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20 January, 2026

In Terms of “Terms”, and Giving, Taking, or Harvesting a Photograph

By Simon King

20 January, 2026

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27 December, 2023

If Your Vintage Camera Lacks Strap Lugs, Try This!

By Dave Powell

Only when I began preparing to review my Ansco Super Memar camera for 35mmc did I notice that the camera lacks “lugs” for attaching neck straps. I could carry it in a belly bag ...

27 December, 2023

5 Frames with “WP-Tech 100” and a repaired XA2

By Chad Hill

A few years ago I was gifted an XA2 via my local Buy/Nothing group after a bunch of people who were offered it first changed their minds when they realized it wasnt a digital ca...

26 December, 2023

Life-like Finders and Photo-like Finders Part 1: The L–P spectrum

By Sroyon

“The camera is just a light-tight box.” If you spend time on photography websites and forums, you’ve probably encountered this dictum before – often as an admo...

24 December, 2023

A Bout of GAS, and a Rediscovered Pentax Q7

By Hamish Gill

I took my Pentax Q7 for a couple of Christmassy evenings out in town with the kids in the run up to Christmas. I took it out because it ended up finding its way to being the clo...

23 December, 2023

Minolta Dynax 9xi – That difficult second ‘Pro’ AF SLR

By Bob Janes

This is a review of the Minolta Dynax 9xi (aka Minolta Maxxum/Alpha 9xi, hereafter referred to as the Dynax 9xi). It was Minolta’s second ‘professional’ Autofo...

22 December, 2023

NEWS: IUTD Studios Transparent 35mm Film Camera with 28mm Lens Now Available

By Molly Kate

IUTD Studios launched a new 35mm film camera that sets itself apart from others at first glance with one feature, it’s transparent. The inner workings of the ‘To Be Contin...

22 December, 2023

The Whole Roll – Weekend in Northern Quebec

By Rachael

This roll of film was taken in northern Quebec, during a weekend road trip. I had wanted to see Tadoussac for a number of years but had not found time until this summer. I drove...

22 December, 2023

Rene Selection 5207 – Trying out an Incredible film for my #filmstocktryouts project

By Darren Fielding

Being new to film photography and the wonderfully complicated world of film stocks, I decided, like any semi-sane human male would, to dive really deep into the thick of things ...

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Roger on High Risk, High Reward (or, Against Spray and Pray)
Thanks for the thoughtful comments. Surely another exception is some nature photography. Does anyone, however familiar with the bird’s behaviour,…
Ron on In Terms of “Terms”, and Giving, Taking, or Harvesting a Photograph
Well put Mr. King. In criticizing the original article, I merely called it “hogwash”. You, oh so eloquently tore the…
Simon King on In Terms of “Terms”, and Giving, Taking, or Harvesting a Photograph
Thank you David!

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