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October 25, 2019

Ilford Announces a New Film in 35mm and 120 Formats – Ortho Plus

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Ilford Photo has just announced a range of new products to celebrate the 140th anniversary of the British film manufacturer. As well as offering a new updated range of resin-based photographic paper, Ilford will release their…

Aaron Stennett
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October 22, 2019

Ilford XP2 Super – The Film That Saved My Photography

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Charlotte remembers her first experiences with Ilford XP2 Super, the most accessible way to shoot black-and-white film today.

Charlotte Davis
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May 1, 2019

Ilford Simplicity Black & White Film Developing Starter Pack Review

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I was recently given a relatively new product made by Ilford, a one-time-use black-and-white film development chemical kit called the Simplicity Starter Pack. This kit comes with all the chemicals a shooter will need to…

James Tocchio
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April 26, 2019

Where Have All the High ISO Color Films Gone?

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For my thirteenth birthday I was given a Canon Sureshot 105 Zoom camera and a booklet explaining, among other things, how to load the film, frame a photo correctly, and shoot without getting your fingers…

Charlotte Davis
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March 30, 2018

Featured Photophile No. 016 – Miguel Mercado

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Featured Photophile, our recurring series showcasing talented photographers, is back with more photo inspiration for you. Today’s FP features Miguel Mercado. We’re proud to have been one of the sites that helped Miguel connect with…

James Tocchio
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March 23, 2018

Ilford Delta 400 Film Profile – a Vintage Look with Modern Quality

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Mention the name “Ilford” to any film photographer and chances are high they’ll be able to name at least one film in the brand’s lineup. While many shooters know and love HP5 Plus, a film made popular…

Dustin Vaughn-Luma
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February 9, 2018

Featured Photophile No. 015 – Bob St. Cyr

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Featured Photophile, our recurring series showcasing talented photographers, is back with more photo inspiration for you. Today’s FP features some really incredible photos from a shooter named Bob St. Cyr. His landscape shooting shows a…

James Tocchio
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September 29, 2017

We Pick Our Desert Island Film with Special Guest Mike Padua of Shoot Film Co.

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In our Desert Island Cameras series, the CP staff and some special guests each pick our single favorite camera from a given brand. Today we’re doing something a bit different. Today we’re each deciding which…

James Tocchio
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August 21, 2017

Fujifilm Superia 1600 / Natura 1600 – Everything You Need to Know About This Super Fast Color Film

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Over the past few years, color film has never managed to grab me the way shooting black-and-white film does. I enjoy the depth of black and white images, the low cost and the process of…

James Tocchio
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July 26, 2017

Featured Photophile No. 011 – Noah Smith

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Featured Photophile, our recurring segment showcasing talented amateur photographers is back with more photo inspiration for you. Today we’re spotlighting a shooter whose photos made me stop and think about the importance of composition and framing.…

James Tocchio
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July 14, 2017

Ilford Delta 3200 Film Profile – The Fastest Black and White Film Available Today

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Paranoid about passing through six airports and their dreaded x-ray machines with a bag of unprocessed film, I read some advice – toss in a roll of high-speed film to better justify getting a hand…

Jeb Inge
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June 5, 2017

Featured Photophile No. 009 – Ethan Covey

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Featured Photophile, our recurring segment showcasing talented amateur photographers is back with more photo inspiration for you. Today we’re spotlighting a shooter named Ethan Covey. His take on today’s social media climate, his perspective on what makes a…

James Tocchio
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May 22, 2017

Shooting Film Through Thailand with Dan Diaz

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Editor’s Note – James here. You may have noticed that we’re branching out from our usual gear reviews and opinion pieces. While those will still make up the lion’s share of posts here at CP,…

James Tocchio
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November 18, 2016

Ilford HP5 Plus – Black and White Film Profile

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We all know a knockoff when we see it. Fake Rolexes, certain Russian motorcycles, and pretty much anything bought off of a street cart in Hong Kong, these poor quality imitators just can’t match their real…

Josh Solomon
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