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23 December, 2022

Kodak Six-16 Camera – A Gifted Camera Experience – By Kevin Montanaro

By Kevin Montanaro

I was at work one day when a friend/client came in with something in a weathered leather case. At the end of our service he handed me the case with "and this is for you." This i...

21 December, 2022

Cinestill 400D vs Kodak Portra 400 – Film Review – By Ted Ayre

By Ted Ayre

Let’s face it, Kodak Portra 400 is the predominant colour negative film of the decade. When Fujifilm inexplicably pulled Pro400H off the market, it left Kodak to dominate the me...

19 December, 2022

Nikon (Nippon Kogaku) W-Nikkor 3.5cm f/1.8 LTM Review – a GAS killer – By Agata Urbaniak

By Agata Urbaniak

Nowadays, f/1.8 seems synonymous with entry-level. It's often a compromise between speed, size/weight, and affordability draped in plastic and aimed at budding photographers loo...

16 December, 2022

ZHong Yi Lens Turbo II Review – The Cure – By Tony Warren

By Tony Warren

According to Google Translate, “zhong yi” means “traditional Chinese medicine” and it did indeed cure one of my photographic afflictions. Around 20 years ago, at eye watering c...

14 December, 2022

Godox Lux Senior with B/W negative film – by Phil Harrison

By Phil Harrison

The photo above shows a Voigtlander Vito B with bulb flash, which was the kit I used in the 60's for my interior photos and my current camera with what looks like a very similar...

12 December, 2022

Praktica BX20 – End of the line for Pentacon – By Bob Janes

By Bob Janes

I’ve recently been shooting with a Praktica BX20, which was one of the last Praktica models produced by Pentacon before they were wound up in the wake of German unification. Th...

9 December, 2022

Mamiya C330F, and How I Turned it into a Swan – By Rene Villaroman

By RENATO VILLAROMAN

Late last year I was confined to my apartment for a week and that opened an opportunity for me to write about a 6 x 6 format camera that I have been meaning to buy for years. Th...

7 December, 2022

Voigtländer Kontur Viewfinder Review – By Tony Warren

By Tony Warren

In the post WW2 years, Voigtländer expended a great deal of effort to provide the best viewfinders for their cameras, the optical viewfinder being almost universal for popular c...

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