How to Buy a Film Camera: A Guide by a Blogger Who’s Owned Them All

Buying a film camera can be very confusing. After all, you can't really ask questions about the megapixels. Further, the autofocus doesn't have things like face and eye detection. But instead, film cameras let you do things much differently from digital.

They're fun! In 2022 though, it's non-sensical to ask yourself the same questions that folks did back in the '90s and before. You could say that your camera took good pictures, but it instead would be the film that did it along with the lenses. We're diving into the questions you should ask yourself about how to buy a film camera. And specifically, I'm giving my experience from buying them for over a decade. .

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2022-3-2 14:00

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Ricoh’s big bet on a film renaissance: We interview the team behind the upcoming Pentax film camera

Interview participants (all with Ricoh Imaging Company, Ltd. )Second from Right: Tomoki Tanaka, General Manager, Pentax Division Others, left to right: Kazuhiko Shibuya, Pentax Division, Business Management Department, Overseas Sales SectionHiraku Kawauchi, Marketing Group, Marketing Communication DepartmentTakeo ("TKO") Suzuki, Designer, Pentax DivisionRyutaro Aratama, Group Leader, Overseas Sales Section, Business Management Department Everything analog is suddenly cool again, and photography is no exception: There's an incredible renaissance happening in film photography, led by a generation who grew up never knowing anything other than digital cameras. dpreview.com »

2024-04-20 16:00

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10 mistakes most first-time film shooters make (and how to avoid them)

Introduction You’ve bought your first camera. You’ve bought some film. You’re ready to load up and start shooting. What could possibly go wrong? Lots of things! When you make a mistake with your digital camera, you’ll know right away, but with film, it’s not until days or weeks later, when you’re home from your once-in-a-lifetime trip that you discover you’ve screwed up the picture you can never re-create. dpreview.com »

2020-05-08 16:00

Useful Photography Tip #187: How to Remember What 120 Film You Were Shooting With

Most Medium Format cameras don't have some sort of window on the back of the camera that you can peer into; that's one of the many way that they differ from 35mm cameras. So then the question becomes how to remember what film you've got in that camera? Well, the answer varies but the most consistent one that you'll find is that you should be using the little note holder on either the back of the camera or the film back depending on what you're using. thephoblographer.com »

2018-10-03 13:00

Japan Camera Hunter Street Pan 400 Film is Coming in 120 Format Before Year’s End (EXCLUSIVE)

It's no secret that Japan Camera Hunter Street Pan 400 film has become very popular with street photographers and just those curious about film. It's available in 35mm right now, but Bellamy Hunt, the Japan Camera Hunter himself, tells us that it's coming in 120 and that we should expect it before the end of the year. thephoblographer.com »

2017-02-07 23:04

‘A History Of The Photo Camera’: An Incredibly Short Yet Rewarding Cartoon

If you have approximately one and a half minutes to spare, you could do far worse with your time than watch this delightful speedrun cartoon tour through the history of photographic cameras. Created by Barcelona-based animator/editor Portero Delantero, this extremely short film provides a fluid rundown of every major milestone camera from the Kodak Brownie in 1900, to the iPhone 6 in 2014. digitalrev.com »

2016-11-23 03:00

‘The Camera Collector’ Must-Watch For Any Photographer, Is Free To Watch Now

One of the year's greatest dedications to photography, a short Italian-language film (with English subtitles) entitled The Camera Collector is now available to watch for free online. The film, made by Andrea Casanova of the fine art collective Branco Ottico, is a journey through the memories of an Italian man who has spent a lifetime collecting photographic history. digitalrev.com »

2016-11-09 03:00

Fujifilm gives us a glimpse of its upcoming Instax Square camera

We've known for a while now that Fujifilm is developing a 1:1 format instant film, which measures 85. 6mm x 72mm and provides a 62 x 62mm image, and an accompanying Instax camera. Unfortunately not much detail is known about the camera but now the Japanese manufacturer has released a teaser video on its Instax Square website that gives us at least a glimpse at some elements of the camera. dpreview.com »

2016-10-19 21:32

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A Look Back at the Canon EOS-1, the First Pro EOS Camera

Announced at a press conference in June 1989 in Bar Harbor, Maine, the Canon EOS-1 was a 35mm SLR meant to be a turning point in professional cameras. Canon did away with traditional controls in favor of a push-button system, utilized ultrasonic motored lenses, and added an LCD display to a fiber-reinforced polycarbonate body. Meant […]