Film photography

The price of old things

Published on March 9, 2021March 8, 2021 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com

Market research

We ponder the economic future of the past.

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The last hurrah of the silver plate

Published on February 23, 2021February 22, 2021 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com

Hunting oxymorons

We recall an example of cutting-edge research using obsolete means.

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Color pictures

Published on December 8, 2020December 7, 2020 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com

Filters or sensors ?

We ponder a photographer’s desire for a monochrome camera.

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Windowsill Tai Chi

Published on October 6, 2020October 6, 2020 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com

Another way of looking

Our photographer explores one of the changes brought about by the virus.

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It used to be hard

Published on September 15, 2020September 15, 2020 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com

Now it’s easy

Are some things too easy to do nowadays?

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Rules, principles and recipes (I)

Published on June 16, 2020June 15, 2020 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com

Following the rules

We ponder the Rule of Thirds, Maintenance of the Aim and teaspoons of nutmeg.

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The portfolio review

Published on January 14, 2020January 13, 2020 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com

Going through the archives

Why is it that we almost never look back properly?

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Fixing old things

Published on November 5, 2019November 3, 2019 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com

Repairable still

When do you stop paying for repairs?

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Users and collectors

Published on July 9, 2019July 7, 2019 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com

The tribes sometimes cooperate

Why would you keep an example of old technology?  And how?

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Why keep old things?

Published on November 6, 2018November 5, 2018 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com

Collectors and others

There are two types of people who retain old technology.

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