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18 January, 2019

Fuji Natura Black Review – For Late Night Shooting – By Marcus Harris

By Marcus Harris

Like all good stories, this one begins under the cloak of darkness... Having been photographing friends, mostly in nightclubs and gig venues with 35mm compacts (and the odd rang...

14 January, 2019

Leica Standard Review – and some thoughts around the Benefits of Standardisation

By Hamish Gill

The Leica Standard, or Model E as it’s also known, was brought to market by Leitz in 1932, and with minor tweaks to its design, its production continued into the late 1940s. As ...

11 January, 2019

Minox 35 GT review – a true pocket camera – by Gaston W

By Gaston

I met the Minox 35 GT about a year ago, and it has stayed in my pocket ever since. You read it right, in my pocket. This is certainly the smallest 35mm camera I’ve seen. The Min...

24 December, 2018

Panomicron Oxygen review – A 3D Printed Hasselblad Xpan Alternative

By Hamish Gill

I’ve recently bought myself a Panomicron Oxygen - a panoramic 35mm film camera that’s the same format as the Hasselblad Xpan, but at a fraction of the price. It might not be as ...

16 December, 2018

Konica Z-up 150 VP – Mini Review – by Charles Higham

By Charles Higham

Having put a film through a Konica Z-up 100W compact which I reviewed here, I was tossing up whether to do the same thing for the top-of-the-range Konica Z-up 150 VP with a 38-1...

7 December, 2018

Canon Sure Shot Max Review – Eat Your Liver Yashica T4! – By Mike Caputo

By Mike Caputo

I was recently on the lookout for a point-n-shoot film camera. Actually, I always am. I love point-n-shoot 35mm cameras yet I’ve come to hate the price. It seems just yesterday ...

26 November, 2018

Minolta – Four 35mm, 1960’s Compacts – by Tobias Eriksson

By Flashknappen

I have a crush on these compact Minolta cameras manufactured in the 1960s. If one only looked at the price tag of these models they could be just crap. But actually they are com...

23 November, 2018

Voigtlander Vito II review – A simple folding 35mm compact camera

By Hamish Gill

The Voigtlander Vito II is a simple 35mm folding camera with a 50mm f/3.5 lens. Mine has seen better days, but it still works and in its own way is a pleasure to use. It’s also ...

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JA on Ausgeknipst Reels – Developing 16mm (or 110) in the Paterson tank
yeah, good idea. I once spent a frustrating ten minutes trying to thread a 120 backing paper onto a reel.…
Louis A. Sousa on Fujifilm X100VI – One Camera and 1½ Lenses for Travel – with a Pocket of Light
Sorry to post again but a correction from my mistake. I use the Nisi UV filter (not the Nisi lens…
Louis A. Sousa on Fujifilm X100VI – One Camera and 1½ Lenses for Travel – with a Pocket of Light
Great images with stunning colors. I have enjoyed the X100 series for many years. Often it is the only camera…

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