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6 November, 2025

Kodak Tri-X 400 or Ilford HP5+ 400 who? when? where?

By Giacomo Cecot

6 November, 2025

/ Ilford Film, ilford HP5+, Kodak Film, Kodak Tri-X, /

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There were several options for black and white films back in the day. There has been a period a few years ago when suddenly the options were limited and the films sometimes hard to come by, especially for analog-camera-enthusiasts living outside m...

7Artisans 35mm 1.8 AF

6 November, 2025

7Artisans 35mm 1.8 AF (Z Mount) Review

By Hamish Gill

6 November, 2025

/ 35mm Lens, 7Artisans 35mm 1.8 AF, Mirrorless Lens, Wide-Angle Lens, /

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As part of my transition from Sony to Nikon for my primary digital camera I am going to be testing a few more lenses from the budget end of the market. The next one the list is this, the surprisingly interesting 7Artisans 35mm 1.8 AF. I have menti...

Lockdown 2025

6 November, 2025

By Geoff Chaplin

6 November, 2025

/ Landscape Photography, SmartPhone Camera, /

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We got back in the afternoon having spent several days in Osaka – for the centre of Hokkaido it was a reasonable temperature, around 9 degrees (48 in old money), but in the evening the weather was horrible, heavy rain and a storm. The house was co...

Minolta X700 SLR with two lenses and old camera bag.

6 November, 2025

5 Frames at Penmon Point

By Nic

6 November, 2025

/ Ilford Film, ilford FP4+, Minolta X-700, /

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A trip to north Wales provided a long overdue opportunity for some ‘proper’ photography. To me that means picking up my camera and going out with the sole purpose of creating photographic images, as distinct from a walk or a visit with the camera...

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10 December, 2023

NEWS: Bi-weekly News Round-Up – December 10, 2023

By Molly Kate

This post and video bring together all of the latest news stories we have shared from the last few weeks. If you want to read the individual articles in full detail, then head t...

10 December, 2023

AI, TV, VHS, IC, CD, DVD, EV, ICV and all the rest.

By Tony Warren

Currently isolated with my first bout of covid, to pass the time I have been reading various articles relating to developments in photographic technology (and playing with Affin...

9 December, 2023

Where is the Heidelberg? – with Canonet GIII QL17 and Fomapan 400

By Reyazul Haque

I did not know where the city of Heidelberg was until I reached there. I knew it was somewhere. As I was growing up, I read a poem by Allama Iqbal that he had written on the ban...

8 December, 2023

NEWS: Analog Cafe Founder Creates Edible Instant Pinhole Camera from Gingerbread

By Molly Kate

Analog Cafe’s Dmitri Tcherbadji is in the news again this week but this time it’s for his unique holiday creation, an instant pinhole camera made from gingerbread with a sugar g...

8 December, 2023

The Cirkut-Holga: A toy slitscan panorama camera

By Chad Hill

Last year, a friend sent me an article about someone using a 100 year old Cirkut camera to make amazing contact-printed panoramic photos on 8 inch wide paper. I hadn’t known any...

7 December, 2023

Dream Grieving, Photograph Weaving

By Simon King

For my usual documentary work when it comes the time to actually put the puzzle pieces together I find they fit together better and better the more projects I work on. A finishe...

7 December, 2023

Film Ferrania P30 in Finland with a Leica M3

By Sroyon

“Five Frames of Film Ferrania in Finland” would have been a good title for this post, but I wanted to share a few more than five. “Five Frames of Film Ferrania...

6 December, 2023

NEWS: AstriHori Announces Full-Frame 28mm F13 2X Macro Lens with a Waterproof Periscope Probe

By Molly Kate

AstriHori has announced a new full-frame macro periscope probe lens for Sony E, Nikon Z, Canon RF and EF, and Leica L and L Cinema mounts. The 28mm F13 2X magnification lens can...

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