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23 January, 2019

Balda Baldessa 1b – a mini-review – By Cameradactyl (Ethan)

By cameradactyl

I love cameras, big and small. I build a bunch of pretty large ones at cameradactyl.com. But when I go out lugging a 4x5 or 8x10 I also like to take along a tiny camera in my ba...

21 January, 2019

Cosmic 35 Review – and a multiple exposure project – By Dale Willetts

By Dale Willetts

I have something of a fascination with with "Soviet" cameras. I have a couple of Feds, A couple of Lubitels, My Zorki 4k that I've written about here and way more Zenits than an...

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...

7 January, 2019

Yashica Y35 Review – it’s not for us hoity-toity elitist film photographers, you know!?

By Hamish Gill

The Yashica Y35 is without doubt one of the most controversial products to have hit the analogue photography community in the last year or so. Of course, it’s not analogue, so w...

5 January, 2019

Nikon S2 Review – Upstart Rival to the Leica M3 – By Steven Bleistein

By Steven Bleistein

In 2015 when I decided I wanted to give film photography a try, it was the Leica M3 rangefinder that intrigued me the most. However, at the time I did not feel I was ready to pl...

4 January, 2019

Asahi Takumar 24mm Lens on a Leica M2 – by Andrew Morang

By Kodachromeguy

When I travel overseas and need to pack light, I often take my Leica M2 rangefinder camera with compact 35mm and 50mm f/2.0 Summicron lenses (along with light meter, filters, an...

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