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7 October, 2024

Sekonic Twinmate L-208 – A very versatile little light meter

By Hamish Gill

This is a review of the Sekonic Twinmate L-208. A small reflective and incident reading light meter with a design and user interface that harks back to traditional light meters....

7 October, 2024

Zeiss Ikon SW – First Impressions of this “blind” camera

By Sasha Tsyrlin

When the Zeiss Ikon SW showed up on my doorstep a couple of weeks ago I was already well versed in “blind” M or LTM mount cameras. The “blind” term refers to a Leica body withou...

4 October, 2024

Marchand Fischer Baby Camera

By Dan Cuny

Whenever my wife and I visit a foreign city, I check to see if the town or a surrounding city has a Flea Market to check out the local market of used and collectible cameras. Th...

30 September, 2024

Expired Kodak Technical Pan – a Cornucopia of Contrast

By David Smith

I’m a straight shooter. I follow the rules. If a carton of milk expires on December 16th, I bloody well drink it before the 16th. And because of this, I came to the world of exp...

30 September, 2024

Nikonos V – My Thoughts and Experiences – Is it really indestructible?

By Leonidas Germanopoulos

Seven years ago I had the misfortune of loosing all my photography gear to a wild fire. Apart from my digital kit, I had some exposed film and my beloved Nikonos V in my bag. It...

28 September, 2024

Balda Super Matic – Quirky but fun

By Keith Drysdale

Many years ago, a neighbour offered me a camera he had acquired “from a mate” for £10. I had never seen a Balda or even heard of one but it looked interesting and I ...

27 September, 2024

Viltrox 28mm f/4.5 Pancake Lens Review and Indigogo Launch

By Hamish Gill

This is the Viltrox 28mm f/4.5 Pancake Lens, it is soon to be launched on Indigogo, but I’ve been playing with the copy I have here for the last week or so. I am, I admit, a lit...

24 September, 2024

Ilford FP4 Type 517 Cine Film Review

By Simon King

Long story short, this is a high quality film at a fantastic price. Many aspects of analogue photography can feel like a compromise, from actual decisions while photographing to...

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