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Vintage Film Blog
Below will be analysis and updates into my personal collection of antique film cameras and the films they use.
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Shooting High ISO Film with Antique Cameras
Hello again! It's been quite a while since my last post, but I'm finally moved into my own space and settled into my new job as an art...
Lauren West
Oct 10, 20206 min read
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1980s Polaroid 35mm
If you weren't aware Polaroid had 35mm cameras, don't worry -- Polaroid doesn't know about them either. This camera is a forgotten...
Lauren West
Jun 9, 20205 min read
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1956 Brownie Movie II Camera
Picture this: you are out with your family, playing with the dog, or splashing by the poolside. Your hair is swooped stylishly to the...
Lauren West
Jun 4, 20204 min read
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1968 Polaroid Big Swinger 3000
"It's more than a camera; it's almost alive!"
What a terrifying way to advertise a camera, Polaroid...
Lauren West
May 18, 20203 min read
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1940 Revere Eight model 88
When you picture world war era technology, typically people imagine planes, medicine, radar, and nuclear energy. But the arts continued...
Lauren West
May 13, 20204 min read
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The Kodak Experimentation -- Instant Film
Have you ever been curious about the development of instant film? Or why you can sometimes find Kodak Instant cameras, but never any...
Lauren West
May 2, 20203 min read
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1955 Bolsey Jubilee
This camera model is interesting because it was actually only manufactured for one year before the business went under.
Lauren West
Apr 30, 20204 min read
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My First Film Camera
I'll admit from the beginning of this journal that I knew nothing about film photography, or photography at all before Spring 2017. In...
Lauren West
Apr 17, 20202 min read
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