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22 September, 2020

MS-Optics Converted Yashica T4 35mm f/3.5 Tessar – The Hunt for the Commute Camera pt.1 – By Hern Tan

By Hern Tan

My very first barn-find Yashica T5 had proven itself to be a stinker. First it made a heck of a racket every time it took a picture, and the lag between pressing the shutter but...

21 September, 2020

Nine Homemade Cameras: Pinhole Adventures Part 1 – by Sroyon

By Sroyon

Aren't humans amazing. We develop sophisticated technology – high-resolution sensors, superfast lenses – to record images. But we also make, and express ourselves with, the simp...

18 September, 2020

Vivitar PZ3815 DB – It Gets the Job Done – By Thang Nguyen

By Thang Nguyen

If you have ever gotten a hand on a Vivitar compact 35mm camera, there’s a high chance that it’s a rebranded from other brands. The camera I am reviewing today is no different: ...

17 September, 2020

Disposable Camera Holiday Snaps – Moments of Truth (Part Two) – By Brian Nicholls

By MrSnappy

Why would someone with a brace of half decent cameras even consider buying a disposable camera? I pondered over this question as I emerged from a photographic shop in the city ...

16 September, 2020

Olympus Mju-mini Digital – The OTHER Mju – By Orkhan Abbasov

By Orkhan Abbasov

Many years ago when I was a child I saw a TV ad publicizing a very small and beautiful Olympus Mju-mini Digital. The design of this camera stuck somewhere deep inside my brain, ...

15 September, 2020

Macro Converter Lens – for “Broadening Photography Skills on the Cheap” – By Salman Rameli

By salmanrameli

“Here, your father bought you this at the airport during transit” said my uncle one evening way back in 2013. My father, my uncle, and my cousin went to a mining company in Born...

14 September, 2020

Asahi Pentax Spotmatic F Review – A Class Act – By Bob Janes

By Bob Janes

Before I get to talking abou the specifics of the Pentax Spotmatic F, I want to take you back to 1979 when I was a teenager, my brother’s first son was born. Mum, Dad and I went...

14 September, 2020

Pentax 77mm Limited Review – The Joy of a Short Tele Lens

By Hamish Gill

Not so long ago I picked up the Pentax 77mm Limited f/1.8 lens on a bit of a whim. I’d bought the 43mm f/1.9 Limited a few weeks before and was impressed, so when the 77 surface...

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David Hume on 10 Frames – A Whole Pack of Polaroid SX70 – Venice 1995 #FullRollFriday by David Hume
Thanks David; that's very kind. Yes, I am grateful to have rediscovered these, and am also happy that in finding…
David Pauley on Still, Like Yesterday – One Shot Story
Thanks for sharing both of your recent posts, Eagle -- the photos and especially the text. Your assertion about the…
David Hume on 10 Frames – A Whole Pack of Polaroid SX70 – Venice 1995 #FullRollFriday by David Hume
Thanks Geoff - your very generous comments are much appreciated. Cheers!

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