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13 March, 2026

5 lenses for the Nikonos amphibious cameras compared

By Adrian Riu

13 March, 2026

/ 15mm f/2.8 UW-Nikkor, 20mm f/2.8 UW-Nikkor, 28mm f/3.5 UW-Nikkor, 35mm f2.5 W-Nikkor, 80mm f/4.0 W-Nikkor, /

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The Nikonos are a series of amphibious cameras that Nikon developed starting in the early 1960’s and discontinued in 2001. There were five models (the original, based on the French Calypso camera, followed by models II, III, IV-A, and V) tha...
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12 March, 2026

A Bazaar Moment – A One-Shot Story

By Martin H

This photograph was taken about 45 years ago, when I was in my late teens. I’ve shown it before as part of a larger article featuring several images from the bazaar. While it ma...
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12 March, 2026

Shout out for help – 35mmc images

By Hamish Gill

We are doing a load of work on the site at the moment – mostly around a new ad supplier, but we are also offloading the image hosting to an external provider. The ad stuff...
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11 March, 2026

Why Do (Photo)books Matter

By Andrea Monti

Throughout my professional career, I have written and edited several books. Initially, I was neither involved in nor interested in the manufacturing part of the process. Once th...
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11 March, 2026

Instant Fine Art

By Michael McGrath

Once upon a time, titans of photography such as Ansel Adams and Andy Warhol were creating art with instant film. Today, when we think of instant photography, we often imagine lo...
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10 March, 2026

5 Frames of Snowstorms and Coyotes

By Sneakerzoom

Scarborough, Ontario. January 25th, 2026. Minus 20 Celsius. It’s a blurry, flurry, bitterly cold day. There’s a snowstorm raging, but it’s calm inside. Suddenl...
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10 March, 2026

A Blizzard Stirs Memories

By David Pauley

One of my fondest early memories as a New Yorker was a blizzard in the mid-1990s that brought the metropolis to a halt. My future husband and I were out with friends at a play a...
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