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UltraMax is the roll people walk straight past on their way to buying Portra, and for most of what you actually shoot we...
03/10/2026

UltraMax is the roll people walk straight past on their way to buying Portra, and for most of what you actually shoot we think that is the wrong way round.

It is a consumer 400. C-41 so any lab runs it, twice the speed of Gold, and it does not do subtle. Point it at something red and it gives you red. There is grain in the shadows and the contrast has proper bite, which on a grey October afternoon is doing you a favour rather than a disservice.

Every frame here came off one roll at Brands Hatch on a Nikon F3. Box speed, nothing touched after the scan.

In the film section online in 24 and 36 exposure. DMs open if you are not sure which roll to start with.

Ask ten people which SLR to start on and most of them will say AE-1. For once the popular answer is the right one.It tur...
23/09/2026

Ask ten people which SLR to start on and most of them will say AE-1. For once the popular answer is the right one.

It turned up in 1976 with a microprocessor inside, the first SLR to have one, and the deal it made still holds up. You pick the shutter speed, it picks the aperture, and a needle in the viewfinder shows you what it chose. That is genuinely the whole learning curve. When you want the rest of it, take the lens off A.

Two things nobody mentions until you own one. It will not fire at all without a 6V battery, so keep a spare in the bag. And older bodies develop the Canon squeak, which is a dry mirror damper drying out, and is exactly the sort of thing we sort out before one goes anywhere.

Every frame here came off one roll of Ilford HP5 rated at 800.

Tested and serviced before it leaves us, six months warranty. Browse online or DM us.

The question we get more than any other is which film to start with, and one roll will never really tell you. Three will...
21/09/2026

The question we get more than any other is which film to start with, and one roll will never really tell you. Three will.

So this is what we would put in your hand. Kodak Gold 200 for the bright days, because it is warm and forgiving and cheap enough to make your mistakes on. Portra 400 for everything the British autumn does instead of bright days. And a roll of Ilford HP5 for when colour is not the point at all.

Buy them one at a time, though. Get the Gold back from the lab before you decide about the other two, because by the third roll you will know what you actually like, and that is not something anyone can tell you in advance.

All three in the film section online. DMs open if you want a hand choosing.

The beginner SLR nobody talks about. The Olympus OM-10 arrived in 1979 as the friendly way into the OM system, and it st...
09/09/2026

The beginner SLR nobody talks about. The Olympus OM-10 arrived in 1979 as the friendly way into the OM system, and it still does that job better than most.

Aperture priority means you choose how blurry the background is and the camera sorts the shutter speed. That is genuinely the whole learning curve. When you want full control, a small manual adapter unlocks it.

It needs two LR44 cells, and without them the shutter will not fire. Worth knowing before you buy.

430 grams, so you will actually carry it. Every frame here came off one roll of Ilford XP2 across London.

Browse online or DM us.

Best known for black and white, Harman went and made a colour film. Phoenix II is the second version and it is a real st...
02/09/2026

Best known for black and white, Harman went and made a colour film. Phoenix II is the second version and it is a real step on from the first: finer grain, cleaner colour, more detail held in the highlights.

It runs warm on purpose. Late sun goes amber, greens go deep, and the contrast has proper bite. This is a look rather than a neutral film, which is exactly why people like it.

ISO 200 and standard C-41, so any lab can run it. Every frame here was shot on a Bronica 645RF around Madeira.

In 35mm and 120. Browse film online.

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