Dmitri

PhotoKlassik International Quarterly Magazine

PhotoKlassik is a one-of-a-kind magazine on film photography. It’s released quarterly on 100 pages of thick photo paper. Every run, currently at 10,000 copies per issue, is professionally colour graded and bound at a reputable German press facility. My copy, II.

Magazine Review

Justino Lourenço

120 zone focus, fixed 60mm f/8, M, 1980s China, $

Holga 120GFN

My Grandfather, I, and Our Simple Medium-Format Cameras

I still remember my early days, back in 1976, when my grandfather was taking photographs with his Agfa Click. An old, simple camera that uses medium format film. Only two settings: cloudy or sunny. No flash. Just shoot and hope for the best. Grandfather was trying to document our family moments on black and white film.

Shooting Film With Holga 120GFN

In a Chocolate Tin

A printable PDF version of a short article with learnings on building a pinhole camera with a card-sized Fujifilm Instax film. PDF includes instructions on how to load and develop instant film one frame at a time.

Building an Instax Pinhole Camera

Liquid Lenses, New Film, New Print Magazine, New Website

This month’s letter explores liquid lenses, an updated film formula, and a printed film photography magazine with a special price tag. Down the page, you’ll also find gists on the new Ilford film products, the sad demise of Spectra film, the Free Film USA trip, Jeff Bridges with his WideLux, the technology behind CineStill, travel advisory, and the Analog.

October ‘19 Community Letter

Brian Purdy

35mm zone focus, fixed 35mm f/4, auto, 1980s Japan, $

Konica Pop-10

The Emergence of Konica Pop-10 From an Ancient Travel Chest

Once upon a time, photography saved my sanity… I picked up a cheap 35mm camera and found each click of the shutter could advance me across the darker places, give me something other than myself to think about. Once upon a time, photography saved my sanity.

Black Dynamite Returns

Betty

35mm rangefinder, fixed 35mm f/2.8, A, 1979 Japan, $$

Olympus XA

Mini-Review

My well-used Olympus XA rangefinder had an iffy light meter needle and a loose door that kept on getting in the way. But it’s the red shutter button that pushed me to sell the little gem. Olympus XA is the smallest full-frame rangefinder camera. It comes with a fast 35mm F.

Seb's

COSTA

Europe — Spain

A Trip Along The Coast

The colour, the aroma, the silence. If I were to pick three elements of the sea, I would choose these. For me, the sea is life itself. One born by the sea takes it with them wherever they go. The taste. That incredible combination of freshness and saltiness, it never ceases to take me back.

Friday, September 27 2019 

The well-being of our environment is extremely complex. Human activity results in the numerous intertwined, complicated chains of effects which affect everything around. The world’s scientific community agrees that, overall, we are warming our climate and continue to impact our essential resources for future survival negatively.

Vancouver’s 100,000 on “Climate Strike”

Paulo Monteiro

Saint Stephen feast in Ousilhão

Europe — Portugal

The region of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro is located in the northern interior of Portugal, bordering with Spanish Galicia. In this Marvelous Kingdom, as the writer Miguel Torga called it, we find a landscape of wild beauty and a people proud of an ancestral culture, of which it is a faithful depositary.

The Future of Photography, Events and Submissions, Social Issues

This month’s letter covers the upcoming changes to the photography industry, lists five events and open submissions, and concludes with a brief focus on social/world issues. ✪ Note: You can receive community letters (in full) via email. Make it happen.

September ‘19 Community Letter

Joy Celine Asto

Take Kayo 嘉陽宗丈

2019 Edition

Shooting analogue cameras is not difficult, as long as you have a solid idea of how to do it right, which this guide should aptly provide. If you’ve already got your film and camera, scroll down to “Photography 101,” a three-part section about key photographic concepts.

A Beginner’s Guide to Film Photography

All film camera reviews, guides, and stories ever published on Analog.Cafe. 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.

All Film Cameras

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.

All Travel Essays

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

For Canada, US, EU, UK, Japan, and Thailand

Shopping for new film can be challenging. Especially if it’s something new and you are looking to get a good deal. Sticker prices for fresh stock can range anywhere between two and twenty dollars per roll. And there’s plenty of choices to get lost in.

35mm Film Price Guide

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.