Archive - Camera Clara

Who Needs a Longer Lens?

Shoot now, crop later, don’t ask.

Apr 3 • Raf Lopes (CameraClara)

March 2026

Dehancer film simulation, a review from a film expert

shooting digital is fun again.

Mar 31 • Raf Lopes (CameraClara)

Staten Island Ferry - 6x7 Portra 400

Taken with the Mamiya 7ii

Mar 30 • Raf Lopes (CameraClara)

Godox iT32 review: an insane (TTL!) bang for the buck

The iT32 is a tiny TTL flash with a genuinely clever idea at its core: instead of buying a new flash for each camera system you own, you buy one flash…

Mar 27 • Raf Lopes (CameraClara)

If you are coming to NYC, include the Staten Island Ferry as a photographic route

Mar 24 • Raf Lopes (CameraClara)

"Good afternoon, sir"

Replied the citizen carrying a rifle taller than himself, from the height of his Havaianas. A photographic chronicle about Rocinha, prejudice, and the…

Mar 23 • Raf Lopes (CameraClara)

A letter to Rio de Janeiro

A cucaracha's diary

Mar 18 • Raf Lopes (CameraClara)

Neon, drizzle, and one roll of film

A night in Seattle after the rain stopped

Mar 14 • Raf Lopes (CameraClara)

Developing film in traffic, in the woods, on a UHAUL! Meet Kat and Everett, the creative minds behind FridgeFilm

The most chaotic film lab in LA has no walls, no fear, no regrets, just courage (and sometimes wheels) 😄

Mar 12 • Raf Lopes (CameraClara)

32:55

Video tutorial: How to un-delete photos from your SD card

Never know when you might need it ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Mar 1 • Raf Lopes (CameraClara)

13:46

February 2026

The Ricoh GR IV HDF, reviewed by an experienced street photographer

Small camera, real trade-offs. A NYC street photographer's first take on the GR IV HDF, a $1,600 camera made with street photography in mind

Feb 25 • Raf Lopes (CameraClara)

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Do not buy a Leica M EV1, get the Visoflex instead

A $250 accessory that makes a $9,000 camera pointless

Feb 19 • Raf Lopes (CameraClara)

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