Gear Talk Archives - Luigi Barbano Photography

5 Steps to PROPERLY start with film photography

Lately I made many videos talking about film photography and equipment. Thanks to that I had been asked, mostly by millenials, how to start with film photography. Here my answer. It is a little provocation but is exactly what I think. . . Let me know what you think.

Gear Talk: Holga 120S

Sometime a cheap plastic camera can be a lot of fun. This camera has character created by all the defects of a cheap camera put together! . . Here some images taken with Ilford HP5 and developer in Ilfotec HC. Click on them to enlarge. . . See you next time… perhaps with a little more serious camera!

Sep 17

by Luigi Barbano in BlogUpdates, Film photography, Gear Talk, News, Uncategorized 0 comments tags: 35, Camera review, Film camera, film photography, Filmcamera, filmisalive, GT, Minox, Minox 35, Minox 35GT, sharp lens

Gear Talk: Minox 35GT

After my last video about the huge Pentax 67 I had some jokes, on social media, about the size of the camera and the probable need for compensation for other attributes. Being an Italian and having to defend an entire tradition and culture, I evaluated various options. At the end I decided to talk about another camera I use so I can recreate an equilibrium! Ok, just kidding but I decided to talk about the Minox 35GT because is a fantastic camera and has an opposite philosophy to the medium and large format cameras I mostly use. . . Here a couple of example of images enlarged from the original 21.6″x30.8″ at 360 DPI. Click on the details to see them at original size. . . . As you can see the sharpness is pretty impressive. In the last example is easy to read the incision on the statue also if the light condition is not the best, being the incision in the dark shadow. See you for the next review!

Aug 24

by Luigi Barbano in BlogUpdates, Film photography, Gear Talk, News, Uncategorized 0 comments tags: Camera review, Film camera, film photography, Filmcamera, filmisalive, MZ-S, Pentax, Pentax MZ-S

Gear Talk: Pentax MZ-S

In my opinion one of the greatest camera of the autofocus era. I simply loved this camera and used it a lot professionally. . . More cameras to come, stay tuned!

Aug 24

by Luigi Barbano in BlogUpdates, Film photography, Gear Talk, Uncategorized 0 comments tags: Camera review, Film camera, film photography, Filmcamera, filmisalive, Pentax, Pentax PZ-1p, Pentax Z-1p, PZ-1p, Z-1p

Gear Talk: Pentax PZ-1p & Z-1p

Another very good camera by Pentax. . . Stay tuned for more camera reviews!

Aug 23

by Luigi Barbano in BlogUpdates, Film photography, Gear Talk, News, Uncategorized 0 comments tags: Camera review, Film camera, film photography, Filmcamera, filmisalive, K1000, Pentax, Pentax K1000

Gear Talk: Pentax K1000

Ok… I know… a lot of people will hate me for this… Pentax K1000, a great cheap camera at that times… a very overpriced camera on the used market! . . I promise, next time some camera I love more…

Aug 23

by Luigi Barbano in BlogUpdates, Film photography, Gear Talk, News, Uncategorized 0 comments tags: camera revie, Film camera, film photography, Filmcamera, filmisalive, Pentax, Pentax Spotmatic

Gear Talk: Pentax Spotmatic

One of the most classic and iconic Pentax cameras. This camera introduced the TTL integrated meter and was a revolutionary camera that changed SLRs. Beautiful lenses available with m42 screw mount. Watch the video to learn more. . . The camera in the video was part of my first Phoenix Photo Project that was recognized at the London International Creative Competition. . . Until the next camera!

Jun 15

by Luigi Barbano in BlogUpdates, Film photography, Gear Talk, News, Uncategorized 0 comments tags: camera, Camera review, flim camera, LX, Pentax, Pentax LX, photography, review

Gear Talk: Pentax LX

Pentax LX, for me, the best 35mm camera ever! I used that camera professionally for years and I had always been impressed by the construction quality and results. . . Until the next time…

Jun 04

by Luigi Barbano in BlogUpdates, Film photography, Gear Talk, News, Uncategorized 0 comments tags: film, Filmcamera, filmisalive, Luigi Barbano, MX

Gear Talk: Pentax MX

There are cameras that remained the preferred, no matter if other cameras were better with more options. For me the Pentax MX is that camera.I used many cameras and some of them gave the possibility to do more things than the MX, but still, when I take the MX in my hands and I hear the click, something gives me the desire to take pictures. . . See you soon with the Pentax LX!

May 08

by Luigi Barbano in BlogUpdates, Film photography, Gear Talk, Uncategorized 0 comments tags: Film camera, film photography, filmisalive, Luigi Barbano, Pentax, Pentax ME Super, photography

Gear Talk: Pentax ME Super

Since I published my book “Photography: The F Manual” I received many questions about what equipment to use. I decided to make a series of video about cameras, lenses and other tools I used and still use for film and digital photography. First review, my first camera: Pentax ME Super. Enjoy the video! . .