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31 January, 2023

A Photographers Vest – Better Late than Never!

By Dave Powell

A LONG time ago, Kate gave me this photographer’s vest for Christmas. I’m not a clothes horse, but it took decades for me to not feel self-conscious about wearing it.I finally d...

30 January, 2023

Website wobbles – let me know if you spot any issues.

By Hamish Gill

I wouldn’t normally make this much of a deal out of this, but we have been having some issues with the website recently. If you are just reading the website, you might not...

30 January, 2023

Voigtlander Ultron 40mm f2 SL II for Pentax K Review – By Aivaras

By Aivaras

I promised to get back with more “exotic” stories from the Pentax film world, and here I am! I’d like to share my experience with the Voigtlander 40mm lens in Pentax K mount. Mo...

27 January, 2023

A Year of Projects and Community Events (#TwentyTwentyDo) – by Billy Sanford

By Billy Sanford

It was episode 272 of the Sunny 16 podcast entitled “Blue Magic Tree” that kicked off 2022 and on which Graeme Jago proclaimed the year to be “Twenty Twenty Do”. The spirit of t...

26 January, 2023

Development Notes: Ilford HP5+ & FP4+ in Rodinal – By Simon King

By Simon King

It's not too often I'm able to directly compare the technical results of my photography to someone else's, but it can make for an interesting academic analysis when I do. By dir...

26 January, 2023

Development Note – 30ish Year Expired Black and White Film – by Simon King

By Simon King

My brief time playing with expired colour film was not rewarding. Too much is left to chance, out of my control, making for unpredictable results. Black and white meant I would ...

25 January, 2023

NEWS: Call to Entry for 2023 STRAIGHT 8 Super 8 Film Competition

By Molly Kate

The STRAIGHT 8 super 8 short film competition is heading back to Cannes Film Festival in 2023 after 3 years of absence due to Covid-19. Entries are currently open to anyone arou...

25 January, 2023

Lens Conversion – Nikon AF600 to LTM/L39 with a ‘Rod’s Gear’ Housing – By Andreas Mass

By Andreas Mass

When I was looking for a potential lens or rather a nice broken camera to retrieve a good lens from I stumbled on some articles here covering the Nikon AF600 (also known as Lite...

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Simon King on The Times Square New Years Eve Queue – My Final Rolls of 2025
Thank you! The T3200 was exposed at 1000, and stand developed in Ilfotec HC.
Marco Andrés on Camp Snap Camera – A Simple and Fun Everyday Carry
Without an image display/preview screen, the device favours delayed gratification, staying in the moment and avoiding pixel peeping. So in…
Neal Wellons on When Bad Light is Good for Holgas – The Whole Roll
Thanks Jeffery. I'll take a look into Clacks and am looking forward to seeing your article.

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