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27 September, 2019

Nikonos V Review – Cycling with and shooting on Dry Land – Steven Bleistein

By Steven Bleistein

If nothing else, Japan where I make my home, is wet. The rainy season lasts from mid-June to the end of July, typhoons regularly lash the archipelago from August to October, and...

26 September, 2019

Revisiting Bremen Ports – by Christian Schroeder

By Christian Schroeder

In this article, I am going to tell the story how I was revisiting Bremen ports. As I stated in my first piece about this place, I felt a strong desire to return. This came true...

25 September, 2019

5 Frames in My Garden with a Minolta XD-11 and Ilford HP5 ISO 400 – by Kate Johnson

By Kate Johnson

This series of B&W flowers helped me to discover the beauty of Ilford HP5. Everyone raved about it, but I seemed to be missing the point. However, recently I was ‘forced’ to use...

25 September, 2019

5 Frames with a Wondering Mind and a Leica M3 – By Ong Sien Hong

By Sien Hong

My interest in photography has always been people. So naturally, when I take a camera out into the street, I look out for faces around me. I imagine most of us street photograph...

24 September, 2019

TTArtisan 35mm f/1.4 ASPH review – by Vincent Bihler

By vincentbihler

TTArtisan is a new Chinese brand that are apparently planning on producing several high quality Leica M mount lenses, with the first one being this, the TTArtisan 35mm f/1.4 AS...

23 September, 2019

Voigtlander 50mm f/1.2 Nokton Aspherical Review

By Hamish Gill

I’ve owned the Voigtlander 50mm f/1.2 Nokton Aspherical for nearly a year now, and I feel that I have to open this review by saying that I think it’s an absolutely fantastic len...

22 September, 2019

5 Frames with Kodak Portra 400 on a Zorki 4. Or: Down a Rabbit Hole – By Lawrie Conole

By Lawrie Conole

There are times when you think you know where this is heading; the comfort of being in familiar territory. That's where I thought I was going too, but before I knew it, I was of...

21 September, 2019

5 Frames with Vivitar V3000s: A more-than-expected Result – By Ris Sukarma

By Ris Sukarma

I got a camera, Vivitar V3000s, from a friend who almost threw it to trash, and I picked it up. It had problem with film winder and I intended to have it repaired. I thought thi...

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David Pauley on Large-Format Reflections, Part I: 1799 Van Rensselaer Mill, Claverack, New York12/11/2026
Hi Gary, are there any community darkrooms near you in Portland maybe where you could make wet prints? There's one…
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Hi Jefffey, And thanks for your comment and encouragement. Glad I didn't become road kill...! I use a Beseler 45MXT…
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