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10 December, 2025

Carl Zeiss Jena Sonnar 135/4 – A Demanding Use Case

By Andrea Monti

10 December, 2025

/ Carl Zeiss Jena Sonnar 135/4, /

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For shooting Rossini’s The Barber of Seville at Teatro Marrucino, I took a Carl Zeiss Jena 135/4 lens as a backup for long shots. Master Adriano Lolli replaced the original Contax mount with a Fuji X mount, saving me from the inconvenience o...

10 December, 2025

Predator Or Vampire: A Revision of Mozart’s Don Giovanni

By Andrea Monti

10 December, 2025

/ Fuji X-T5, Stage Performance Photography, /

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Yesterday night I was on the (back)stage of Teatro Marrucino for the premiere of Mozart’s Don Giovanni, as always in my capacity of official photographer, with the goal of documenting the event for the theatre’s photographic library. I have ...

Singapore's Tiong Bahru Neighborhood

10 December, 2025

A Stroll Through Singapore’s Tiong Bahru Neighborhood with a roll of Kodak Double-X

By Danai

10 December, 2025

/ Contax T, Kodak Double-X, travel photography, /

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It was the last day of my trip to Singapore for a conference, and I was hoping to make the most of it photographically. After being stuck indoors for the past couple of days, I was eager to get out and explore. I’ve visited Singapore many times an...

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9 December, 2025

Some thoughts on Sourcing Vintage Cameras and Lenses

By Marco Andrés

Image from a listing of the Voigtländer Vitoret 110 EL How many different ways are there to source a vintage camera or lens? While there are more than just these five, I will ju...

9 December, 2025

Ceci n’est pas une pipe – My Photo of the Year 2025

By Lasse Andersen

First of all, I really don’t like it when people ask me what my favourite thing is in any category. I dread when I have to answer what my favorite food is, my top 1 movie ...

9 December, 2025

Leica M3 – Becoming an Owner in 2025: Romance, Reality, and a Very Shiny Viewfinder

By Tony Page

In 2025, it feels like everyone has an opinion on film photography. For some, it is nostalgia, for others it is a TikTok trend, for a few it is a fully fledged cult. Somewhere b...

8 December, 2025

Kissaten – One Shot Story

By Andrea Monti

When in Japan, Kissaten have soon became my favourite place to rest for a while or for a longer time, waiting for the rain to stop. Unlike Starbucks and other Western or Western...

8 December, 2025

Nikon 200mm Medical-Nikkor – A Vintage Macro Lens with Built-in Ring Flash

By Dan Cuny

I am a lifelong Nikon fan and own a variety of Nikon cameras. I have very vivid memories of working in a camera store in the mid-to-late 1970s, where I spent almost 20 years. Th...

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