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18 March, 2026

Valentine’s Eve – a One Shot Story

By Scott Ferguson

18 March, 2026

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Friday, February 13th — it was Valentine’s eve in New York City. After a punishing cold snap that had lasted weeks, the weather had warmed up enough for people to get outside and enjoy an afternoon in the winter sun. Washington Squar...

18 March, 2026

Viltrox Vintage Z2 TTL Flash (on a Nikon Zf) Mini-Review

By Hamish Gill

18 March, 2026

/ Flash Gun, Viltrox Flash, Viltrox Vintage Z2 TTL, /

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I don’t shoot flash very much, but I had been on the look out for a little one for the Nikon Zf when my contact at Viltrox asked me if I’d be interested in trying their new Vintage Z2 TTL on camera flash. Being honest, I must have not really taken...

18 March, 2026

Kodak ColorPlus 200 at a Nostalgic Car Show

By Martin H

18 March, 2026

/ Kodak ColorPlus 200, Kodak Film, /

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In my previous articles, I explored two of the most classic and iconic black-and-white films: Kodak Tri-X and Ilford HP5 Plus. Now I turn my attention to a classic colour negative stock — Kodak ColorPlus 200. This film is said to be based on an ol...

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17 March, 2026

Yashica FR-1 – The Contax RTS for the budget-conscious

By Walter Reumkens

Hello again, dear 35mmc friends! If my research is correct, this is the first article about the Yashica SLR FR-1 in 35mmc. This shows that once again I have something more obscu...

17 March, 2026

Separate but Together – A Father/Son Journey – Part 1

By Carl Follstad

Here we are: me (left) on one of the main corners of the Ginza in Tokyo last month (Dec 2025) and Dad (right) in the summer of 1979. Somewhere near Seattle, if my memory serves....

16 March, 2026

Thypoch Simera 28mm f/1.4 ASPH on my Leica M6 – Second Guessing Myself in the Form of a Long-Term Review

By Simon King

The first question I need to ponder for this particular lens seems to be whether it’s worth no longer being able to pocket my M with it on during my commute. I am spoiled ...

15 March, 2026

Carl Zeiss Ultron 50mm 1.8 and Pentax K1 – An Empirical Field Test

By Andrea Monti

Across this set, the Carl Zeiss Ultron 50mm 1.8 performs as expected: good microcontrast and local separation, reasonably crisp edge definition where focus is placed, and a gene...

14 March, 2026

Squares vs. Rectangles in Photography

By David Pauley

My photographic archive, viewed from a certain altitude, resembles nothing more than a collection of rectangles and squares. The rectangles come from my 35mm cameras, while the ...

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Scott Ferguson on Valentine’s Eve – a One Shot Story
Thanks, Yes, we are now instagram friends and I have lots of shots from him in the Park. I sent…
Walter Reumkens on Yashica FR-1 – The Contax RTS for the budget-conscious
The camera and lens are certainly comparable to a Contax RTS and the Planar 1.7/50mm. I own both cameras and…
Sneakerzoom on Yashica FR-1 – The Contax RTS for the budget-conscious
It appears to be a very affordable system camera, the FR-1. I am seriously intrigued. And of course you're right,…

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