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13 November, 2023

Kodak-Anastigmat Ektar 5cm f/3.5 – Retina Lens Mini Review

By Agata Urbaniak

The proliferation of mirrorless cameras paved the way for a rapid increase in vintage lens usage on digital. An average camera nowadays can, without much hassle, support practic...

10 November, 2023

Kodak Star, 60 and S30 – One City, One Film, Three 110 Cameras

By Michael Zwicky-Ross

I was given my first camera when I was seven. My grandfather’s Box Brownie. Ever since then, and I’m seventy now, I’ve collected Kodak cameras. The second one, which I bou...

6 November, 2023

Nikon D700 – a 2023 Review of a Classic Full Frame DSLR

By Hamish Gill

I used to shoot a Nikon D700 professionally as a second camera to a D3, and later a D800. The D3 was the peak of my positive relationship with Nikon, and the D800 was the last N...

3 November, 2023

Ricoh Mirai as a Semi-Professional Task Camera – Back to See “the Future”

By Chenye Xiao

“Mirai”, it’s a name that often stands for pioneering (and a high chance of failure) in the naming history of Japanese manufacturers. Unlike the BMW Z series which possesses the...

2 November, 2023

Worth the Upgrade? Reviewing the Kodak Ektar H35N’s Hip New Features: Glass Lens, Star Filter, and Bulb Shutter

By Molly Kate

The second-generation Kodak Ektar H35N dazzles and shines. Quite literally. With metallic skins and a built-in star filter, it’s clear this camera was made to stand out. Amongst...

30 October, 2023

Nikkormat FT Mini-Review – Back to Basics

By Julian Tanase

Nikomat or Nikkormat? Actually, both are ok to use, in order to describe one of the heftiest (but beautiful) cameras I have ever owned and handled. Well, apart from the Pentax 6...

28 October, 2023

Ilford Delta 3200 – a challenge accepted

By Julian Tanase

The first and last time I have shot this type of film was in 2002; the format was 8×11 (9.2mm), cut from 35mm for my Minox cameras. Not bad results, perhaps I was wrong (just a ...

27 October, 2023

Reflx Lab Light Meter Review

By Hamish Gill

The Reflx Lab light meter is a very simple shoe mount light meter with an LCD screen, 3 buttons, diminutive size and a metal body. It’s also really quite inexpensive. This is go...

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