Betty

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English teacher who loves to travel, read, write, draw, play board games, and take photos.

RETO Pano Reusable 35mm Film Camera Review
With a See-Through Plastic Shell
June 23, 2025
RETO Pano is a new, affordable, reusable compact camera with an ultra-wide 22mm lens and an optional panoramic mask. Having put several rolls of film through the see-through plastic model, I am genuinely impressed with the value it delivers. In this review, I’m sharing all that is good, a few issues, and a shooting guide for better photos.
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A Beginner’s Guide to Film Photography
2nd, “200 Years of Film Photography!” Edition
June 17, 2025
Film photography is easy, but it’s more fun if you know what you’re doing! This beginner-friendly guide goes beyond the basics and is available as an illustrated read and a 73-page printable PDF book. The guide covers everything you need to get started and excel with a film camera in a digital world. Including the historical context, current culture, money-saving advice, and tips for better results with modern tools.
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Can You Scan Film Without Changing Its Look?
And Other Film Digitization Questions Answered
March 24, 2025
The opaque nature of scanning software makes comparing film stocks and understanding the results of different exposures, colour filters, and film brands unreliable. This guide introduces a technique for consistent and predictable film negative inversion. It also answers a few questions about scanning film, starting with an explanation of why it may not be possible to create an image from a film negative without interpreting/changing the colours, whether one film stock can be digitally edited to look like another, what may be the technical advantage of shooting film if it’s going to be scanned with a digital camera, and whether it’s possible to tell if an image was shot on film or digitally.
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Kodak Vision 3 250D 5207/7207 Film Review
Shot as Stills and Developed in C-41
February 18, 2025
Kodak Vision 3 250D is a colour-negative film made for motion picture cameras. Its image quality is on par with Kodak Portra 400 and other colour-accurate fine-grained low-contrast emulsions when developed in ECN-2. But for this review, I’m processing it in C-41. I also compare my results to CineStill 400D, which has been claimed by many to be 250D w/o the remjet. (It is not.)
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Nikon F2 Film Camera Review
Nikon’s Last (Maybe Best) Mechanical SLR
December 3, 2024
Nikon F2 (i.e., Nikon F2 Photomoic with the Photomic DP-1 viewfinder prism) is a burly, pro-level SLR with an impressive history of being one of the most trusted cameras of its time. It is a sequel to Nikon’s iconic design, which went to space and deflected a bullet, saving a war reporter’s life. In this review, I’ll explain what makes this camera so good (and not so good), outline its historical context, and talk about shooting the F2 fifty-three years past its release.
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Film Photography News — October 2024 Recap
No More Vision 3 Film Reels, All B&W Films Look the Same, Lomo’Instant Wide Glass, and More!
October 29, 2024
Kodak is no longer selling Vision 3 film reels for bulk loading, photographers are terrible at telling which black-and-white film a photo was shot on but we can expose it with LEGOs — which is pretty cool. Lomography released Lomo’Instant Wide Glass, “the world’s sharpest instant camera,” and a fancy version of their Lomomatic 110 camera. Jagglé’s Berlinova daylight film processing units are on Kickstarter, Polaroid’s new film is Reclaimed Green, Crown & Flint app gets an update, and Analog Sparks declares competition winners. Plus, a new guide to editing film scans.
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Becoming a Creative Professional
A Brief History of Analog.Cafe, a Side Hustle That Changed My Life
October 7, 2024
I worked on this blog for so long that I can no longer imagine my life without it. In this essay, I’d like to take you on the journey of this creative project’s evolution — which ultimately transformed me into a full-time, independent film photographer.
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How to Get Pastel Colours on Film
There’s More to It Than You Think
July 16, 2024
This guide covers film types, exposure settings, scene selection, gear, and digital colour grading techniques for making airy, painterly photographs that feel like pastel art.
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Canon AE-1 (Original) Film Camera Review
The Most Popular Film SLR Ever Made
May 4, 2024
As soon as it hit the store shelves, Canon AE-1 changed the photographic industry forever. In this review, I’ll cover the build quality, share sample photos, and give you my overview of the ergonomics and technical specifications of this historical milestone.
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Nour Triplet 2.0 64mm Bokeh Control Art Lens Review
A New Bokeh-Licious Lens From Lomography
October 28, 2023
A lens design based on an 1894 triplet patent, encapsulated in hefty brass. Tested on Sony a7III and freelensed with Olympus PEN FV on film.
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RETO Pano Reusable 35mm Film Camera Review

With a See-Through Plastic Shell

June 23, 2025

A Beginner’s Guide to Film Photography

2nd, “200 Years of Film Photography!” Edition

June 17, 2025

Can You Scan Film Without Changing Its Look?

And Other Film Digitization Questions Answered

March 24, 2025

Kodak Vision 3 250D 5207/7207 Film Review

Shot as Stills and Developed in C-41

February 18, 2025

Nikon F2 Film Camera Review

Nikon’s Last (Maybe Best) Mechanical SLR

December 3, 2024

Film Photography News — October 2024 Recap

No More Vision 3 Film Reels, All B&W Films Look the Same, Lomo’Instant Wide Glass, and More!

October 29, 2024

Becoming a Creative Professional

A Brief History of Analog.Cafe, a Side Hustle That Changed My Life

October 7, 2024

How to Get Pastel Colours on Film

There’s More to It Than You Think

July 16, 2024

Canon AE-1 (Original) Film Camera Review

The Most Popular Film SLR Ever Made

May 4, 2024

Nour Triplet 2.0 64mm Bokeh Control Art Lens Review

A New Bokeh-Licious Lens From Lomography

October 28, 2023

Meet the Analog.Cafe authors!