Blog
Practical articles, research and working methods
The blog is where Classical Eye will publish various aspects of film photography: technique, vintage lenses, bellows and camera making, pinhole methods, FinderView coverage and research of interest to film camera users.
Field practice
Large-format, medium-format and 35mm
Expect articles grounded in actual photographic use, from framing and metering to format choice, lenses, and practical setup decisions.
Workshop knowledge
Bellows, DIY builds and repair techniques
The blog will also feature repair articles, 3D-printing and practical processes that benefit from detailed coverage.
Methods and reference
Methods, calculations and historical context
Some posts will be more in-depth, documenting methods, assumptions and useful background around calculations and historical equipment.
Oskar Barnack's Exposure Tester
Reconsidering whether Barnack's first Ur-Leica was itself the exposure tester behind Leica's 35mm camera.
Folding Pocket Kodaks
Large negatives, postcard prints, and Kodak's elegant folding roll-film cameras.
The Earliest-Born Portrait
Who was the earliest-born person ever captured in a photographic portrait?
The Easy Way to Colourise Your Photos
Using a digital colour reference to add natural colour to black and white film photographs.
Old Shutters, New Tests
A practical look at testing vintage leaf and focal-plane shutters, from folding-camera lenses to Barnack Leicas and large format shutters.
Vintage Lenses, New Cameras
Why vintage camera lenses, especially those from folding cameras, still matter for film photography, large format work, and 3D-printed camera projects.
M875 Reconsidered
How a disputed Leitz prototype may fit the postwar development of the Leica - not as the first Barnack camera, but as a specialised scientific offshoot.