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11 July, 2026

Digital B&W … … with filters?

By Geoff Chaplin

11 July, 2026

/ Camera Theory, Lens Filter, /

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6 July, 2026

Light Lens Lab 35mm f1.4 ASPHERICAL Review

By vincentbihler

Some lenses have always held a special appeal for me: compact wide angles and fast moderate wides. Among them, one lens stands above all others. I can safely say that my favouri...

Panning motion blur as the bride and groom enter the wedding reception. Shot on Ilford HP5 plus film.

5 July, 2026

Why I take imperfect wedding photographs with a Leica film camera

By Simon Atkins

My introduction to film photography was towards the end of the 1980’s when I got a job working in the darkrooms of a daily newspaper. The standard way to become a press ph...

Mamiya 7ii with 65mm f/4 lens on white background © Sam Westenskow

4 July, 2026

5 Frames along the Oregon Coast with the Mamiya 7ii and Kodak Ektachrome E100

By Sam Westenskow

My foray into photography began five years ago when I bought my first camera: a humble Canon AE-1. I’ve since sold the AE-1 in favor of my beloved Nikon FM2n (I really wasn’t to...

3 July, 2026

Walking Underground Space – How Photographing Stations Shape the Way We See

By Danilo Leonardi

It began with a slight drop in the stomach, not fear exactly, but something closer to the sensation of standing near the edge of a height. I noticed this while using the Elizabe...

2 July, 2026

Color or Black & White – A Few of my own thoughts on the choice

By Domen Nan

I want to talk about something that has been going through my mind lately. I’ve been thinking a lot about the basic film photographer’s decision: Color or B&W? It’s funny ho...

2 July, 2026

M-Kamera (Magic, Mental, My!) – Fixing the smartphone photography

By vzzdor

The best camera is the one with you, and yet most photographers, including myself despise smartphones as photographic tools. There are some good reasons for that, but for me per...

Black-and-white photograph of pedestrians walking past the tall, dark rectangular windows of a Wall Street building. The figures appear small against the massive architecture, creating a stark geometric composition of vertical shadows, bright pavement, and human silhouettes.

1 July, 2026

I Photograph Landscapes, But I’m Not a Landscape Photographer – What Paul Strand taught me about looking past genre

By Derek Zhao

The French composer Maurice Ravel, whom you likely know from his ubiquitous Bolero, lost his battle with history. Despite his protestations, he is now labeled an Impressionist, ...

30 June, 2026

On the Windowsill – One Shot Story

By Walter Reumkens

I took this photo in 2018, in a large city 60 km from my home. I had just turned 70, everyone was talking about climate change, and I wanted to do my bit too, so I’d taken out a...

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One of the many point-and-shoot cameras of that era, with two distinctive features: its robustness and weather resistance, as well…
Khürt Williams on Digital B&W … … with filters?
Hi Geoff, Thanks for sharing your testing on this! As someone who loves shooting black and white, I always enjoy…
Reed George on Digital B&W … … with filters?
Hi Geoff, When using a monochrome digital camera, using filters is well accepted and makes total sense. I have used…

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