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27 December, 2019

Worried about the price of film? Some thoughts on bulk loading (and my process) – By Daniel Sigg

By Daniel Sigg

I go through quite a bit of film these days, primarily black and white 35mm and 120. I became interested in loading bulk film onto reloadable 35mm film cassettes. There was an e...

26 December, 2019

That time I adapted lenses to (rather than from) a Chaika – by Tobias Eriksson

By Flashknappen

The following endeavour was something that I thought had been tried by others, but it turns out that I think it might be something new. I recently wondered, why not adapt the Ch...

17 December, 2019

CAMERADACTYL Brancopan 35mm Panoramic Camera: A Preview with Pictures – By Ethan

By cameradactyl

I'm Ethan, I make cameras at Cameradactyl.com. A few months back I finished the initial prototypes for a new camera, the Brancopan, which is a 35mm panoramic camera that takes M...

10 December, 2019

A path from, and back to, a Yashica 40mm f/1.7 lens – by Anders Bjørn Jensen

By laminatministeren

I have been an amateur photographer since I was 13 years old (in 1982) when my first camera was a now long-since-bricked Yashica Electro 35 GX. As dead as it was though, my path...

11 October, 2019

Cosina CT-1 and its Lengthy Legacy – By Ben O’Keeffe

By Ben O'Keeffe

On an undisclosed date in September, 1979, Cosina released the CT-1 to little fanfare. After all, it was hardly a game changer. The CT-1 is a 35mm SLR with a Copal Square shutte...

12 August, 2019

That time I shot a Toyo 4×5 with a Fuji XE3 stuck to the back – By Martin Norton

By maverick118

I have shot all manner of cameras over the years, and have long had a love affair with Large Format photography, I’ve even built my own 4x5 cameras. I do admit to sometimes find...

9 August, 2019

Don’t Believe the hype – A tight-fisted photographer’s approach to compact cameras – By Tony Smith

By Tony Smith

When Hamish mentioned writing this article after a tweet I posted, I decided early on that it wasn’t going to be a review. More a fan letter to the cheap & cheerful, often overl...

5 August, 2019

That Time I Shot a Instamatic Lens on a Fuji XE-1 – by Tobias Eriksson

By Flashknappen

The Kodak Instamatic 500 might look like a common Instamatic camera. Boxy, thick, pocketable and simple, quickly loaded with a 126-film cassette. But once you take a closer look...

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