02 / The tools
Gear &
Reviews
Honest notes on cameras, film, paper, chemistry, and all the things that make us miserable.

Camera review / Adam Welch / Oct 3, 2022
The Quiet Glory of the Polaroid OneStep
You either die a hero, or live long enough to see yourself become the villain.
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Camera review / Adam Welch / Sep 10, 2022
The Olympus OM-1N is Pure Sex
No less than 18 horrendous lies circulate about my exploits at any given moment.
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Camera review / Adam Welch / Jul 31, 2022
Timid Love for the Imperial Mark XII Flash
I’m a sucker for a proper, trashy 6x6.
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Camera review / Adam Welch / Jul 28, 2022
The Kodak Six-20 Flash Will Destroy the World
In 1940, the Kodak Eastman Corporation loosed a demon unto our world: the Brownie Flash Six-20….
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Camera review / Adam Welch / Aug 13, 2022
I Dreamed of Bronica
You need to see the places we’ve been and why I love her.
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