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Fresh from the Lab: China Light Utrecht Festival
written by Wessel de Haas on 2015-04-14During the long nights around Christmas, the China Light Utrecht Festival was held in my hometown. On our visit, I brought my trustworthy Nikon F80 to shoot some pictures. Finally, the rolls came back from the lab recently and I was stunned by the results!
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Reviving An Old Polaroid 1000 Camera
written by Wessel de Haas on 2015-02-13 #gearSome time ago, my parents-in-law gave me an old Polaroid camera that they used during my wife's childhood. After some investigation, I found out that Polaroid had stopped making instant film. But the factory in Enschedé, the Netherlands had been taken over by The Impossible Project, so I bought a package of fresh film and gave it a try!
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The New Petzval Lens: For Portraits with Swirly Bokeh
written by wesco on 2014-11-27 #gearMy brother purchased the new Petzal lens by Lomography and Zenit through the Kickstarter campaign. Last spring, I was able to borrow it for a few weeks. Read on to find out my first impressions of this portrait lens!
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The Belair X 6-12 City Slicker: a camera for surprises and serious shots
written by wesco on 2014-05-03 #gearWhen the Belair X 6-12 was introduced last year, I was pretty excited. A medium format camera with 6x12 size negatives and automatic exposure for a reasonable price, that sounds promising. More of my photos, experiences and tips after the jump.
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Je t'aime, Paris: Relaxing at the Sacré-Coeur
written by wesco on 2013-07-30 #placesLast summer, we went to Paris and visited some places that I had fallen in love with as a young boy. Now, I fell in love again with analogue photography on the stairs of the Sacré-Coeur!
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Kodak Gold 200: Expired But Still Full of Color!
written by wesco on 2013-07-08 #gearLomographer wesco stumbled upon an outdated roll of the Kodak Gold 200 and took it with him for a simple shoot outdoors. Here's how the expired film delivered.
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Fuji Pro 160C: A Film with Vivid but Natural Colors
written by wesco on 2013-07-04 #gearA couple of months ago I bought a few 35mm rolls of expired Fuji Pro 160c film. And when we had a family day coming up on a sunny Sunday, it was the perfect opportunity to test a roll in my trusted Minolta X-500 SLR. So read on for my results with this professional film!
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Kodak Pocket B-1 Camera: A Robust Little 110 Camera
written by wesco on 2013-05-13 #gearLong ago, on my eleventh birthday, I got my first photo camera, a Kodak Pocket B-1 camera. Recently it resurfaced, and I started to use this robust little camera for the 110 format again.
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