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Superheadz 22mm – The new Vivitar Ultra Wide

Superheadz 22mm – The new Vivitar Ultra Wide

The Vivitar Ultra Wide and Slim was a cheap plastic 35mm camera sold in retail stores during the 90s. It’s long been discontinued in the choppy wake of the digital revolution, but the Japanese Superheadz company have cloned and revived

Steve October 13, 2015November 20, 2015 Film Photography No Comments Read more

Surreal freelensing with Kodak Brownie glass

Surreal freelensing with Kodak Brownie glass

In this post, I spoke about freelensing using old Kodak Brownie Hawkeye glass. The results are compelling, to say the least! I’ve added just a little contrast to these photos to make them popĀ  and mitigate the effects of flare

Steve August 20, 2015January 4, 2016 Adapted Lenses 5 Comments Read more

Life through a Brownie Hawkeye lens

Life through a Brownie Hawkeye lens

With a view to feeding my hybrid approach to photography (that is, old lenses on modern digital cameras), I recently picked up a rather curious optical artifact; an optica curiosus, if you will. The possible story goes thus: The Surplus

Steve August 14, 2015August 18, 2015 Adapted Lenses 4 Comments Read more

Addicted to film : an interview with the creator of Sebastemulsion

Addicted to film : an interview with the creator of Sebastemulsion

I came across Sebastian Young via the Film Never Die website, where he sells his unique Sebastemulsion film rolls. Being an eager film photography advocate myself, it seemed only natural to ask him if he’d like to be interviewed. He

Steve April 21, 2015April 22, 2015 Film Photography, Interviews 1 Comment Read more

Photo Story : Old film photos of me

Photo Story : Old film photos of me

I’ve been flipping through an old photo album that I’ve had since I was a teenager. Of course, all of the photos in it are from film cameras, so I thought I’d scan a few. Yes, that’s me at the

Steve April 2, 2015April 2, 2015 Photo Stories 14 Comments Read more
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