In my annual run down of the world of photography for 2024, I made some predication for this year. But was I spot on or wide of the mark with my 2025 Predictions. Oddly a mixed bag but better than I could expect.
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The Three Film Camera problem ?
How easy should it be to buy a film or a film camera today ?
Are just 3 new film cameras on sale in a major city centre enough ?
How a broken camera and a unexpected trip to Leeds raised some interesting questions.
Retro Lo-Fi Fun – Chuzhao Retro Digital
2024 saw a lot of jostling to push Lo-Fi digitals from the very good new Camp Snap to the frankly awful Retro Snap. You’d think i’d have had enough and should be saving my pennies for that Black Z fc I’m craving . But no, here’s the Chuzhao Retro and for ~50 quid you get a mini vintage style TLR- like cracker with some issues.
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A Wee half to forget – Hayamou Half Frame Disposable Review
Turns out the Ilford Ilfocolor Rapid Half Frame disposable has some opposition. Meet the Hayamou Half-Frame Disposable. At the time the cheapest half frame on the market and possibly the easiest disposable I’ve ever had for reloading. But optically things are not so great
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2024 – The year in photography
So the Last pigs in blanket has been scoffed and my port bottle has been running dry. So it feels like time to look back over 2024 from a film and lo fi digital point of view. We’ve court battles, new gear a plenty and Gen Z nicking all the budget digicams. As well as an unhealthy obsession with 2:1 cameras. Oh and we’ve my annual awards and predictions.
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Undercooked Turkey – Retro Snap Review
The Lo-fi camera market has had a turbulent 12 months. But new camera touted a few months back to be a new entry player with retro styling and switchable filters. The Retro Snap looked like a tweaked Camp Snap – the current budget favourite of the field and there an element of shameless hommage (or is that… cough… cough copying ?). And Mines turned up just before Christmas. But just like Dodgy Uncle Jeff I kinda wish it hadn’t. At least Uncle Jeff brings what he says and he’ll answer my messages though. Same can’t be said of Retro Snap Cameras Ltd.
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Using Optical filters with a Paper Shoot
In a Facebook group I’m in, someone asked what size of filters a Paper Shoot (PS) takes. Truth be told there’s little info on that. But in fact the current cases take a 26mm filter thread.
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Cappy Camera is canned
Last night I got an email from shopify, informing me my Cappy Camera order had been cancelled. It was no glitch. Cappy cameras is no more bringing to end a rather sorry saga in the lo-fi digital community
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The Nana Goes forth – The FilmNeverDie aka FND Nana up against rivals
The weather lifted a bit after Storm Bert and I finally got the New FND Nana camera out for a wee try. But this was no single review – it needed some opposition. Let the Nana Drama shoot out begin.
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The Chinese Ricoh or is that Lomo ? -Fetana 35FT Review
At first glance you might be thinking this is a clone of the Ricoh FF-7 or similar. But nope this turns out to be a very quirky basic shooter but with some quirks. Meet the fairly unique plastic fantastic, the Fetana 35FT
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