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10 September, 2026

Experimenting with IR filters

By Roger

10 September, 2026

/ Infrared Photography, Kolari Vision, /

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9 September, 2026

Credit/Debit Card Payments for 35mmc Subscription Now Available

By Hamish Gill

Just a super-quick update, I have just signed up to Stripe to allow me to take debit and credit card payments for paid subscriptions. No pressure to change if you are on paypal ...

9 September, 2026

Windows, Tripods and Strobes: Lighting Indoor Portraits on Film

By David Pauley

An overriding goal in my photography this past year has been to expand my ability to use lighting to create expressive indoor portraits, whether in a studio or on the fly. Pract...

8 September, 2026

Which Photo Did I Shoot?

By Andrea Monti

Post-processing — and cropping, in particular — is one of the most discussed topics in photography. The often heated discussions involve ‘purists’ — who claim that a...

8 September, 2026

Voigtlander Vitomatic IIa

By Roger

This Voigtlander Vitomatic IIa, which I recently acquired, has some interesting features. It is what I think of as a typical Voigtlander – compact, very heavy for its size...

7 September, 2026

Tamron 50-400mm f/4.5-6.3 Review – “Life Changing”?

By Hamish Gill

I probably wouldn’t have considered myself the target audience for such a lens as the Tamron 50-400mm f/4.5-6.3 Di III VC VXD (Model A067S), but having spent a month with one on...

7 September, 2026

First go at Football Photography – for me, and the kid

By Hamish Gill

At the beginning of August me and the kid went to take some photos of the Worcester City Women’s Football club. I’ve mentioned this outing in the context of the Tamron 50-400 a ...

6 September, 2026

5 frames of Night Photography at Mount Tabor with a Pentax IQZoom/Espio 120Mi

By shawn granton

We’ve been here before. For many, night photography conjures up images of big tripods, cable releases, and an external meter with a “serious” instrument like an SLR, medium form...

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Alexander Seidler on Windows, Tripods and Strobes: Lighting Indoor Portraits on Film
Beautiful David !
Jeffery Luhn on Windows, Tripods and Strobes: Lighting Indoor Portraits on Film
David, Great portraits! I've complimented you and Scott on this before, but it's worth repeating; your working distance and collaboration…
Jeffery Luhn on My LX100 and why the new Panasonic L10 doesn’t appeal
Nice article, Hamish. I used to be a fan of Lumix (Panasonic) cameras with Leitz lenses. The pocket models I…

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