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30 October, 2024

Don’t be afraid to experiment and test before tossing stuff out

By Daniel Keating

I am a denizen of thrift stores here in the USA. I believe the British refer to them as 2nd hand or charity shops across the pond. I was a bit surprised to see old photo chemica...

23 August, 2024

Maximizing Garage Sale And Thrift Store Finds

By Azriel Knight

8 March, 2024

An eBay Bargain and Impulse Bought Tale of Woe

By Gary Smith

First of all, while I shot film exclusively from 1970 through 1975 and did my own developing and printing that was a long time ago. These days I mostly shoot digital. I’m by no ...

9 February, 2024

Chinese Photo Product Silent Upgrades – A Public Service Announcement

By Hamish Gill

I’ve been reviewing and writing about Chinese-manufactured photography kit for a good few years now, and though this doesn’t apply to all brands, I have found that some perform ...

7 February, 2023

Buyers’ Guide – Tips for Buying Camera Gear Online – By Ted Ayre

By Ted Ayre

When I was starting out I borrowed a camera from my Grandad, his plastic auto-focus Minolta Dynax 7000i SLR, with a zoom lens. It wasn’t the coolest looking camera, but it defin...

3 May, 2021

Shoe Mount Light Meters – Which One is Right for You…?

By Hamish Gill

I’ve reviewed a whole load of the new crop of shoe mount light meters recently. I’ve liked something about all (most) of the meters I’ve tried, but trying them in quick successi...

6 April, 2021

Hunting for Compact Film Cameras – What to Look For / $5 Diamonds – by David Hume

By David Hume

The op-shop $5 compact is very much an endangered species where I live in Australia but it is not yet extinct. In the twilight of its days it may be instructive to look back at ...

27 December, 2019

Worried about the price of film? Some thoughts on bulk loading (and my process) – By Daniel Sigg

By Daniel Sigg

I go through quite a bit of film these days, primarily black and white 35mm and 120. I became interested in loading bulk film onto reloadable 35mm film cassettes. There was an e...

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