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15 July, 2025

Leica M7 – A Trial Run, and My Decision Not to Keep It

By David Pauley

15 July, 2025

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20 September, 2023

Everyday Abstracts: A Frank Benson “Splatter-work” (One-Shot Story)

By Dave Powell

In 2018, our friends Peter Engeldrum and Carol Keller invited Kate and me to spend a few days with them on Maine’s North Haven Island. It proved to be a more productive visit th...

20 September, 2023

A Walk Through Western New York Wine Country

By Anders Lewis

“When the red star bleeds and the darkness gathers, Azor Ahai shall be born again amidst smoke and salt to wake dragons out of stone.“ (George R. R. Martin, A Dance with Dragons...

19 September, 2023

Minolta Dynax 9 – The 24 Year Wait for a Camera I had Put to the Back of my Mind

By NotNecessarilyAnalogue

This is perhaps a familiar story to photographers over the age of 40. I started taking pictures in the pre-digital era. The first camera that was my own was a Canon Snappy 20* &...

18 September, 2023

NEWS: Vintage Visual to Launch IndieGoGo Campaign October 3rd for Compact Automated Film Processor

By Molly Kate

A new compact automated processor for home film developers or small labs is coming soon to IndieGoGo. Designed and created by the team from Vintage Visual, the AGO processor hel...

18 September, 2023

Minolta AF50 Big Finder Review – a Wide Angle Compact to Use Close-up

By Iain Paterson

It has a 27mm lens, is truly pocketable and has been recommended by a 35mmc contributor*; I felt compelled to try out the Minolta AF50 Big Finder. It turns out there are at leas...

17 September, 2023

360º Migration – A Video Story

By scottfotodotcom

Migration is a not a new phenomenon. But it comes to our attention regularly. News stories are abundant. From terrible tragedies at sea to local communities going to extraordina...

16 September, 2023

CineStill 400D – A Bittersweet Review

By Azriel Knight

There are a couple of things I should preface before we get underway with my honest opinion regarding CineStill 400D, the latest colour film release by Cinestill. First off, I a...

15 September, 2023

A Hike with Leica IIIC and Fomapan 400

By Julian Tanase

Perhaps you remember that 1940’s Leica IIIC, shown here in a recent article. Well, I managed to avoid using it (unsuccessfully) for several days, but in the end I succumbed to m...

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