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1 October, 2016

A brief history of Reid & Sigrist – Guest post by Wilson Laidlaw

By Wilson Laidlaw

In the great British tradition of “Keep calm and muddle through”, during WW2, British official war photographers had used a whole hodge podge of assorted cameras, ranging from l...

3 April, 2014

The Genius of Barnack, a Leica iiia & how rangefinders found a home on 35mmc

By Hamish Gill

Until a few weeks ago I hadn’t held a Barnack Leica for a good few years, so long in fact that whilst I knew the name “Leica” when I did hold one, I had no rea...

Bob Janes on Kentmere 200 – My First Couple of Rolls with this Brand New 200 Speed B&W Film
I'm quite keen on Kentmere - decent film and very well-behaved for scanning (dries nice and flat). It is reputed…
David Hume on Kentmere 200 – My First Couple of Rolls with this Brand New 200 Speed B&W Film
(Off topic) Agree re the 301 VF! I bought a 301 a few yrs because I could not believe how…
Hamish Gill on Kentmere 200 – My First Couple of Rolls with this Brand New 200 Speed B&W Film
HAHA! Well, you say that, but the 301 is actually AF-D era, so it's allowed... so ner! I liked it…

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