Film Photography Now

A blog about film photography in the digital age. All images and words by David Bromley.

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  • The Flying Scotsman

    The British icon and steam legend The Flying Scotsman was doing some special runs on the North Yorkshire Moors Railway. I didn’t have a ticket but it was worth the trip up there just to see it. It was fairly crowded and steam engines are hot and dangerous things, therefore the images needed cropping and…

  • Walks on the Beach

    Autumn and winter are my favourite times of the year to walk on the beach. Often deserted apart form some hardy dog walkers or local joggers. The bright low sun and changeable conditions can offer some great scenes. Camera: Olympus OM1n Lens: Olympus OM-System Zuiko MC Auto-S 50mm f1.8 Film: Ilford XP2 Super 400 Location:…

  • North Landing

    Camera: Olympus OM1n Lens: Olympus OM-System Zuiko MC Auto-S 50mm f1.8 Film: Ilford XP2 Super 400 Location: Flamborough, East Yorkshire Year: 2025

  • 3 Mechanical Medium Format Film Cameras

    What is a mechanical medium format film camera? Medium format film cameras come in different shapes, sizes and formats. They take 120 roll film and can give you up to 16 shots per roll depending on the format. The main formats are 6×4.5, 6×6, 6×7 and 6×9. This corresponds to the size of the negatives…

  • From The Archive #2

    Camera: Nikon F4s Lens: Nikon AF Nikkor 70-210mm F4-5.6 Film: Fujifilm Sensia 100 Location: Blackpool, Lancashire Year: 2001

  • The Trees of Peasholm Park #4

    Camera: Mamiya C330 Pro S Lens: Mamiya Sekor S 80mm f2.8 Film: Ilford HP5 Plus 400 Location: Scarborough, North Yorkshire Year: 2025

  • The Trees of Peasholm Park #3

    Camera: Mamiya C330 Pro S Lens: Mamiya Sekor S 80mm f2.8 Film: Ilford HP5 Plus 400 Location: Scarborough, North Yorkshire Year: 2025

  • The Trees of Peasholm Park #2

    Camera: Mamiya C330 Pro S Lens: Mamiya Sekor S 80mm f2.8 Film: Ilford HP5 Plus 400 Location: Scarborough, North Yorkshire Year: 2025

  • The Trees of Peasholm Park #1

    I had been thinking about what to do for my first multi part project. Scarborough’s wonderful Peasholm (Peas-home) Park seemed the obvious choice. Camera: Mamiya C330 Pro S Lens: Mamiya Sekor S 80mm f2.8 Film: Ilford HP5 Plus 400 Location: Scarborough, North Yorkshire Year: 2025

  • North Beach

    My young friend Lucy is interested in film photography, so we met on the beach to play with old cameras and eat chips. Portrait of me by Lucy. Camera: Mamiya C330 Pro S Lens: Mamiya Sekor S 80mm f2.8 Film: Ilford HP5 Plus 400 Location: Bridlington, East Yorkshire Year: 2025