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16 September, 2025

A third of a roll with a Pentax Spotmatic F and Kentmere Pan 200

By Bob Janes

16 September, 2025

/ Kentmere 200, Kentmere Film, Pentax Spotmatic F, /

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20 March, 2024

Nikon F4 Review – A Design Revolution

By Robert Gulley

Some cameras are ergonomic and have a continuity of style with other cameras in a given system. This has been true basically since the beginning of mass-produced cameras of almo...

19 March, 2024

What Does ‘Professional’ Mean in Photography?

By Andrea Monti

Pro’ is the photographer’s blessing and curse. It is the status we all – well, many of us – aspire to. It is the marketing gimmick created by the exploit...

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19 March, 2024

5 Frames with the Sony DSC-V3 – In Search of Lost CCD Sensors.

By Sebastian Bustamante

If cameras were madeleine cakes and Proust a photographer, then perhaps CCD compact cameras would be that memory trigger that provoked longing for his childhood. Tired metaphors...

18 March, 2024

Contax RTS II and a roll of Expired Provia

By Ibraar Hussain

Damn I love this camera! Sometimes I caress and stroke it, touch every surface and the lovingly pack it away again. Then I get love sick and take it out again! A shame I donR...

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...

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