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28 September, 2023

FOMA 100 Classic, and a Small Town in the Middle of Nowhere

By Geoff Chaplin

Unless there is a manufacturing problem films do not have “faults”, they have “features”. So in the review below I shall mention some of the features of this film. Let me start ...

26 September, 2023

AgfaPhoto APX 100 in Furano, Hokkaido

By Geoff Chaplin

The character on the right, Hesomaru, is the mascot of Furano. The ‘face’ is drawn on his rather large belly while is head and arms are hidden under the hat. Heso me...

22 September, 2023

Praktica BX20 – Meeting my Old Friend after 30 years, a Happy Reunion or a Disaster?

By Gideon Liddiard

I re-bought a Praktica BX20 to relive the experience of the very first 35mm SLR I bought new. My previous camera, the Praktica MTL3 I had acquired in a ‘well-loved’ ...

19 September, 2023

Minolta Dynax 9 – The 24 Year Wait for a Camera I had Put to the Back of my Mind

By NotNecessarilyAnalogue

This is perhaps a familiar story to photographers over the age of 40. I started taking pictures in the pre-digital era. The first camera that was my own was a Canon Snappy 20* &...

18 September, 2023

Minolta AF50 Big Finder Review – a Wide Angle Compact to Use Close-up

By Iain Paterson

It has a 27mm lens, is truly pocketable and has been recommended by a 35mmc contributor*; I felt compelled to try out the Minolta AF50 Big Finder. It turns out there are at leas...

16 September, 2023

CineStill 400D – A Bittersweet Review

By Azriel Knight

There are a couple of things I should preface before we get underway with my honest opinion regarding CineStill 400D, the latest colour film release by Cinestill. First off, I a...

14 September, 2023

Praktica MTL3 – Back to Film, with a Roll of Expired ‘SupaSnaps’ Film

By Gideon Liddiard

My first SLR was a Praktica MTL3, obtained from an uncle in 1990, it wasn’t my first camera, that would have been a Kodak Disc camera when I was around 10, but it was my f...

13 September, 2023

7Artisans 35mm f/1.4 Mark II Leica L-Mount Lens Mini Review

By JK LOCKWOOD

At first glance, I loved the new 7Artisans 35mm f/1.4 Mark II manual focus lens. It is available for the L-mount, Sony, Canon, and Nikon mirrorless systems. This lens absolutely...

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