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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...

25 July, 2019

5 Frames with a No.2 Kodak Hawkeye Folding Camera Model C – By Jochen Utecht

By Jochen Utecht

Recently I stumbled across a very old brown leather bag on the flea market in the German School in Beijing. It turned out it housed an equally old camera. On the back of the cam...

15 July, 2019

That time I shot homemade red scale in a pinhole-modified Zorki 4 – By Alex Purcell

By Purcell

I guess this all started when James Guerin of RealitySoSubtle posted some photos taken with one of his 0.1mm pinholes, on a digital APSc camera. Until then, despite having tried...

10 July, 2019

Russian Slide Projector lens modification – By Stuart Jenkins

By Stuart Jenkins

'Sharp lenses' and 'cheap lenses' is a Venn diagram with a very small intersection. In search of such a short-telephoto lens for equestrian photography, I started looking at the...

5 July, 2019

That time I shot freelensing with a Camedia D-435 and an Olympus OM 50mm – by Charles Higham

By Charles Higham

At the bottom of John Scott's fun gaffa tape pinhole lens post is Hamish's invitation for contributors to a new series entitled "That time I shot with a...". Essentially, any so...

1 July, 2019

That time I shot with a Mamiya Press lens strapped to a Sony A7Rii – By Martin Ellard

By martinellard

I started collecting parts for a summer project with my son. I’ve been wanting to build a Goodman 3D printed medium format camera for a while and finally took the plunge on orde...

24 June, 2019

That time I made the Sonblad – The Poor Man’s Hasselblad CFV II – by Simon Forster

By Simon Forster

Got to love those guys and gals at Hasselblad as they have just announced a second generation digital back for possibly the most iconic camera ever made. Click here to watch the...

Leonel Leyva C on Oxidorphines – the decaying beauty of corrosion
You have very good technique, and your photos are full of color. The images of people are also very good,…
RichardH on Agfa Ultra 100 and Agfa Ultra 50 with a Contax G2 and Rolleiflex 6008i – The Perfect Summer Holiday Films
Ibraar: Thank you for posting these wonderful photos. The images from the Isle of Purbeck are sublime. I enjoy the…
Danilo Leonardi on A Terrace with a View – A One Shot Story.
Thanks, Jeffery. Wonderful comment! I was only a frequent visitor, but I suppose with the sea so close, the island…

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