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This article is mainly a review of an unusual lens - Minolta AF Reflex 500 – one of the few Autofocusing Catadioptric lenses to be made. I also have a Korean-made manual focus ‘...
25 October, 2021
Contrast and Tonality Part 2: The Curves Tool, and What We Talk About When We Talk About Contrast – By Sroyon
In Part 1 of this three-part series, I used histograms of famous photographs to introduce some fundamental ideas about contrast and tonality. In this part I’ll talk about ...
24 October, 2021
The Hyde Park South Carriage Drive Manège – by Simon King
Early this year, in February, I stepped out of travel quarantine and into a cold, mostly empty city, and spent a lot of my time searching for a space to allocate my time. I need...
23 October, 2021
5 Frames of Street Photography in Greenwich with a Minolta SRT-101b – By Peter Roberts
For some time now my partner has been dropping heavy hints that she would like to try film photography. She would be the the first to admit, and she does, that she's no photogra...
22 October, 2021
NEWS: Pinsta – Instant Pinhole Camera, Micro Darkroom and Negative Enlarger – Launches on Kickstarter
Pinsta, in instant pinhole camera, micro darkroom and negative enlarger has just this week launched on Kickstarter. This thing is cool! It is exactly what it sounds like: a pinh...
22 October, 2021
Samsung Slim Zoom 1150 Review: Good Results, Frustrating Experience – by Shawn Granton
I haven't given much thought to the idea of Korean film cameras. Electronics, sure. Cars, OK. But cameras? I’m guessing there was some kind of domestic camera industry in South ...
21 October, 2021
5 Frames with Delta 3200 and a Nikon FE – By Jamie Winder
I have a habit of picking up rolls of film that I’d like to try, without necessarily having a purpose in mind. Even once I’ve filled my airtight plastic tub, I buy more rolls fa...
20 October, 2021
5 Frames with a Leica 35mm f2.4 Summarit-M, Leica M6 and Fuji Pro400H at EI400 – by Phil Harrison
I recently wrote a 5 Frames piece about the Zeiss 35mm f/2.8 C Biogon T* ZM, extolling its virtues. Shortly afterward I suddenly decided I wanted a Leica 35mm lens on my M6! No ...
