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10 September, 2016

Contax TVS Review – The ‘Executive’ Compact Zoom – By Eddy

By Eddy

The Contax TVS is a fancy compact zoom camera from the mid nineties. Its body is made out of Titanium, it has a really nice Zeiss Vario-Sonar zoom lens and a good range of sensi...

27 August, 2016

Hasselblad Xpan with a Nikon 35mm PC shift lens – FAQ

By Hamish Gill

A week or so ago I shot a quick test roll through the Hasselblad Xpan II with a Nikon 35mm PC lens attached to the front of it. I had a lot of questions about that set up, so I ...

25 August, 2016

Kodak Ektar 100 Vs Portra 400 In Greece – By Aukje

By Aukje

After shooting 13 rolls of Kodak Portra 400 I thought it was time to give Ektar a try, as was suggested by some people who read my previous posts. A couple of weeks ago I loaded...

22 August, 2016

Leica M8 Review – A simple, digital, rangefinder

By Hamish Gill

Released a decade ago, the M8 was Leica's first digital rangefinder. By the standards of most people, this thing is now old technology; it's long in the tooth, many times supers...

20 August, 2016

Contax G2 Review – The Gobi Desert – by Nicholas Koh

By Nicholas Koh

I sold off my Leica M6 to fund the purchase of the G2. Why did I switch from the M6, widely considered one of the best film cameras money could buy, to the G2?

16 August, 2016

Leica Barnack Cameras – In praise of the early compact Leicas – By Frank Lehnen

By Frank Lehnen

I've owned my Leica IIIa for about 4 months now, and it has never stopped giving me pleasure in photography.

15 August, 2016

Leica M8 – How important is the use of a CCD in the look of the photos?

By Hamish Gill

How important is the use of a CCD in the look of Leica M8 photos?

5 August, 2016

Konica Genba Kantoku 28WB Review – “The Guv” – by Ray Yee

By yeer31

When I was young, I was given a Tonka toy truck. Sold as being were indestructible, a four year old me took this as a challenge and duly tested this out by placing said truck un...

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