Apr 1, 2026 | film photography, Gear
Optic Oldschool OptiColour 200 My Thoughts About a New Film By Marwan El Mozayen / SilvergrainClassics I’ll be honest, this wasn’t a film I was immediately excited about. Anything based on the old Orwo Filmfabrik Wolfen materials always came with a bit of hesitation...
Mar 27, 2026 | film photography, Gear
Plustek OpticFilm 135i A Compact Film Scanner For a Quick Start By Marwan El Mozayen and Hermann Groeneveld / SilvergrainClassics Anyone getting into analog photography today — for example, someone who wants to digitize their old film and slide archives — will quickly...
Mar 16, 2026 | film photography, Gear
The Sekonic Studio Deluxe III L-398A An Encounter That Left a Lasting Impression By Marwan El Mozayen / SilvergrainClassics Sekonic Studio Deluxe III L-398A I first saw the Sekonic L-398 in the late 1990s. Not in a camera shop. Not in a studio either. But...
Mar 7, 2026 | Editor's Pick
Something Special Arrived in California … … With WIDELUX•X, a Unique Analog Camera From Germany Hermann Groeneveld / SilvergrainClassics Jeff Bridges with the classic WIDELUX on the cover of SilvergrainClassics The first two prototypes of a new...
Feb 26, 2026 | Book Review, film photography, How To
VALOI easy35 v2 The Next Generation of a Most Popular Compact Film Scanning System Hermann Groeneveld / SilvergrainClassics VALOI is announcing the VALOI easy35 v2, the next Generation of a most popular compact film scanning system. Originally launched via...
