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25 May, 2020

Sony 135mm STF ‘Smooth Trans Focus’ – A Different Compromise for Sharp Focus and Smooth Bokeh

By Hamish Gill

Months back, I talked myself (quite easily I should add) into buying a Sony/Minolta A-mount 135mm STF lens of regular reader Rollin Banderob. I was beyond intrigued by this unus...

24 May, 2020

Zeiss Otus 55mm and 85mm Lenses on 35mm Emulsions – Owls on Film – By Bent_Brent

By Bent_Brent

After posting 5-Frames with a Zeiss Otus 55mm sometime ago, a few people asked whether I’d mind sharing the results on other emulsions - so I thought 'great idea!', then got tot...

22 May, 2020

Nikon F5 review – A dream come true – By Vladislav Stanimirovic

By Vladislav Stanimirovic

Starting out with photography when l was in grammar school with just a lowly Zenit (passed down to me by my dad), for the longest time l felt the need to upgrade. However, as fa...

21 May, 2020

Bridging Analog Photography and Digital Metadata with Exif Notes – By Babak Farshchian

By Babak Farshchian

Some people enter analog photography to escape the digital. Some see added value and pleasure in analog photography but don't quite want to leave the digital world. I belong to ...

19 May, 2020

Panasonic Lumix LC5 Review – Occasional Forays Into Digital – By Rock

By Rock

In photographic terms, digital is still very new. So perhaps it seems a little odd to talk about digital cameras as being either 'vintage' or a 'classic'. But then, digital phot...

18 May, 2020

Zeiss 21mm f/2.8 ZM Biogon – A Lens I Will Grudgingly Keep – By Hern Tan

By Hern Tan

I got home and flopped onto the couch, regarding my newest folly with apprehension and growing regret. A flipping 21mm lens sat in its box in my lap. A lens some would place int...

18 May, 2020

Lomography Metropolis Film and the Minolta Riva Panorama

By Hamish Gill

Before the Covid-19 lockdown in the UK began, I was casually shooting what had started to become a bit of a project. In reality, it’s little more than me loading Lomography Metr...

15 May, 2020

Minolta XG-E Review: Takes a Lickin’ and Keeps On Tickin’ – by Aaron Gold

By Aaron Gold

In my Nikomat FT2 review, I mentioned my friend Mark who bestowed that camera upon me. Here’s the full story: One week I showed up to Mark’s office for his weekly Models and Mov...

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