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Dmitri

7 Product Launches, Discontinuations, Backer Pains, Ethics, and Creativity

This month’s letter covers four new Kickstarter projects, including the next-gen Lomography Petzval Art Lens, an SLR with M-42 mount that shoots Instax film, a new JollyLook instant foldable camera, and Film Carrier 120 scanning aid. Then, a new version of FilmLab for Mac and PC.

February ‘20 Community Letter

Achieve Greater Control Over Your Artificially-Lit Photographs

Guide: Using Flash with Manual Film Cameras

No light meter, no exposure guesstimates — just zone focus, look up your 𝒇-value, and click. Operating flashguns with no sync at all, like in the photograph above, can be done with any camera that has a “bulb” setting and provides control over the aperture.

A Simple Guide to Using Flash on Manual Film Cameras

Iman Alfarizi

Lombok is an island east of Bali, a part of Indonesia’s West Nusa Tenggara province. Lombok’s unspoiled landscape and preservationist traditions set it well apart from the touristy beach towns of its western neighbour. Lombok’s Sade Village people pride themselves in their freedom from the technological gadgetry most of the world can’t seem to live without.

Lombok, Indonesia

No Sleep in Jakarta

Jakarta, modernized. The revitalized commuter train, MRT, and LRT are in. All to accommodate the sleepless people of this advancing metropolitans. Working in a remote district is common in Jakarta. Many people live their lives way past the sunset, taking the last train, usually around midnight, to go home.

Night Train

Elouise Antonina

10 Summer Road Trips to Do From Banff National Park

North America – Canada

Banff is a famed North American tourist hub, laden with young Aussie visitors. Here, to live their working-holiday dream of partying and snowboarding. But it’s not all about powder: Canadian summers bring a unique experience to this postcard-famous destination.

Dan K

In Photography

Thought Piece: The Limited Role of Equipment and Technique

✪ Note: This article first appeared on the Japan Camera Hunter website. Republished on Analog. Cafe with the author’s permission. Dan K, the author, is a prominent camera collector and is a keen supporter of photographic traditions on Twitter. I have often admitted that I am a camera collector first and foremost and a photographer second.

The Limited Role of Equipment and Technique

Understand this stunningly-beautiful and unexpectedly complex instant film camera. Learn shooting tips, inner workings, and the history of one of the most advanced consumer products ever created.

Polaroid Land SX-70 Instant Camera Guide

Exclusive Offer From Lomography, and the Presidential Impeachment on Film

This month’s brief letter covers David Burnett’s presidential impeachment proceedings on a large-format camera, lists two new film photography documentaries, and presents an exclusive offer for the readers. Lomography: free shipping! The kind folks at Lomography are giving away free shipping on all products until February 10th, 2020.

January ‘20 Community Letter

JlFeixa

Hexie Hao

Asia – China

Hexie Hao, literally harmony, is the graphic story of a journey across China to the soundtrack of the constant, crazy rhythm of eponymous trains. By the window, daydreaming for hours, I saw the miles of countryside rolling by, speckled by thousands of inhabited blocks.

Justino Lourenço

City of Porto

Europe — Portugal

“Vila Nova de Gaia is my umbilical cord. Porto is my mistress, my love. ”***To write from the depths of a heart — is a challenge. This text may have been hindered from the beginning. Still, I’ll assume the risk and leave you with my words and photographs.

Porto

Film, cameras, and chemistry. Techniques, tips, guides, and references. This list includes material for creative individuals and photographers of all levels, with a fitting mix of modern and age-old advice.

Photography Guides

Photo essays, written about travel, a place, or a destination. Sorted by continent then country. This collection does not include gear-centric articles — just the stories about being or going somewhere.

Travel Essays

Film camera reviews and guides, illustrated by Betty and Dmitri. Sorted by brand then model. Listings include focusing mechanism and lens information. Primary shooting modes shown: [A]perture/[S]hutter priority, [M]anual, or auto.

Drawn Film Cameras

A collection of all the portrait photography on Analog.Cafe. Includes photo essays with human focus and/or prominent stories about the subjects. Street or event photography isn’t generally a part of this collection, unless the person(s) are at the heart of the narrative.

Portraits

Teresa Zgoda

Betty

Unknown

Keep Your Film and Cameras Safe On Your Next Trip

How to Travel With Photographic Film

Packing, Airport Security Checkpoints, and Other Trip Considerations

Depending on your means of transportation and destination, travelling with analogue photography gear may pose some risks. Its weight may turn a fun adventure into a laborious affair; your film and camera may get damaged, stolen, or confiscated. I’ve been fortunate enough to travel extensively over the past decade, visiting close to twenty countries by land and by air.

Air Travel With Photographic Film

Rules, Ideas, Suggestions

How to Get Your Article Featured on Analog.Cafe

Get Your Article or Essay Featured on Analog.Cafe

Analog. Cafe “A Film Photography Magazine” is a group effort. There certainly is no office; most of us never met. I’ve had an author send me submission while waiting for a delayed flight at an airport. Another came from an expat documenting his peculiar discoveries while living abroad.

Open Call

Discounts, Downloads, Bookmarks, Submissions, Newsletter, and Magic Links

On Analog. Cafe, you can do a little more than with a typical art-inclined blog. Here you get to own an account that comes with a few perks. Discounts. If you’re interested in getting deals on film, printed publications, cameras, and more, there’s always something special waiting for you on Your Account page.

Your Analog.Cafe Account

Kevan Wilkinson

Photographing Beverly Hills, California With a Yashica T5

When November arrives, the weather gets cooler, the leaves change color, the football season reaches the half-way mark, and holiday decorations start going up. I have looked forward to this time of year for as long as I can remember. It instills memories of family, friends, and holiday gatherings.

Holiday Lights With CineStill 800T

she.escobar

In solitude, I am still. The harmony of life wills me into reflection, mindfulness, creativity. The warm embrace of being alone frees the thoughts to follow no patterns defined by peers. Solitude is my refuge from despair and anxiety. Stubborn, dark feelings fade with the buzz of communal life, easing their grip on my meandering mind.

The Gift of Solitude

Ash Bennison

My Favourite Island

Europe — Ireland

Little Skellig, From Afar

There is an island on the west coast of Ireland. I have never set foot on it. And yet it remains my favourite place in the world. I work as a seabird ecologist and because of this I get to spend a lot of time island-hopping around the Irish coastline in search of seabirds.

Ruben van Luijk

Rens Horn

Printed Film Magic From Nadorst Publishing

Ruben van Luijk started giving photography serious attention at the beginning of our century with his Pentax KM. Back then, digital cameras gave sub-par results; his idea of a good machine was a mid-century workhorse used by documentary pros. It still is.

Bookmarks

Photography Guides

Travel Essays

Drawn Film Cameras

Portraits

Air Travel With Photographic Film

Open Call

Your Analog.Cafe Account

Holiday Lights With CineStill 800T

The Gift of Solitude

My Favourite Island

Hexie Hao

Leporello Series

February ‘20 Community Letter

A Simple Guide to Using Flash on Manual Film Cameras

Lombok, Indonesia

Night Train

10 Summer Road Trips to Do From Banff National Park

The Limited Role of Equipment and Technique

Polaroid Land SX-70 Instant Camera Guide

January ‘20 Community Letter

Hexie Hao

Porto