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16 September, 2017

Voigtlander 50mm 3.5 VM Heliar – a review of two halves

By Hamish Gill

The Voigtlander f/3.5 50mm VM Heliar is a unusual lens that appears to me to have a fairly quiet, but almost invariably positive reputation. There isn’t a huge amount writ...

15 September, 2017

5 frames with a Leica M4-P + 35mm Summilux by Marco North

By Marco North

The Leica M4-P is as manual and simple as a rangefinder camera can be. To set my exposures, I use a Sekonic L-758 light meter (being a cinematographer, some habits die hard). My...

14 September, 2017

5 Frames with an Olympus Auto Eye – by Ed Worthington

By Ed Worthington

I foolishly said I wanted to do one of these when I’d had a drink and read Hamish’s tweet about his idea for a new series of articles, then I sobered up and realised I’d better ...

12 September, 2017

5 frames with a Voigtlander Vito B – by Richard Williams

By Richard Williams

A while ago, I picked up a little Voigtlander Vito B in an antique shop in Lichfield. I wasn’t really looking for another camera, but that’s so often the way when you find a gem...

10 September, 2017

5 frames with a Zero 2000 Pinhole Camera

By Hamish Gill

The Zero 2000 is a pinhole camera I borrowed off Alex Yates (pinhole genius) just before I went on my recent holiday to Cornwall. Somewhat (read heavily) inspired by Alex's beau...

9 September, 2017

A little introduction to 35mm for Pinhole photography – Guest post by Alex Yates

By Alex Yates

This post has been a long-time coming, I think I’ve lost count of the number of times Hamish has trolled me about writing about shooting 35mm pinhole cameras.

9 September, 2017

Ricoh 500GX Review – Spirit of ’76 – by Chris Pattison

By Chris Pattison

Now that's over 40 years ago, so marvel I do at my Ricoh 500GX, complete with pristine case and plastic lens cap, which looks like it has just left the production line in Taiwan...

3 September, 2017

Canon Sureshot Multi Tele Review – Adventures in Half Frame Part 2 – by Anil Mistry

By Anil Mistry

I really liked the Olympus Pen EE-2 I talked about in part 1 of my half frame adventure... But I also like the automation and flash in a point and shoot, so I started to wonder ...

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