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10 November, 2020

Minolta Autocord CDS – History & Review – By Dan Cuny

By Dan Cuny

I had purchased my Minolta Autocord CDS cameras about three months ago. The previous owner didn't know if it was working, even after giving them some tips to check. However, I t...

9 November, 2020

Meyer Optik Görlitz f/2.8 100mm Trioplan II (The New Version) Review

By Hamish Gill

The Meyer Optik Görlitz f/2.8 100mm Trioplan II has been brought back to market for the second time in the last few years. It’s a unique lens based on a vintage formula that’s k...

7 November, 2020

Pentax-A 70-200/4 & K1000 – The Accidental Pentax Kit – By Clive Williams

By Clive Williams

I’ve been a Pentax user since the days before people called themselves ‘shooters’ – since 1984, to be exact. The ME Super I bought then is worth far more to me than to anyone el...

3 November, 2020

Skyllaney 50mm f/1.4 Planar – Zeiss (C/Y) to M-mount Modified Lens Review

By Hamish Gill

Skyllaney have just announced the MKII version of the Skyllaney 50mm f/1.4 Planar M-mount lens. These lenses are based on the very popular C/Y mount Zeiss 50mm f/1.4, are stripp...

28 October, 2020

PF Micro 110 – High-Tech 110 Camera and some Fresh Film – By Jordi Fradera

By Jordi Fradera

I must admit that the main photo and the title of the article are a little joke. The PF Micro 110 camera is near the simplest thing ever invented and the 3M-110 film cassette ex...

27 October, 2020

Pentacon Six Mini Review – Getting to Know the Camera – Part 2 – By Holly Gilman

By Holly Gilman

I was so pleased by the positive response to my previous mini review of the Pentacon Six that I thought I would provide a little update on how my journey with it is going. If yo...

26 October, 2020

Making, Measuring and Testing the “Optimal” Pinhole: Pinhole Adventures Part 3 – by Sroyon

By Sroyon

There’s a scene in Jurassic Park where Dr. Malcolm (Jeff Goldblum) gives the park’s creators a lecture on ethics. He ends with the famous line, “Your scientist...

23 October, 2020

Hasselblad Super Wide (Early Version) Review & History – By Dan Cuny

By Dan Cuny

My intention in this post to be about the Hasselblad Supreme Wide Angle Camera (SWA) until I took the camera out, shot with it. I quickly noticed that this is indeed a Hasselbla...

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