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17 February, 2026

Pentacon 50mm 1.8 and Nikon Z5 – An Empirical Field Test

By Andrea Monti

This field-test is, as the others I have published here, absolutely subjective, empirical and lacking any scientific basis. Since I couldn’t find anything interesting to photogr...

16 February, 2026

Minolta Dynax 9 (Maxxum 9/Alpha 9) – Three Steps to Heaven

By Bob Janes

This is a review of the Minolta Dynax 9. It was Minolta’s third (and last) ‘professional’ Autofocus system SLR. At the time, Minolta used different brandings in Asia (Alpha), Eu...

15 February, 2026

DIY Twin Lens Reflex Camera Kit Review

By Charles Young

This cheap camera kit is both low in price AND quality! Related product names, reviews, and photo galleries are given below. It is advertised on several URLs and has been appear...

Leica IIIa with Voigtländer Heliar 40mm f2.8

13 February, 2026

Leica IIIa – Buying a Barnack Leica and enjoying it visiting Castles in the Loire Valley

By PASCAL

I must admit, I am a bit of a collector. Some time ago, I had a 1976 Triumph Spitfire and a 1991 Mini Cooper. I sold the two because I did not have enough opportunity to drive t...

11 February, 2026

Leica Lens List – The One-Stop Place for Leica rangefinder shooters

By LeicaLensList

One year ago, in October 2024 I was looking for Leica M lenses for the Leica M2 I bought earlier in the year. A lot of the information was scattered and I had to visit many webs...

10 February, 2026

Attaching accessories to TLRs

By Adrian Riu

This post may be useful for newcomers to twin-lens reflex (TLR) cameras who wish to extend the capabilities of their classic machines. It describes some TLR accessories that I f...

9 February, 2026

Camp Snap Camera – A Simple and Fun Everyday Carry

By Joy Celine Asto

With the enduring popularity of compact cameras — both film and digital — there’s never a better time to get one (or a few) of these pocketable photo companions. We’re now so sp...

7 February, 2026

Preserving your Photographs – My journey through Self-Publishing ‘BLACK and LIGHT’ books

By Tony Roman

I am a long-time photo enthusiast, and I have amassed a lifetime of 35mm black and white photos. These 250,000 photos are stored on my computer and Cloud services. It recently o...

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