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1 July, 2025

Music in Manhattan – A One Shot Story

By Scott Ferguson

1 July, 2025

/ Ilford Delta 400, Ilford Film, Leica M3, /

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17 March, 2024

5 frames in Venice with the Leica 50mm Summicron V4 on a Leica M10

By Luke Kenny

One month after I got my street photography dream lens – the Leica 50mm Summicron Version 4 – I took it with me on a short trip to Venice. I came upon this lens soon...

16 March, 2024

7Artisans 50mm 1.8 AF – A Brand New Budget Auto Focus Lens

By Hamish Gill

The 7Artisans 50mm 1.8 AF is a brand new full frame autofocus lens. I have been beta testing and playing with pre-release versions here for a while and have been looking forward...

15 March, 2024

The Whole Roll: Ilford FP4+ at the London New Years Day Parade (2024)

By Simon King

The first roll I shot this year was exposed during the London New Years Day Parade in Central London. It was the first time I’ve had the opportunity to walk in the parade,...

15 March, 2024

Orwo Wolfen NC-500 – A Contrarian’s Perspective

By Bob Prendergast

In my life, I’ve rarely been one to succumb to peer pressure. Whatever cool new thing everyone else has, you can be sure that Bob will find a different way. When I was a teenage...

14 March, 2024

How Privacy Hysteria Killed Street-Photography

By Andrea Monti

At other times I would have dismissed this image as ‘out of focus’ and unusable. Just another missed shot caused by poor focusing technique on a fully manual film camera. Nowada...

Dave Shrewsbury - self portrait with the Minolta X-700

14 March, 2024

5 Frames with a Minolta X-700 and Tri-X

By Dave Shrewsbury

When I first got back into shooting film around 2013, the first film SLR I acquired after a brief flirtation with lomography cameras was the Minolta X-700. I got it and a couple...

13 March, 2024

A Note on the Concept of “Correct” Exposure

By Geoff Chaplin

“My camera just nails the exposure”. How often have you heard that or a similar comment from someone praising the technical abilities of their new digital camera? Bu...

13 March, 2024

A Roll of Delta 400 and the Walk to ICP

By John Pemberton

Every other year, Jenny and I visit NYC the week of Thanksgiving. It coincides with the week-long break that the university grants to students and faculty. The trip reminds me...

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