24 October, 2025
Yodica Andromeda 35mm Film in a Nikon F5
This isn’t a technical review. There are no charts, no pixel peeping, and no scientific comparisons here. What follows are simply my thoughts and impressions after shooting a ro...
24 October, 2025
Polaroid Go – First Shots, Surprisingly Okay!
I made a terrible mistake at the very start of my month-long U.S. trip this August. I left my X100F at home. Sure, I had a film SLR in my bag, but that meant weeks of waiting be...
22 October, 2025
Minolta a-9 – Raspberry Picking in September with a 24mm f2.8, Red 25 Filter and Rollei Retro 80s
It was a lovely day in early September, a month where I’m often filled with anxiety; dreading the coming Winter and the end of the brief days of fine weather of Spring and...
19 October, 2025
Agfa Agfamatic 901 E Motor — Beautifully Loud
I didn’t expect to pick up another 110 camera after the Voigtlander Vitoret 110 EL I wrote about earlier, let alone so soon after. But when I saw an unusual Agfa Agfamatic...
17 October, 2025
Voigtlander VF 135 – A Very Small Review
I must confess, right from the beginning, that for the last 40 years or so, if not even longer, I have been a rangefinder user only; I stopped using SLR cameras, and quite an ex...
15 October, 2025
Adox HR-50 and PanF in PMK Pyro
The launch of Leica Monopan 50 prompted me to buy the Adox HR-50 (the same film) and give it a try. Recommended ASA and developing time in PMK is not given so I decided to expos...
13 October, 2025
Fujica AZ-1 Review – A Swansong for M42?
Fujica didn’t make a lot of interchangeable mount 35mm SLRs, but they did make some interesting ones. From 1970, with the introduction of the ST701, they produced a series of mo...
13 October, 2025
Mr. Ding Pactcron 35mm f/1.8 Review
Mr. Ding might be one of the most discreet lens makers today, rarely releasing products under his own brand. Still, he’s the mind behind several lenses sold through other distri...
