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How to Fix a Broken Nikon F100 Door Latch

June 25, 2024 By Dan Finnen

The plastic latch on the Nikon F100 door is notoriously fragile. For years I’ve had an extra Nikon F100 sitting a drawer after the latch snapped during a shoot. I couldn’t figure out how to repair the door to keep it closed. Sure, you could tape it shut, but that’s a recipe for disaster (and […]

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Filed Under: Photography Tagged With: 35mm, film camera, guide, how-to, repairability

New: All About the Instax SQ40

June 11, 2024 By Dan Finnen

Now that it is Fuji’s ‘flagship’ Instax Square camera in North America, I’ve given the SQ40 a full proper review. Unfortunately, it’s just a literal reskin of the slightly cheaper SQ1 camera, and it still doesn’t hold a camera to the discontinued SQ6. If you can get a deal on one it’s a perfectly serviceable […]

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The Canon EOS 700 Is Weird

May 8, 2024 By Dan Finnen

Canon Rebel next to Canon EOS 700

The Canon EOS 700 is a strange beast. One of Canon’s first cheapo EF system cameras from the early 1990s, it’s an ultra-affordable way to shoot 35mm film with modern-day Canon glass you may have lying around. However, the ergonomics, build quality, and controls are some of the weirdest I’ve ever seen on an SLR […]

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New: Nikon F100 Written and Video Guides

March 17, 2024 By Dan Finnen

The Nikon F100 has long been my go-to 35mm workhorse and favorite camera to use alongside my Polaroid SLR 680. I’ve put together both a video and written guide on how to use the camera, drawing from over a decade of continuous F100 use. I’m in the process of testing several vintage film SLR bodies […]

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New: Z30 Review

March 3, 2024 By Dan Finnen

Z30 on a table

It’s a rare day when I post a digital camera review, but I love my Z30 so much I felt compelled to write about it. Most entry-level cameras are filled with compromises, but the Z30 doesn’t seem to hold anything back. It’s the camera I use for all my recent YouTube vids and I’ve had […]

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Where Can I Find Polaroid Spectra Film?

January 24, 2024 By Dan Finnen

I’m not going to keep you in suspense. Nowhere. You can’t get it anymore. Polaroid Spectra is gone. Sorry. When Polaroid ceased production of film back in 2008, the Impossible Project rose up from the ashes and created their own unique stock of film that would work on the countless vintage Polaroid cameras still out […]

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What Polaroid camera should you get for your wedding?

January 24, 2024 By Dan Finnen

Updated January 2024. This article uses affiliate links which help me keep this site online without annoying banner ads. Thank you! “What Polaroid camera should I get for my wedding?” Over the past decade, I’ve been getting this question quite a bit. Couples are looking to instant film to add a little fun to wedding […]

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Filed Under: Photography Tagged With: fuji instax, Polaroid, polaroid originals, questions, reader questions, wedding

New: Polaroid I-2 Camera Review

January 13, 2024 By Dan Finnen

Whew, this one was a doozy. My in-depth review of Polaroid’s high-end camera, the I-2, is now online! This is a decent camera hobbled by an absolutely insane price tag of six hundred dollars. You can get a vintage SLR 680, one of the best cameras ever made, for about the same price. Spoiler alert, […]

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All About the Instax Mini 12

January 10, 2024 By Dan Finnen

Fuji’s cheapest line of instant film cameras have always been some of their best, and the new Instax Mini 12 continues that tradition. The Mini 12 takes the crown from the Mini 11 as my newest recommendation for beginners as well as those looking for a good camera to use at events like parties and […]

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Let’s Talk About Alkaline Batteries

July 3, 2022 By Dan Finnen

It’s happened to everyone. You open up a drawer, pull out an old piece of electronics, be a remote, toy, game controller, or what have you. You try using it, and you find it’s dead. Just need some new batteries of course. You flip open the battery compartment door, and that’s when you see it: […]

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Filed Under: Photography Tagged With: Film, film camera, film photography

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I’m a writer, photographer, co-owner of Polymyth, host of the Chicago Writers Podcast, Super Gear Land, and more. You can reach me at hello (at) danfinnen.com.

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