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3 September, 2021

Texet TX-500 review – Fake Autoexposure Compact ? – by Rock

By Rock

I'm guessing that no-one, or hardly anyone, has heard of the Texet TX-500. From the mid 1980s? What about the Premier PC-500? It's the same camera. It also goes under a Wizen br...

30 August, 2021

Sony A7iii Mini-Review – Finding the Darkside

By Hamish Gill

It’s taken me 3 generations of Sony full frame mirrorless cameras to get used to the things, but I can now quite comfortably say that I’ve found a certain amount of peace with t...

27 August, 2021

Panasonic GF1 & 7Artisans 18mm – My Analog Point & Shoot Experience Digital Camera – By Frankie Bina

By Frankie Bina

I love the simplest point & shoot film cameras. Take a Holga or some cheap disposable/reusable model and just go enjoy shooting. They are so easy to use, so hard to master, so m...

24 August, 2021

Pergear 60mm f/2.8 Prototype (Fuji X mount) – Review by Iurii Zvonar

By yukosteel

Today I’m sharing my impressions on Pergear 60mm F2.8 lens in Fuji X mount. The sample was provided by Pergear in April, and it is an early prototype. I also had time to shoot w...

20 August, 2021

Zeiss Distagon 50mm CF f/4 FLE – The Most “Manual” Lens I Know – By Marco Fantin

By Marco Fantin

The Hasselblad Zeiss Distagon 50mm CF f/4 FLE is a wide-angle lens for the Hasselblad V system (Hasselblad 500 C/M, SWC, etc.). In my opinion, this lens embraces the essence of ...

19 August, 2021

Olympus OM10 – It’s Not You, It’s Me – By Jay Ridsdale

By Jay

Purchased for around £50 complete with a Miranda 28-70mm zoom lens, I never loved the Olympus OM10 and by the time we parted company I doubt it was all that fond of me. The came...

17 August, 2021

Cannonmate AE 808 – Shooting a very fake “Canon” – By Karl Gustavsson

By Karl Gustavsson

Some film cameras are cheap. There is no doubt about it. Sure, you can but a Leica or a Hasselblad for a small fortune but it is fully possible to buy a great camera that suits ...

15 August, 2021

Ilford HP5 and a First Experiment at 3200 – by Jonathan Slater

By Jonathan Slater

Minolta's SRT series is regarded as something of a classic for good reason - they're beautifully tactile in the hands, make sounds that you can find videos dedicated to on YouTu...

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