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10 June, 2024

5 frames with a Nikon FM2 & Kentmere 400 pushed to 3200

By Máté Krausz

I am definitively a newcomer when it comes to film photography. Apart from a few rolls taken with point-and-shoot cameras as a child, I was shooting only digital until I picked ...

8 June, 2024

5 frames with the Olympus XA that were ruined by the addition of my finger

By Joseph Irvin

There seems to be a lot of love for the Olympus XA (and its sequels) on this site. I’m not here to add to that. Sure, it’s a fine camera with a lens that is very sh...

7 June, 2024

5 Unintended frames with Agfa APX100 (and an OM4-Ti)

By Roger

The sun was shining and my wife and I went out for a walk we had long intended to do, round the perimeter of a local Common. Nothing dramatic, but it was a walk we had not done ...

5 June, 2024

5 frames with Nikkormat FT3 in Meidling, Wien

By Julian Tanase

Again, Vienna. There’s something about this city; it attracts me in a way that no other city does. The place is a dream come true for any photographer, be that medium of film or...

4 June, 2024

5 frames in Ouro Preto with Ilford Delta 400 and a Nikon 35Ti

By Ian Do Carmo

In 2017, I was able to travel to a place that I wanted to visit since I was little, you know one of those places that captivates your mind when you see it on television – in my ...

Pentax 645D with Pentax-A 120mm f/4 lens.

2 June, 2024

5 Frames of Macrophotography with a Pentax 645D and Pentax-A 120mm f/4

By Will Leiter

When I told my friend I was investing in the Pentax 645 system he asked me what took so long. He has the classic Pentax 645 and swears by it: it offers the gorgeous depth of fie...

A colour photo of a Canon EOS 30 film camera, sitting on a concrete slab in an outdoor environment

1 June, 2024

5 frames with a Canon EOS 30 – A return to film

By Matthew Becker

I’ve been around photography my whole life, starting with film in the 90s as I ambled around after my dad. Since we were often out looking at wildlife, as my parents are a...

25 May, 2024

5 Frames with a Fujica ST605N and a Vivitar 35mm f2.8

By Peter Roberts

Stuart Jenkins recently posted an article on Fixing the Fujica SLR lens compatibility problem. The problem being that a design issue prevents some M42 lenses being used wide ope...

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Omar Tibi on Towers – My favorite shot of 2025
Walter, my apologies for replying so late - been busy with a lot of family matters! I really appreciate your…
Omar Tibi on 5 Frames with an APS film camera – the Fujifilm 1000ix Tiara
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Jonathan Murray on Graveyard – My favourite photo of 2025
Beautiful shot. Cliche or not, you captured a very nice balance of tonality for this IR shot.

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