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27 July, 2026

Nikon F3 review – A love story with a red flag

By Domen Nan

27 July, 2026

/ Nikon F3, Nikon SLR, SLR Camera, /

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26 July, 2026

A Defence Against Otherness – A One Shot Story

By Ed

The English seaside town holds a particular place in the soul of the nation. Many of us will remember childhood holidays by the seaside. Older people may spend their retirement ...

26 July, 2026

The Pier at Teignmouth, Devon

By Ed

The featured image shows the entrance to the amusement arcade on the pier in Teignmouth, Devon. Although the arcade survived the winter storms, the pier did not. Half the struct...

Two dark tarred boat bows against a bright white hull in hard sunlight, Brittany

25 July, 2026

The Zone System on a Leica, without the mental arithmetic

By Jürgen Suk

There is a specific moment on a shoot that I never enjoyed. The light is doing something interesting and about to stop doing it, and instead of looking at the scene I am staring...

24 July, 2026

On Insincerity

By Andrea Monti

This is a rant. It was caused by the umpteenth self-promotional, vertically shot from above video made toting a smartphone, in which, after the hideous opening — ‘hey guys’ — th...

24 July, 2026

VILTROX AF 28mm F4.5 Lens for L-Mount Review

By JK LOCKWOOD

The Viltrox AF 28mm f/4.5 “Chip” lens was recently released for the L-Mount Alliance platform. It is a fixed-aperture, AF lens. No explanation for the word “Ch...

23 July, 2026

The Impromptu Professional Shoot

By Omar Tibi

“You have a really nice camera. Can you take photos for us?” With those words from the organizer, I got roped into becoming an event photographer. With no flash, no ...

23 July, 2026

New Horizons with Adapted Lenses

By Emmanuel Hernandez

My creative journey usually looks like this: have a slight interest in a topic, go on a deep dive online, and learn as much as I can before committing fully. I started photograp...

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Jürgen Suk on The Zone System on a Leica, without the mental arithmetic
Thank you, Christof, that is a wonderful arc to read. Your discovery that all the metering and placing usually landed…
CHRISTOF RAMPITSCH on The Zone System on a Leica, without the mental arithmetic
My Zone System story is quite different. I eagerly embraced it, only partly understood, when I started taking b&w seriously…
David Pauley on Nikon F3 review – A love story with a red flag
Hi Domen, I like your "non-review review" of the F3! You do excellent work with it, judging both by the…

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