YouTube video by Aly's Vintage Camera Alley

While Kodak Portra 800 and Lomo CN800 seem similar, upon closer look they both have their own pros and cons. Check out results with both these color films.

While these photos are not part of my portfolio or anything I would put in a zine, I wanted to share them along with my experience in case any of you are going through anything similar. I wanted to simply say, keep going.

YouTube video by Aly's Vintage Camera Alley

In October of 2023 I went on a trip with my family to New York to see my grandmothe. While I was there my Uncle took me around to a couple of his favorite second hand shops. I saw the usual Land Cameras and older Kodaks that tend to pop up in those places, but hidden among some "collectibles" was a small Rollei box.

I haven’t written a post in a while. Honestly, my life has been very crazy and the longer I stay away from this the harder I find it to come back. I suffer from major imposter syndrome and constantly figure no one wants to hear from me anyway. That may be true but I don’t think that’s fair to all of you who have been here for the past 6 years or to myself.

Now I hate to start a review off with negativity about a camera, but the Leica IIIF is probably one of the most frustrating cameras I have ever used! With its tiny viewfinder, delicate shutter, and absolutely frustrating way of loading film among the list of cons, it can be hard to say if the Barnack Leica is worth the hassle in 2025 when there's so many other choices.

This 3rd installment of the series Riding in Cars with Film covers 2020-2023. Aly has been taking photos from the passengers seat since 2018, and what started as a coping mechanism has evolved into an...

What do you get when you take a reasonably well made camera body (some variants are better than others) and slap some really nice lenses on it? A great idea and way to sell a camera. The Voigtländer Bessa R2C and its siblings set out to revitalize the Voigtländer name, but not through the original company. It was in Japan that this idea came to be.

Earlier last year I shot a whole day on film. If you've been following along, you know I already shared the black and white film I shot that day, which was Street Candy's ATM400 and MTN100. Then Part 1 of the color film from that day was a couple Lomography films that I had quite the experience with. Now this is Part 2 of my color film from that day, and I think I have saved the best for last.