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Indoor Training -Helicopter rescue with winch

28 October, 2025

Unique Mountain Rescue Training Hall near Munich – and my Ricoh GR III Impressions

By Jens

28 October, 2025

/ Ricoh GRiii, /

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As both a physician and an enthusiastic amateur photographer, my visit in May 2025 to the training hall of the mountain rescue service in Bad Tölz/Gaißach, about 50 km south of Munich in Germany, was an unforgettable highlight. The continuing medi...

Featured image of Canon AE-1 Program

28 October, 2025

My Introduction to Fillm Photography

By Randy Castillo

28 October, 2025

/ Finding Film Photography, /

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My introduction into photography began many years ago around 2015 or 2016 with a Sony digital a5000. A small compact APS-C camera I purchased from Best Buy for a whopping $400! Around this time, I knew nothing about photography. Absolutely nothing...

28 October, 2025

There’s more to the garden than the BBQ – A tale of four cameras and a deadly ladder.

By Simon Bohrsmann

28 October, 2025

/ Flora Photograpy, /

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Don’t get me wrong, I love my BBQ. In the summer it smokes and sizzles with all kinds of marinated goodies getting a good char. But a garden needs cheer as well, and that comes from the erratically planted plants which can be divided into ed...

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24 July, 2023

NEWS: Reflx Lab Releases Affordable Shoe Mount Light Meter

By Molly Kate

The company bringing some of the most affordable deals on analogue film today has added a light meter to its product line. Reflx Lab’s new Light Meter comes in black or silver, ...

24 July, 2023

NEWS: Fujifilm Reopens Domestic Orders for 35mm and 120 Film But Raises Prices

By Molly Kate

Fujifilm has released an update regarding film availability and prices on its Japanese website’s notice board. The announcement published in June 2023 primarily concerns t...

24 July, 2023

Minolta X-300 Review – The Last Manual Focus SLR

By Bob Janes

In clearing out my late father’s stuff, I came across quite a few cameras. Dad was an instrument maker and specialized in optics. He used to buy up cameras out of ‘bargain bins’...

23 July, 2023

5 Frames with my newly acquired Pentax 67

By Anil Mistry

Well, all roads would eventually lead here. I knew it in my gut. My dalliance with different film cameras and a desire for a certain quality took me past 35mm shooters with dece...

22 July, 2023

NEWS: Kolari Vision Launches Kolari Shades – Sunglasses for Photographers by Photographers

By Molly Kate

Photographers often find themselves outdoors when working or creating so therefore on sunny days, a good pair of sunglasses is essential. Now, there are countless options out th...

22 July, 2023

What my first portfolio review was like

By Joseph Irvin

In a nutshell: it was like a boxing match between me and the world, or perhaps between me and my ego. I’m unsure at this point which, because I’ve now taken so many...

21 July, 2023

Contax G2 – The Finest Camera Ever to See my Minds Eye

By Ibraar Hussain

Back in 2005 I had just started getting back into shooting Film and had bought a Minolta Dynax 5 to accompany my Konica Minolta 7D DSLR. What I then wanted was a Leica – almost ...

20 July, 2023

NEWS: Negative Supply Launches the 4×5 Light Source Pro Upgrade at Lower Price

By Molly Kate

On the heels of the recent Basic Film Carrier 35 MK2 announcement, today Negative Supply introduces a new pro-level light source called the 4×5 Light Source Pro. Intended t...

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