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19 February, 2021

GAF Versapan (135) – Another Expired Film Treasure – by Andrew Morang

By Kodachromeguy

Oh oh, trouble: I had film GAS. In spring of 2020, a friend gave me a cooler full of GAF Versapan 4×5" film packs. He had stored them in freezers since the 1960s. They proved t...

17 February, 2021

Talking with Teachers – A Photography and Zine Project – By David Marshall

By filmbum81

Back in Summer 2019 I started interviewing and photographing teachers, creating homemade zines to give out. It’s something I’d done before with poetry but never with photography...

16 February, 2021

TTArtisan 50mm f/0.95 ASPH review – by Vincent Bihler

By vincentbihler

This is a review of the TTArtisan 50mm f/0.95, both on film and digital. Those interested in affordable alternatives to German brands probably already know about TTArtisan. This...

11 February, 2021

Asahi Pentax 6×7 and my Four Points Project – By Rick Davy

By rd

After recently acquiring my Pentax 6x7, I already had a pre-planned road trip in place so it was inevitable that I'd take it along with me to give it a full on road test. I had ...

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...

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