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Gear Reviews & Experiences

25 June, 2017

Hasselblad Xpan-ii – A personal review – The dream that didn’t come true

By Hamish Gill

I had high hopes for the Hasselblad XPan-ii, I genuinely felt that it had the potential to provide me with a unique perspective, that it might challenge my framing, enable me to...
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18 June, 2017

Jupiter-3 Review – Experiences with a flawed copy – Finding my Perfect Classic Sonnar – PT7

By Hamish Gill

Through this path to find the perfect classic Sonnar I'm fast coming to the conclusion that all I'm actually doing is simply collecting Sonnars. I have no less than 8 already, 9...
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17 June, 2017

Smena 8M Review – Sometimes you just have to play – By Carlos Argott

By C. Argott

In photography, as in life, it is easy to take ourselves too seriously. Once you go beyond being a simple snapshot photographer and move unto the realm of finer craftsmanship, t...
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10 June, 2017

Leica 90mm f/2.8 Elmarit-M Review – closing the door on modern Leica lenses (in favour of Zeiss)

By Hamish Gill

I've gone off Leica glass - the newer stuff at least. I touched on this in a roundabout way in my 28mm Elmarit-M review, but since then it's become ever more clear to me that it...
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3 June, 2017

Jupiter-8 – fluked success at modification – Finding my Perfect Classic Sonnar – PT6

By Hamish Gill

In the last post in this series I talked bout how viable it is to use an unmodified Jupiter-8 on a Leica rangefinder - following on from that, I thought I might like to find out...
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29 May, 2017

Disposable cameras – Reflections on my early use – by Tobias Eriksson

By Flashknappen

Taking a good or great picture with a single use is really all about composition. Other parameters, like light or contrasts, are in the hands of the lab. Motion blur is often in...
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28 May, 2017

Kodak Retinette 1A Review – A compact piece of Kodak History – by Carlos Argott

By C. Argott

Introduced in 1939, the Retinette was one of these cameras, designed to be a cheaper alternative to the more famous Retina series, it is still a very capable camera and much mor...
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28 May, 2017

Tips and a DIY tool for film loading using a 35mm Paterson Tank System – guest post by Guy

By GW

Following on from the Parallax review of the Paterson reel system, I thought I would share a few quick tips and a little home made device a use for helping load one. This might ...
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