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Canon EOS 700 35mm Film SLR Camera Review

April 28, 2024 By Dan Finnen

Canon EOS 700 camera flash up

I’ve never used a film SLR as terrible as the Canon EOS 700. It is truly one of the most bizarre, backwards camera bodies I’ve shot. And yet, the results I got from it are… fantastic? Recently, I went hunting for the cheapest possible SLR body that uses the Canon EOS EF mount. Unlike Nikon, […]

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Filed Under: Photography Tagged With: 35mm, film photography

Nikon Z30 Mirrorless Camera Review

March 3, 2024 By Dan Finnen

Nikon Z30 in selfie mode

You can pick up a new Nikon Z30 from Amazon (just check to make sure you’re buying it from Amazon and not some third party vendor). Using my affiliate links helps me keep this free site online and costs you nothing, thank you! Ever since my youthful adventures with a cheapo 35mm fixed focus camera, […]

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Filed Under: Photography Tagged With: camera, digital, mirrorless, Nikon, review

Polaroid I-2 Instant Film Camera Review

January 13, 2024 By Dan Finnen

When Polaroid shut down film production in 2008, it seemed like the days of new boxy instant film cameras might be over for good. However, when the plucky upstarts at the Impossible Project created their own new film packs for Polaroid cameras, it seemed inevitable they’d release a camera too. That camera turned out to […]

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Filed Under: Photography Tagged With: Instant film, Polaroid

Fuji Instax Mini 12 Instant Film Camera Review

January 7, 2024 By Dan Finnen

You can pick up the Fuji Instax Mini 12 and film at Amazon. Using these affiliate links helps me keep this site free without ads. Thank you! The Fuji Instax Mini 11 was Fuji’s best instant film camera they’ve ever made, one that finally matched vintage Polaroid in terms of simplicity, ease-of-use, and results. Now, […]

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Polaroid Now+ (Plus) Instant Film Camera Review

November 24, 2021 By Dan Finnen

You can purchase the Polaroid Now+ directly from Polaroid. Using these affiliate links cost you nothing and help me keep this site online. Thank you! Last year, I was frustrated by the original Polaroid Now, and a few months ago I tore my hair out over the new, smaller Polaroid Go. Both were stunningly beautiful […]

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Filed Under: Photography Tagged With: Film, Instant film, photography, Polaroid

Polaroid Color 600 Film Round Frame Edition (2021) Review

July 13, 2021 By Dan Finnen

You can purchase round frame directly from Polaroid and Amazon. Using these affiliate links costs you nothing and helps me keep this site online. Thank you! Years ago, the Impossible Project came out with a ’round frame’ version of their 600 type film. I’ll admit, I really didn’t get it. It was the same film… […]

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Filed Under: Photography Tagged With: analog, Film, photography, review

Fuji Instax Square SQ1 Instant Film Camera Review

November 4, 2020 By Dan Finnen

You can purchase the SQ1 on Amazon. Using these affiliate links when purchasing helps me keep this site free of annoying banner ads. Thank you! Update May 2024: The SQ6 is now long gone, leaving the SQ1 as the only sane choice remaining for the Instax Square format. If you can find a good deal […]

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

Fuji Instax Mini 11 Instant Film Camera Review

November 1, 2020 By Dan Finnen

You can purchase the Fuji Instax Mini 11 on Amazon. At long, long last, Fuji has managed to create an entry-level camera that matches classic Polaroid in simplicity. Over the years, Fuji has experimented with all kinds of exotic, strange, and counter-intuitive control schemes, but no more. The Fuji Instax Mini 11 is ultra-simple and […]

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Brooklyn Film Camera x Cameradactyl Polaroid Scan Adapter V2 Review

June 23, 2020 By Dan Finnen

Update September 2023: Brooklyn Film Camera now also sells dedicated adapters for Instax Mini and Type 100!  Scan adapters are the unsung heroes of instant film photography. They are a piece of equipment so basic, so essential to the process, that it should come with every single Fuji Instax and Polaroid i-type camera sold. Unfortunately […]

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Filed Under: Photography Tagged With: adapter, Film, photography, scan, scanner

Polaroid Now Instant Film Camera Review

April 17, 2020 By Dan Finnen

I really, really wanted to love this camera. The OneStep 2 and OneStep+ have both been solid new cameras from Polaroid (a.k.a. Polaroid Originals a.k.a. the Impossible Project), being fairly easy to use while also fitting in at a nice price point. On paper, the Polaroid Now is better than OneStep 2 in every way, […]

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Filed Under: Photography Tagged With: camera, Film, instant, Polaroid, review

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