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What Did Camera Gear Cost in 1993? (And How It Holds Up Today)
I recently rediscovered some old Amateur Photographer camera price guides from 1993. That year was really in the peak of film photography, with a huge range of manual focus and autofocus SLRs all on the market at the same time; there really was a camera for everyone no matter your budget. 1993 was really a…
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What’s the Best Way to Scan Film in 2026? A Real-World Comparison: Flatbed vs Dedicated Scanner vs Camera Scanning vs Lab
Why film scanning still matters I enjoy taking photos on film cameras and also have quite a lot of negatives that I shot in the years before digital cameras came along. I had around 50 rolls of film filed away that I wanted to get onto the computer to share them with friends and family…
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Why I Take Photographs
I have been taking photographs for most of my life. I started out when I was in junior school with a small 110 film camera when I was eight or nine years old back in the 80’s, and I have been taking pictures on and off ever since. Even now I’m still shooting photos every…