understand the words on the lens easily if you're a fans of Olympus lens.

Where to buy film online？

Since Fuji keep discontinued their film production and there is still a long way for Kodak to recover theirs, purchase of film become more challenging for film lovers.

This is a list compiled by istillshootfilm.org for those who are interested in film photography without available resources in their area. These websites sell photographic film (35mm, 120, medium and large format.) ,also sell darkroom equipment, photographic paper and bulk loading supplies.

Olympus Pen F - Legendary Half frame SLR from Olympus

If I have to choose the most famous camera designer out of the history of Olympus,

Yashihisa Maitani will definitely be my choice.

Olympus OM1 which started the trends of lightweight SLR,

Olympus XA ，a representative of compact rangefinder camera,

and Olympus Pen series which brought the half frame camera into daily life,

all of these are the works of Yashihisa Maitani as a camera designer.

Until nowadays, they still are the hot selling items in second hand market.

What Kind of Film Camera is Right for You?

What kind of camera is the right one for me?

This was the question before I took my first step into amazing world of analog photography. I like the classic looks of TLR and attracted by the light weight of rangefinder camera. Also, I like to try the various options of different lens with SLR. I think this is a same question faced by all of the newbie film photographer.

The First 28mm Wide Angle Lens of Canon FD mount - Canon FD 28mm f/3.5

In nowadays that everyone are pursuing lens with large aperture,

a prime lens with f3.5 maximum f stop is not really something that worth a try.

However, back to the years of 60s~70s that the technology was not so perfect to manufacture large aperture lens, a 28mm wide angle lens with f3.5 was still an affordable option to taste the shocking power of this focal length.

Canon FX - A low profile film SLR

I'm crazy for vintage photography devices.

As a collector of film camera, I have laid my hand on quite a number of cameras and lens.This number is definitely more than a normal camera user though it may less than moss of the other collectors. There is a lot of fun in the comparisons between the performance and maneuverability of different devices. However, the most essential thing that grant a soul to a camera is the memories that left on it.

Canonet QL19 - A Sturdy Sword from Japan

Do you remember your very first film camera that opened the door of analogue photography world for you? For me, it was Diana F+, a plastic camera made by Lomography. At the age that I was poisoned by the photos in lomo style, vignette, high contrast and saturation, heavy grains, I have laid my hand on Diana F+, after that was Smena 8m from Russia.