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25 March, 2026

The Next Ascent

By Josh Baker

25 March, 2026

/ Home Developing, Kodak Double-X, Nikon FM2n, /

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24 March, 2026

A Lucky Shot with a Kiev 60 – One Shot Story

By Andrea Monti

The story behind this photo is, actually, the story of the others that I failed to take on this roll of Ferrania P30 film. Having remembered that I had a number of mid-format ro...

24 March, 2026

Harman Switch Azure

By Hamish Gill

I’m a little late to the party with the release of Harman Azure – it was launched a few weeks back, but I was out of action in the run-up so I only had a chance to shoot o...

View of city taken with Pentax Auto 110 Super

24 March, 2026

New Adventures in Lo-Fi with 110

By Ed

In 2025, with the inspiration of 35mmc, I began to explore the world of 110 gear and film. 110 as a format was developed by Kodak in the early 1970s and was immensely popular du...

23 March, 2026

Farewell to a Friend – A One Shot Story

By David Pauley

A recent spring vacation in Europe with our daughter ended in sadness with the death, back home, of our beloved dog Milo at age 14. He had been gradually failing over the past m...

23 March, 2026

Leica D-Lux 8 in India – Part One

By David Hume

The Leica D-Lux 8 has been reviewed to death, so this is not a review. It’s personal observations about how I came to buy this camera, how I didn’t bond with it at first, and ...

22 March, 2026

Contax iia – first roll and how I ended up with a couple classic cameras

By Art Meripol

As the only photographer many of my friends know, they have sometimes offered me their families no longer wanted old camera, usually another worn brownie of various odd lineage ...

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Paul Quellin on Why Do (Photo)books Matter
This seems like an admirably brave step Andrea. The whole process. This article was the first I have read on…
Gary Smith on A Lucky Shot with a Kiev 60 – One Shot Story
Thanks Andrea! The few medium format film cameras that I have are equipped with fixed lenses with the exception of…
Alan Simpson on Contax iia – first roll and how I ended up with a couple classic cameras
Yes, the lens came with the Voigtlander 28mm viewfinder. I find the camera's built-in finder for the 50mm lens too…

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