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18 March, 2026

Viltrox Vintage Z2 TTL Flash (on a Nikon Zf) Mini-Review

By Hamish Gill

18 March, 2026

/ Flash Gun, Viltrox Flash, Viltrox Vintage Z2 TTL, /

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17 March, 2026

Yashica FR-1 – The Contax RTS for the budget-conscious

By Walter Reumkens

Hello again, dear 35mmc friends! If my research is correct, this is the first article about the Yashica SLR FR-1 in 35mmc. This shows that once again I have something more obscu...

17 March, 2026

Separate but Together – A Father/Son Journey – Part 1

By Carl Follstad

Here we are: me (left) on one of the main corners of the Ginza in Tokyo last month (Dec 2025) and Dad (right) in the summer of 1979. Somewhere near Seattle, if my memory serves....

16 March, 2026

Thypoch Simera 28mm f/1.4 ASPH on my Leica M6 – Second Guessing Myself in the Form of a Long-Term Review

By Simon King

The first question I need to ponder for this particular lens seems to be whether it’s worth no longer being able to pocket my M with it on during my commute. I am spoiled ...

15 March, 2026

Carl Zeiss Ultron 50mm 1.8 and Pentax K1 – An Empirical Field Test

By Andrea Monti

Across this set, the Carl Zeiss Ultron 50mm 1.8 performs as expected: good microcontrast and local separation, reasonably crisp edge definition where focus is placed, and a gene...

14 March, 2026

Squares vs. Rectangles in Photography

By David Pauley

My photographic archive, viewed from a certain altitude, resembles nothing more than a collection of rectangles and squares. The rectangles come from my 35mm cameras, while the ...

Old wooden structure on the shore of the Solway Firth, Cumbria, England

13 March, 2026

Twelve Months of 4×5 – A One Shot Story

By Ryan Galea

This is a one shot start to the story, so to speak… it’s of an Old wooden structure on the shore of the Solway Firth, Cumbria, England taken with an Arca Swiss 4×5 Ca...

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Ibraar Hussain on Yashica FR-1 – The Contax RTS for the budget-conscious
A very informative and enjoyable write up my friend And really like the sharp beautifully exposed with delightful colour and…
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Oh these are fun, looks like a lovely event and a perfect time to bring along a film camera!
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I love myself some Yashica kit! Thanks for this article, it appears this pretty SLR is quite capable, and the…

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