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9 February, 2021

Diax L-1 Scale Focus Camera Review – by Simon Foale

By Simon Foale

This elegant little 35mm fixed-lens compact belonged to my partner’s late father. It was the last model in a relatively little-known and idiosyncratic line of cameras made in Ge...

8 February, 2021

Doomo Meter D Light Meter Review – for the “Analogue” Experience

By Hamish Gill

I seem to have fallen into a bit of a rabbit hole of shoe-mount light meters. The latest to land with me is the Doomo Meter D - a new LED readout, dial based meter that is *coug...

7 February, 2021

Skyllaney-Restored Sonnars Reunited with Their Old Rangefinder Camera – By Phil Steelandt

By Phil Steelandt

Spring 2019. One of my friends (he runs an antique shop in Ghent, Belgium) sends me a picture of a Leica IIIc with a screw mounted Sonnar with the message, "Is this something fo...

5 February, 2021

‘Project Cleansweep’ – Beyond the Post-Military Landscape of the United Kingdom – By Dara McGrath

By Dara McGrath

In late 2011 while reading a newspaper in a local pub, I came across an article stating that the Ministry of Defence had launched an investigation into 14 known sites across the...

3 February, 2021

Rollei 35S & Choosing a Film Partner for Another Pocket Camera – by Phil Calvit

By Phil Calvit

Since becoming re-interested in film shooting a couple of years ago, I’ve acquired a modest but high-quality collection of classic cameras: a Nikon FM and FE, a Mamiya M645, Oly...

2 February, 2021

Minox 35 GT-E Review – Scale Focusing a Pocket Camera – By Anton Yakovlev

By Anton Yakovlev

I want to tell you about one of my most beloved cameras. So small, so delicate, so powerful. My precious Minox 35 GT-E. This might sound like a clichéd addict introduction to a ...

1 February, 2021

Meyer Optik Gorlitz 30mm f/3.5 Lydith II (The New Version) Review

By Hamish Gill

The Lydith 30mm f/3.5 II is another remake of a remake of a classic lens from Meyer Optik Gorlitz. It’s moderately wide, fairly slow lens with a short minimum focusing distance ...

29 January, 2021

Pergear 10mm f/8 Pancake Fisheye Lens Prototype Review – By Iurii Zvonar

By yukosteel

The Pergear 10mm f/8 pancake fisheye lens sample reviewed in this article is one of the early prototypes. I received this lens for testing purpose directly from Pergear.

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