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6 July, 2018

Analogue Adventurer Kit & the Pinbox Camera Obscura – Makers made photography stuff for makers

By Hamish Gill

I've just had two cool little photography products appear under my nose, both made with the intention of encouraging people to learn about photography, both really accessibly pr...

5 July, 2018

How I Removed a Cracked, Stuck-On Lens Filter – By Frank H. Wu

By frankhwu

Here is how I repaired my Voigtlander Nokton lens, the 42.5mm for the M43 system. I had dropped it. The lens filter, a B&W ultraviolet model, was shattered, and, worse, stuck on...

4 July, 2018

Traveling? Taking a vintage film camera? Take a back up! – By Denys

By denysphoto

The American South has fascinated me, ever since I came to the US. I don’t really know what was it exactly - the accent, the perceived beauty or the images from “Gone with the...

3 July, 2018

5 Frames with a Leica M6 and Fuji Pro 400H – By Khalid Ibrahim

By eatpomegranate

This photo story starts with my badass 85 year old grandmother who has been flying around the world to visit her kids. She spent 6 months in London with my uncle and aunt, then ...

1 July, 2018

35mm Accessory Viewfinder for the Budget Conscious / The Wonders of 3D Printing

By Hamish Gill

In the last few years there seems to have been loads of innovation around the democratisation of manufacturing, with 3D printing being - at least to me - almost the poster-boy f...

30 June, 2018

Zeiss Ikonta 524/2 review – Slow the working down – By Oliver Clarke

By Oliver

I recently discovered this beautiful Ikonta 524/2 in a box at my parents’ house. At first I dismissed it, as I thought it would be too much hassle finding /re-spooling the right...

29 June, 2018

5 frames with a Konica C35 – by Dale Willetts

By Dale Willetts

As I said when I wrote about the Zorki 4K, I have a lot of cameras. Some have never been used, some see occasional use and some are used regularly. This time I'm writing about o...

28 June, 2018

5 Frames With a Minolta Dynax 800Si – By Simon Forster

By Simon Forster

I’m predominantly a digital shooter with adapted older manual focus lenses, but as I grew up with film, I’ve never quite let it go. Whilst I’ve used a large number of old lenses...

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