Q&A

Michael DellaCroce - Owner

Running the shop since July 2021

How’d you get into film?

My first film camera was an 8x10 Deardorf back in 1996. I knew long exposures before normal exposures.

Do you prefer color or black & white film?

Black and white

Favorite camera & film?

Compass Camera

Tri X 400, Fuji Real & Kodak Safety Film (both discontinued)

Film Hot Take?

The secret to street photography is using a telephoto lens.

With the shop since December 2022

How’d you get into film?

My first film camera was back in college, a Pentax K1000 in 2019.

Do you prefer color or black & white film?

Black and white

Favorite camera & film?

Pentax K1000 & Nikon F2

Ilford HP5, Phoenix 200 & Ultramax

Film Hot Take?

You don’t know photography until you know film.

With the shop since August 2025

How’d you get into film?

My first film camera was a Nikon N70 my dad gave me.

Do you prefer color or black & white film?

Black and white

Favorite camera & film?

Any quirky point & shoot

Tri X 400, Cinestill XX & Yes Star 400

Film Hot Take?

It's not about the equipment, it's about perspective.