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Alex Luyckx @alexluyckxphoto.bsky.social · 2d

The Polaroid that started it all, and my enjoyment of Polaroid Pack Film, the Colorpack II! It's simple, it's plastic, but it is so fantastic!

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#camerareview #filmphotography #photography #polaroid #instantphotography #shootfilmbenice #believeinfilm

Bonus Camera Review - Polaroid Colorpack II

My first taste with Polaroid Pack film came in this interesting ridged plastic body Colorpack II. Which I found out was the first of such camera that could use colour film!

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Alex Luyckx @alexluyckxphoto.bsky.social · 3d

Do it! 😉

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Alex Luyckx @alexluyckxphoto.bsky.social · 3d

Looking to get the best out of your Fuji Acros? May as well spring for Fuji Microfine, a match made in emulsion heaven.

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#filmphotography #developer #believeinfilm #shootfilmbenice #fujifilm #photography

Match Made | Fujifilm Microfine Developer Review

YouTube video by Alex Luyckx

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Alex Luyckx @alexluyckxphoto.bsky.social · 4d

These look awesome and they make me want that 180mm :P

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Alex Luyckx @alexluyckxphoto.bsky.social · 4d

Love my 200mm f/4 AI-S version! I do want to add a 180mm f/2.8 so I'm always looking for a good deal on one (manual or autofocus doesn't matter).

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Alex Luyckx @alexluyckxphoto.bsky.social · 4d

Cheers! I don’t take mine out enough. Hopefully next year I can get out to more reenactments!

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Alex Luyckx @alexluyckxphoto.bsky.social · 4d

Sending in the heavy artillery! While there are faster and newer versions of this lens, the Nikkor 300mm f/4.5 is the perfect mix of quality and affordability!

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#nikon #lensreview #photography #filmphotography #believeinflm #shootfilmbenice

Optical Review Blog No. 55 - Nippon Kōgaku AI Nikkor 300mm 1:4.5 S

Bring out the heavy artillery! The awesome Nikkor 300mm f/4.5 S isn't the most desired of this model of lens, but that doesn't make it a bad option.

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Alex Luyckx @alexluyckxphoto.bsky.social · 9d

Taking in a beautiful Sunday afternoon with a Photo Walk as the Toronto Film Shooters take on the beautiful historic town of Dundas!

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#filmphotography #torontofilmshootersmeetup #photowalk #believeinfilm #shootfilmbenice

Valley Town | TFS In Dundas, Ontario

A bonus TFS walk in the historic town of Dundas, Ontario on a sunny September Sunday.

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Paula Smith @paulasmith.co.uk · 11d

I’m a total fan girl…. I first encountered Lee Miller at the V&A exhibition back in 2007. It changed my life. ❤️

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Lee Miller review – a dazzling, daring career from war photographer to surrealist pioneer via Hitler’s bathtub

An overdue showcase of Miller’s remarkable work follows its many frenzied twists – from her unrecognised work with Man Ray to unseen gems of the Egyptian desert and unflinching glimpses of Dachau

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Alex Luyckx @alexluyckxphoto.bsky.social · 11d

It's an amazing developer love how it works with Rollei Retro 400s!

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Alex Luyckx @alexluyckxphoto.bsky.social · 11d

Oh it did an amazing job with RPX 25, I should try and make a print with one of those negs!

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Alex Luyckx @alexluyckxphoto.bsky.social · 11d

Yup! And I have another Fuji developer up for review later this year, SPD or Super Prodol, which I had never heard of before except in passing!

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Alex Luyckx @alexluyckxphoto.bsky.social · 11d

Fujifilm Microfine, up until recently, was only another listing on the Massive Dev chart. But man, we're missing out here in North America. This stuff is fantastic!

www.alexluyckx.com/blog/2025/09...

#filmphotography #believeinfilm #shootfilmbenice #fujifilm #chemistry

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Alex Luyckx @alexluyckxphoto.bsky.social · 16d

While I may like ketchup on my hot dogs, I love Chicago as a city, from its architecture to its history and its culture. I've never had a bad experience in the Windy City.

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#chicago #photography #filmphotography #shootfilmbenice #believeinfilm

A Windy City | An Ode to Chicago

History, Culture, Architecture, and an amazing (and my favourite) American city. Chicago.

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Alex Luyckx @alexluyckxphoto.bsky.social · 17d

Maybe it's nostalgia, maybe it's just that the film looks awesome. There's just something about Efke.

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#filmphotography #believeinfilm #shootfilmbenice #efke #expiredfilm

There's Something About Efke

A Classic German Wonder Film - Hard to Handle, but Worth it.

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Alex Luyckx @alexluyckxphoto.bsky.social · 18d

While it's still pretty warm here in Southern Ontario, the whole CCR gang is ready for fall. We're bringing you our latest episode, Falling for Fall!

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#classiccamerarevival #podcast #filmphotography #shootfilmbenice #believeinfilm

Classic Camera Revival - Episode 208 | Falling For Fall

Despite it being super warm out of late, fall has officially arrived which means it's time to get out and catch those beautiful colours, or stark grey days. Either way, that's on the table for this ep...

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Alex Luyckx @alexluyckxphoto.bsky.social · 22d

Thanks! It is a great combo and you should totally try CHS 100 II I find it works best at ASA-80.

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Alex Luyckx @alexluyckxphoto.bsky.social · 23d

One of Ontario's most notorious jails, the former Millbrook Correctional. A jail built out of violence in the system in the first half of the 20th Century, only to become a hotbed for institutional violence itself.

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#urbex #history #photography #filmphotography

Between Darkness & Light | Millbrook Correctional Centre

All Along the Watchtower...of the jail once called the Alcatraz of Ontario.

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Alex Luyckx @alexluyckxphoto.bsky.social · 24d

Aye! I’m working on a review of Efke 50 currently! Then I have to get some 25 to wrap up the trio!

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Alex Luyckx @alexluyckxphoto.bsky.social · 24d

When it comes to older emulsions, you cannot get better than Efke! These films were a continuation of Adox's original line of flexible films, and they have a look that cannot be achieved with modern emulsions.

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#believeinfilm #shootfilmbenice #filmphotography #efke

Wunderfilm | A Look at Efke Films

YouTube video by Alex Luyckx

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Alex Luyckx @alexluyckxphoto.bsky.social · 25d

Nice minimalism!

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Alex Luyckx @alexluyckxphoto.bsky.social · 25d

The MX is such a great camera and that 50/1.7 is super sharp!

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Alex Luyckx @alexluyckxphoto.bsky.social · 25d

The gloves had come off, and it was time for the Empire to strike back! The siege reaches a climax, Washington is in flames, and Mackinac Island remains solidly in British control.

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#canadianhistory #warof1812 #photography #filmphotography

1812:Revisited - The Empire Strikes Back

Napoleon had been exiled, to begin with, and the first British reinforcements were starting to arrive on the other side of the Atlantic, bringing with them not only highly trained and effective troops...

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Alex Luyckx @alexluyckxphoto.bsky.social · 25d

Pentax and the Helios, nice combo!

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Alex Luyckx @alexluyckxphoto.bsky.social · 25d

Cheers!

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