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18 March, 2026

Viltrox Vintage Z2 TTL Flash (on a Nikon Zf) Mini-Review

By Hamish Gill

I don’t shoot flash very much, but I had been on the look out for a little one for the Nikon Zf when my contact at Viltrox asked me if I’d be interested in trying their new Vint...

18 March, 2026

Kodak ColorPlus 200 at a Nostalgic Car Show

By Martin H

In my previous articles, I explored two of the most classic and iconic black-and-white films: Kodak Tri-X and Ilford HP5 Plus. Now I turn my attention to a classic colour negati...

17 March, 2026

Yashica FR-1 – The Contax RTS for the budget-conscious

By Walter Reumkens

Hello again, dear 35mmc friends! If my research is correct, this is the first article about the Yashica SLR FR-1 in 35mmc. This shows that once again I have something more obscu...

16 March, 2026

Thypoch Simera 28mm f/1.4 ASPH on my Leica M6 – Second Guessing Myself in the Form of a Long-Term Review

By Simon King

The first question I need to ponder for this particular lens seems to be whether it’s worth no longer being able to pocket my M with it on during my commute. I am spoiled ...

15 March, 2026

Carl Zeiss Ultron 50mm 1.8 and Pentax K1 – An Empirical Field Test

By Andrea Monti

Across this set, the Carl Zeiss Ultron 50mm 1.8 performs as expected: good microcontrast and local separation, reasonably crisp edge definition where focus is placed, and a gene...

13 March, 2026

5 lenses for the Nikonos amphibious cameras compared

By Adrian Riu

The Nikonos are a series of amphibious cameras that Nikon developed starting in the early 1960’s and discontinued in 2001. There were five models (the original, based on t...

12 March, 2026

Fuji TX-2 – Cornwall Once upon a Time – Seeing Panoramic Part III

By Ibraar Hussain

Part III of my “Seeing Panoramic” series. You can see Part I which features this same Fujifilm TX-2 Xpan) I went to Cornwall once (Kernow in Cornish –Baner Peran) . It was...

11 March, 2026

Instant Fine Art

By Michael McGrath

Once upon a time, titans of photography such as Ansel Adams and Andy Warhol were creating art with instant film. Today, when we think of instant photography, we often imagine lo...

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Bobsblips on Valentine’s Eve – a One Shot Story
Great one shot story…..enjoyed reading it. I trust you were able to forward him a copy. That’s always a good…
Walter Reumkens on Yashica FR-1 – The Contax RTS for the budget-conscious
It was my first time using a camera and lens; the weather was on my side, and the camera handled…
Walter Reumkens on Yashica FR-1 – The Contax RTS for the budget-conscious
The FR 1 was Yashica’s top-of-the-range SLR camera at the time and bears a strong resemblance to the Contax RTS,…

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