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5 September, 2022

SmallRig 1.55X Anamorphic Lens, iPhone Cage and Grip Review

By Hamish Gill

It’s a bit of a left field review for me this one. I’m not really a fan of shooting photos or video with my mobile phone, nor do I shoot video as a hobby but when Smallrig got i...

29 August, 2022

Godox Lux Senior Flash – Street Portraits and First Impressions – by Sroyon

By Sroyon

Last month we reported on the release of two new Godox flashes with a distinctive, retro look: the Lux Senior and Lux Junior. I like using flash, and I like Godox as a company –...

26 August, 2022

Nikon Micro-NIKKOR 55mm f/2.8 AI-S – Now, then and always? – By Clifton Dowell

By Clifton Dowell

A 30-year-old, hand-me-down Nikon lens recently bit the dust and I decided to replace it. Surprisingly, the exact model I was replacing is still available today. Try doing that ...

23 August, 2022

“Elliott Erwitt: Silence Sounds Good” review – By Neil Milton

By Neil Milton

"Can I ask you a question?" So opens Adriana López Sanfeliu's reflective, affectionate portrait of her friend and mentor Elliott Erwitt. A question of a question. A fitting, sub...

15 August, 2022

Ricoh Mirai & Olympus AZ-4 Zoom Review – Fraternal Twins – By David Tellet

By David Tellet

Ah the 1980's when cars and cameras still had edges and when certain camera companies had the courage to design and produce unusual cameras. Case in point are these fraternal tw...

8 August, 2022

Leica Digital-Modul-R Review – ‘R’ You Ready for This? – My Passion Camera System – By Jarrod Sams

By Jarrod Sams

Picture it! Cullowhee 2005. I was amidst my second year in college. It was also at this time that I was rediscovering my joy for photography. Going to school in the Smokey M...

5 August, 2022

Kodak Ektar H35 Review – Cheap Thrills with a Very Simple Camera – By Eric L. Woods

By Eric

Full disclosure: The Kodak Ektar H35 is right up my alley. Why? I like inexpensive, minimalist, rudimentary cameras. This usually consists of older, low level gear like your odd...

1 August, 2022

Nikonos V as Rugged Travel Camera – a Retrospective By Simon Foale

By Simon Foale

I first encountered the legendary Nikonos cameras in January 1983, when, as a freshly qualified SCUBA diver I spent a couple of weeks diving with family friend Rob Van der Loos,...

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Danai on Street Photography in Old Delhi with Double-X, Tri-X, and Ultramax
Glad you like the shots. I agree your sentiment that Double X is a splendid tourist film with cinematic feel.…
Danai on Street Photography in Old Delhi with Double-X, Tri-X, and Ultramax
This was the first time I tried pushing Ultramax and have since only accidentally tried it another time by forgetting…
Michael Jardine on Street Photography in Old Delhi with Double-X, Tri-X, and Ultramax
These are great- Double-X is splendid 'tourist film' I have found: it seems to catch the action in an, erm,…

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