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Antony Gormley's "Another Time"

22 October, 2025

5 frames from freezing Margate with a Leica M5

By KoniOmegaSam

22 October, 2025

/ Kodak Film, Kodak Gold 200, Leica M5, /

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As is the case with many photographers, working a “9-5” office job often leads to the feeling of wanting to get out and explore if the opportunity arises. Sometimes, you have to create your own opportunities, rather than waiting for opportunity to...

22 October, 2025

5 Frames with Expired Soviet Svema ISO 25 at Cinevilla, Tukums, Latvia

By Felix Flores Rodriguez

22 October, 2025

/ Expired Film, Svema Film, /

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Father Time waits for no one — and that includes film. I was talking with a friend of mine, one of the last camera repairmen in Riga. More about him later — I plan to write an article about his life during the Soviet Union era. For now, let’s retu...

22 October, 2025

New Film Cameras: The Lomography MC-A and SilverBridges WideluxX

By Hamish Gill

22 October, 2025

/ Film Camera News, News, /

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Two new film cameras on the horizon, the Lomography MC-A and SilverBridges WideluxX – it’s not often we get one new film camera coming down the road, so with there being two, I thought I would give a bit of a shout out to them both in ...

22 October, 2025

Minolta a-9 – Raspberry Picking in September with a 24mm f2.8, Red 25 Filter and Rollei Retro 80s

By Ibraar Hussain

22 October, 2025

/ Minolta a-9, Minolta SLR, Rollei Film, Rollei Retro 80 S, SLR Camera, /

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It was a lovely day in early September, a month where I’m often filled with anxiety; dreading the coming Winter and the end of the brief days of fine weather of Spring and Summer, but the Summer still lingered on. The sky was blue, filled wi...

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14 October, 2023

That Time I Hacked a Canon AF35ML to Make a Loupe

By Dave Powell

WARNING: The following would be sacrilege with a working Canon AF35ML point-and-shoot. But if you happen to stumble across a “trasher,” this is a great hack for turn...

14 October, 2023

Your 2024 Film Challenge

By Azriel Knight

I have a challenge for you as we approach the new year and it’s super simple: Use just one film. No… not one roll of film, one film. I’ll explain the rules and why I am doing th...

13 October, 2023

NEWS: 7Artisans Launches Ultra Wide Aspherical 9mm F5.6 Full Frame Lens for E, RF, Z, and L Mounts

By Molly Kate

7Artisans has a new 9mm F5.6 aspherical full-frame lens out for Sony E, Canon RF, Nikon Z, and L-Mount shooters. The lens creates dramatic fields of view with its non-fisheye ul...

13 October, 2023

35mmc, Adverts, Website Issues, and a Path Forward

By Hamish Gill

When I decided to monetise this website – the point I could no longer afford to run it without monetising it – I had no idea how complex it would be. The issue seems...

13 October, 2023

A Win/Lose Tale of Making a 120 to 16mm film slitter.

By Tony Warren

This has turned out, somewhat abruptly, to be the final chapter in my investigation into 110 and reusing the cartridges. Unfortunately, it also led to the demise of my original ...

13 October, 2023

NEWS: The Battle Over 800T – Straight Answers on the CineStill Trademark Story

By Molly Kate

On October 9, 2023, Boston-based all analogue store CatLabs published a blog article titled, “We got SUED by Cinestill :(”. CatLabs shared an image of the first page of a redact...

12 October, 2023

By Geoff Chaplin

“When I admire the wonders of a sunset or the beauty of the moon, my soul expands in the worship of the creator.” Mahatma Gandhi As dusk approached I went to the local viewpoint...

12 October, 2023

5 Frames with the Leica Summicron 50 Dual Range at closest focus

By Nik Stanbridge

When I first looked into getting a film Leica, one of the factors that would influence my yes/no decision was whether I could get a 50mm lens that would focus as close (or as ne...

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