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24 December, 2018

Panomicron Oxygen review – A 3D Printed Hasselblad Xpan Alternative

By Hamish Gill

I’ve recently bought myself a Panomicron Oxygen - a panoramic 35mm film camera that’s the same format as the Hasselblad Xpan, but at a fraction of the price. It might not be as ...

3 December, 2018

Which Film Camera Should I Buy? A Guide to Anyone Asking This Question

By Hamish Gill

In this post you will find out why I don’t know the answers to the question "what camera should I buy?". You WIll also find out why I don’t make specific recommendations for par...

27 November, 2018

Adding Manual Shutter Speeds to the Yashica Electro 35 Series Cameras – by BY CAMERADACTYL (Ethan)

By cameradactyl

I have been filling my kickstarter orders for the last month for the CAMERADACTYL 4x5 Field Camera, which has imprisoned me in my own house, a victim of my own mild success, bab...

23 October, 2018

How to Calibrate a Canon P Rangefinder (in my case, for use with Soviet lenses) – by Cameradactyl (Ethan)

By cameradactyl

I am a fan of quirky old soviet cameras. I have had, loved, and broken a few Zorki 4 cameras over the years, and I love their lenses. I own Jupiter 8, 9 and 12 lenses (50mm f2...

20 October, 2018

A Mamiya 67 instant camera, or: Creating the Maminstax – By Victor Doroshenko

By vzzdor

The first time I saw Mamiya RB67, it was love at first sight. It was a chance coincidence that we met at all, on the net, as usual, without seeing each other in person. And, as ...

16 October, 2018

Schneider 45mm f/2.8 Xenar to Leica M mount Conversion – By Ellis Ley

By ellisley

I had a request from my friend Ollie to look into some possible donor cameras he had to make a new conversion. The final lens can be seen above, but the pre-existing parts and ...

14 September, 2018

A Tour of my Darkroom and some notes for setting up yours – By Dan Castelli

By Dan Castelli

For more than 40 years, taking photographs has been more than a hobby for me. It’s how I react to the things I see around me as I go about my day. I can’t explain why I react to...

6 September, 2018

Scanning from the emulsion; getting the most out of a flatbed scanner – By David Narbecki

By David Narbecki

I was asked recently my opinions around what I think is the best way to scan a large collection of slides? I replied by suggesting that they should have a lab scan it and not to...

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…
Jeffery Luhn on A Terrace with a View – A One Shot Story.
Danilo, I enjoyed the photo and the write up! Thanks! It certainly looks like a tropical location in your photo.…
Ibraar Hussain on Agfa Ultra 100 and Agfa Ultra 50 with a Contax G2 and Rolleiflex 6008i – The Perfect Summer Holiday Films
Thanks Gary Forget how it looks, how doesn’t feel? Someone once said The colours really suit these types of fine…

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