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7 July, 2018

Yashica Ninja Star II AF-J2 Review – Thoughts on Salvage (NSFW) – Pedro Trevino’s P&S Journal #2

By Pedro Trevino

The The Yashica Ninja Star II AF-J2 isn’t my first Yashica. Early last year I found an odd plastic camera I hadn’t heard of: a Kyocera P. Mini 2. At the time, I was unawar...

1 July, 2018

35mm Accessory Viewfinder for the Budget Conscious / The Wonders of 3D Printing

By Hamish Gill

In the last few years there seems to have been loads of innovation around the democratisation of manufacturing, with 3D printing being - at least to me - almost the poster-boy f...

30 June, 2018

Zeiss Ikonta 524/2 review – Slow the working down – By Oliver Clarke

By Oliver

I recently discovered this beautiful Ikonta 524/2 in a box at my parents’ house. At first I dismissed it, as I thought it would be too much hassle finding /re-spooling the right...

27 June, 2018

Olympus Mju II Zoom 80 Panorama Review – by Ken Hindle-May

By Ken Hindle-May

A Sunday morning. A tabletop sale. An Olympus camera case catches my eye. It’s about the right size and shape. I sidle over, pick it up. Act casual, act casual. I open it and…it...

24 June, 2018

Panasonic GH2 and 25mm f/1.7 – A new camera for the vlog

By Hamish Gill

I recently started vlogging via my Patreon page, and in doing so found myself with a need for a camera, microphone and screen set up that allowed me decent quality without break...

24 June, 2018

EditorKeys Lightroom Keyboard Cover mini-review

By Hamish Gill

I rarely bother people for loans of things to review, but scrolling through Instagram I found my eye caught by the EditorKeys Lightroom keyboard cover. I like Lightroom a lot, I...

23 June, 2018

Pentax Zoom 105 Super Review – By Pedro Trevino

By Pedro Trevino

Some context: I started negotiating yard sales, thrift stores, Craigslist, and auctions for point-and-shoot cameras in March 2017, a month after Ren Hang’s death. The idea was t...

16 June, 2018

Contax T Review – My Final Word in Pocket Cameras – by Hern Tan

By Hern Tan

For far too long, I’ve been looking in the wrong place for my ideal resident for my pants pocket. I’ve gone through a Nikon 28Ti, Contax T2, and more recently a Rollei 35SE and ...

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