Jim Grey

Why I don’t scan my negatives “flat” I ignore the conventional wisdom to scan negatives "flat." Here's why.

I ignore the conventional wisdom to scan negatives "flat." Here's why.

single frame: Abandoned An abandoned buiilding, all gritty in b/w, on James Island, SC.

An abandoned buiilding, all gritty in b/w, on James Island, SC.

Old cars parked: February 2026 The old cars I found parked in February 2026.

The old cars I found parked in February 2026.

Thanks for playing everybody - the right answer is '67 full-sized Ford. In this case it was an LTD, but Galaxie and Custom are also acceptable answers!

Very nice.

Folly Beach and the Olympus Stylus I brought the Olympus Stylus and some fast b/w film to the beach.

I brought the Olympus Stylus and some fast b/w film to the beach.

A favorite photo from long ago. Bonus points if you can name the car. Argus A-Four, Fujifilm Neopan 100 Acros, 2010. #believeinfilm #filmphotography

Secrets of the Internet #1:

Just because there's a blinking cursor in an empty text box, it doesn't mean you *have* to type something in it.

Kodak Duaflex - Down the Road A review of the Kodak Duaflex II, an late-1940s box camera dressed up to look like a TLR. It's fun and easy to use and gives decent but not great images.

The lenses in these were sharp except in the very corners, so as long as the film was at room temp you should get useful images. Here's my review of this camera. blog.jimgrey.net/2023/11/20/k...

I still have a blog. Among other things, I write longer form about my film photography work. Hard to replace blogs for that.

Recommended reading The best of the blogs this week as we wrap up this February.

The best of the blogs this week as we wrap up this February.

Indeed, they did.

Protecting the revenue stream The signs of Amazon's decline are written in the weird Chinese brand names that dominate search results now.

The signs of Amazon's decline are written in the weird Chinese brand names that dominate search results now.

Yes. This has disappointment written all over it. Whatever it is, prepare to be underwhelmed.

Graveyard at a coastal island church - Johns Island, SC. Nikon N60, 35-80/4-5.6 AF-D Nikkor, Fujifilm Neopan 400, R76+ 1+9, 2026. #believeinfilm #filmphotography

I think a lot of us not-young-white-male people should maybe create some YouTube videos of our own, from our own camera cabinets and experience as film photographers!

50mm f/1.4 SMC Pentax-M A quick review of the f/1.4 "nifty fifty" lens Pentax made for its manual-focus K-mount cameras.

A quick review of the f/1.4 "nifty fifty" lens Pentax made for its manual-focus K-mount cameras.

Recommended reading The best of the blogs this week, collected for you.

The best of the blogs this week, collected for you.

Every Ford model with a Bunkie beak has always turned me right off.

I picked up a cheap Nikon N60 recently with a 35-80 AF Nikkor attached. I recommend cameras like these to newbies all the time because they are inexpensive (mine was $30) and easy. Here: Sullivan's Island, SC - Fujifilm Neopan 400, F76+ 1+9. #believeinfilm #filmphotography

Recommended reading The best of this week's blogs.

The best of this week's blogs.

Who makes b/w film photos at the beach? Meeeee. Olympus Stylus, Fujifilm Neopan 400 (x/2014), F76+ 1+9. #believeinfilm #filmphotography

The pitfalls of point-and-shoot film cameras 35mm point-and-shoot cameras can be a joy -- but when you buy one, do it eyes wide open, because they'll fail sooner or later and nobody can repair them.

35mm point-and-shoot cameras can be a joy -- but when you buy one, do it eyes wide open, because they'll fail sooner or later and nobody can repair them.

New to me! Looks like it's for 110 film?

He’s not inexpensive but he’s very good!

Mark Hama is said to be The Man and a reader of my blog literally this week said he’s still active and did a great job on his 124.

Any old camera can be unreliable, but at least the all- or mostly-mechanical ones can be repaired.

I keep wondering when the landlord will force the shoe repair out and redevelop this underutilized piece of Broad Ripple strip.

I do agree that you should ask questions to zero in on what they want to do with photography. I should have said so in the article. But I was hot to tell the gatekeepers to bug off!

Old cars parked: January, 2026 The old cars I found parked in January 2026.

The old cars I found parked in January 2026.