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16 December, 2024

Samyang Remaster Slim – a 3-for-1 Pancake Lens Review

By Hamish Gill

The Samyang Remaster Slim is possibly one of the most unusual lenses I have reviewed on this website – it’s a lens that I was more intrigued by than a great deal of the le...

13 December, 2024

Olympus Trip 35 – Shooting my black camera in Munich

By Paul Lamb

The streets of Munich were the perfect place to put my black Olympus Trip 35 to the test. There’s nothing like exploring new places to get enthusiastic about taking pictures. An...

12 December, 2024

Zhiyun Molus X60 RGB Light Review – Documenting a Daoist Idol Makers’ Workshop

By Sroyon

My phone buzzes with a text from my new friend Tze Yong. “Xuántiān Shàngdì (玄天上帝), also known as True Warrior Great Emperor (真武大帝), is a prominent deity in Taoism,...

11 December, 2024

GoPro – Treating a Action cam Like a Point & Shoot

By Sebastian Shields

GoPros seem to be something that people buy then never use, in fact I’m guilty of this myself. There’s long been an association with GoPro and the intense and dramatic action sp...

9 December, 2024

Fujifilm GA645W – medium format for mountaineering?

By Adrian Riu

All mountaineers interested in photography have compromised at some point on the photographic equipment they are willing to carry. For years, my choices were either a Ricoh GR1 ...

6 December, 2024

Rollei 35T – A compact hiking companion

By Mark Ellerby

I had been desiring a Rollei 35 for a while, after previously owning a B35 which produced some nice pictures for me but had a tendency to chew the film between sprocket holes an...

4 December, 2024

Fujica 35-SE – A review of an interesting if tatty camera

By Tony Warren

My interest in mid 20th century efforts to automate photography led to the purchase of a Fujica 35-SE. When I bought my first dSLR, a Fuji S2 Pro, Fuji were better known for the...

2 December, 2024

Kentfaith Variable ND (ND2-400) & 1/4 Black Mist and a growing love for lens filters

By Hamish Gill

I am a fan of mist filters, and have used ND (neutral density) filters a fair few times before. I’ve even crossed paths with variable ND filters. I’ve never come across a Variab...

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