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  • Grain & Granite: Hiking Lac de Gaube on Recordak AHU 5786 Film

    Aug 5, 2025

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    by

    Thomas John Usimaki
    in Film Reviews, Reviews

    A spontaneous overnight hike in the French Pyrenees turned into a field test for a rare and long-expired microfilm: Kodak Recordak 5786, manufactured in France under the Kodak-Pathé label. Armed with a Nikon F5, a Sigma 24mm f/1.4, and a…

  • Shooting Svema Mikrat Orto Direct in the Pyrenees

    Jul 23, 2025

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    by

    Thomas John Usimaki
    in Film Reviews, Reviews

    What happens when you take a nearly forgotten ISO 0.8 direct positive film, POTA developer, and a tripod up into the French Pyrenees? Magic, it turns out. In this post, I take Svema Mikrat Orto Direct Positive on a 14…

  • Life and Nature in San-Sebastián

    May 4, 2025

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    by

    Thomas John Usimaki
    in Non classé

    May 1st is the French Labour Day holiday. This year, it fell on a Thursday, so I decided to take Friday off and turn it into a four-day weekend. I’ve been to San Sebastián a handful of times, but this…

  • Kodak Panatomic-X

    Feb 2, 2025

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    by

    Thomas John Usimaki
    in Non classé

    Today was a bright, crisp day. I decided to escape the city and breathe in some fresh coastal air. As I wandered along the sandy shores, the rhythmic sound of the waves and the interplay of sunlight and shadow evoked…

  • Underdeveloped exposures from the mountains…

    Jan 13, 2025

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    by

    Thomas John Usimaki
    in Non classé

    Sometimes, even though I try my best, I fail. But with every failure comes a learning experience. In this instance, I developed old rolls of Copex Rapid in POTA, which I had already used for two other rolls. The developer…

  • Crossroads in Barcelona

    Jan 10, 2025

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    by

    Thomas John Usimaki
    in Non classé

    Sometimes in life, you’re at a crossroads. In those moments, a solo trip to Barcelona isn’t a bad idea. On Friday evening, after checking the weather app and seeing rain forecasted in Bordeaux for the entire weekend, I bought a…

  • Sunday in the Alps

    Oct 22, 2024

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    by

    Thomas John Usimaki
    in Non classé

    On Sunday October 20th, I decided to go to Chamonix for a hike. It was sunny outside and quite warm for mid-October. I was wearing a t-shirt and wasn’t cold, even though I was at around 2000m in altitude. With…

  • A short trip to Biarritz

    Oct 5, 2024

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    by

    Thomas John Usimaki
    in Non classé

    About a month ago I decided to take the train to Biarritz as I hadn’t been there in a while. I brought my FM2 the Otus 55mm and some Agfa Copex Rapid. Here are some of the few shots I…

  • Another Copex Rapid adventure.

    Aug 26, 2024

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    by

    Thomas John Usimaki
    in Non classé

    Yesterday, I decided to take the train to Arcachon. Having been there multiple times, I was afraid the novelty had worn off. In many ways, it had, but I was determined to come back with a few black-and-white shots I…

  • Kodak Vision3 50D film in the Vercors.

    Aug 16, 2024

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    by

    Thomas John Usimaki
    in Non classé

    A few months ago, after developing a good number of black and white rolls, I decided it was time to move on to color film. Initially, the idea of developing color film seemed intimidating, but I soon realized that the…

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