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The York Mills subway entrance on Wilson & Yonge (which is now defunct I believe)

12 November, 2026

The Terrible Transit Conspiracy

By Sneakerzoom

12 November, 2026

/ Documentary Photography, Street & Urban Photography, /

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What started as a ‘fun little project’ quickly turned out to be a ‘little bit of nothing’ as I never completed this thing. As it turns out, photographing each and every stop on every subway and light rail line in your city ...

12 November, 2026

Konica K-mini Pingu- my favorite penguin

By Thao Ha

12 November, 2026

/ Konica K-mini Pingu, Konica Point & Shoot, Point & Shoot camera, /

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Hi, this is my second entry into my toy cameras series where I review cameras from my little whimsy collection of fun film cameras. The Konica K-mini Pingu camera is the favorite child in my collection by far. It is a limited edition Konica k mini...

Picture of a 1952 Zorki 1c camera

12 November, 2026

Zorki 1c – Further Down the Barnack Rabbit Hole

By David Rusling

12 November, 2026

/ rangefinder camera, Zorki 1c, Zorki Rangefinder, /

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I bought my first Barnack, a 1953 Leica IIIf Red Dial whilst waiting for my Leica M2 to come back from a CLA. It was a revelation. I really loved collapsing the lens (Leitz Elmar 50mm f3.5, naturally) and popping it in my pocket on walks. Strangel...

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Forma modular optical viewfinder with interchangeable laser-cut frameline cards, coloured contrast gels, and storage case.

10 November, 2026

Why I Built Forma – Reimagining a 75-Year-Old Viewfinder

By Peter Modzelewksi

After more than a year of development, I’m excited to share Forma, a modular, multi-format optical viewfinder that can be tailored to your exact lenses and shooting format...

Leica ii Summar

10 November, 2026

Leica ii D (1932) & Leica Summar 50mm f2 (1934 ) – NYC Street Shooting

By Scott Ferguson

In the waning days of Summer, 2026, I decided to take a flyer on an early Barnack Leica. I was intrigued by the history of the pioneering 35mm rangefinders, and perhaps attracte...

9 November, 2026

5 Frames with a faulty Petri 7 Half and Flic Film Apollo 18

By Michael Zwicky-Ross

The Petri 7 Half is a half-frame compact camera with zone focusing and the option of manual control at a fixed speed of 1/40sec, as measured by me, or automatic exposure using a...

9 November, 2026

Room 904 – My Photo of the Year 2026

By John Bennett

In April, we spent several days in Butte, Montana, staying in the hotel room Robert Frank occupied while he was traveling the country, making the photographs that became his lan...

9 November, 2026

Minolta Dynax 700si review – On the button

By Bob Janes

In 1993 Minolta released their latest enthusiast autofocus SLR, just two years after the release of the previous model. It was called the Alpha 707si in Japan, Dynax 700si in Eu...

8 November, 2026

Triumph motorcycle – Photo of the Year 2026

By David Rusling

When I bought this 1933 Summar 50mm f2.0 I shot some test photographs on my Leica M240 and got pretty good results so long as I avoided pointing anywhere near the sun. I had hig...

Featured Image of Fuji X-T1 camera with its DIY rotating half-frame lens cap attached

8 November, 2026

“Half Framing” Practically Any Camera (Part 2 of 2)

By Dave Powell

Just over a year ago, I proposed this oddball idea. The article simulated a potential technique for shooting half-frame images with almost any camera and without modifications. ...

7 November, 2026

Amongst the ruins of Greyfriars in haunted Dunwich – My Favourite Photo of 2026

By Ibraar Hussain

Having seen Hamish’s and David’s posts, in for a penny, in for a pound I thought and decided I’d submit a ‘favourite picture’. To be honest, I don&...

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Michael Zwicky-Ross on 5 Frames with a faulty Petri 7 Half and Flic Film Apollo 1812/11/2026
Thank you for the suggestion Martin. I'm going to run a black and white film through shortly to test further…
Michael Murray on Meet me by the Steps – My 2026 Photo of the Year12/11/2026
Successful. Shooting directly into the light is always dramatic. The zones are all there 0-10, and laid out in a…
Chuck on The Terrible Transit Conspiracy12/11/2026
Thanks for the "teaser" for your project. I grew up in San Diego California. They had streetcars and cable cars…
Jake on Konica K-mini Pingu- my favorite penguin12/11/2026
Thank you for sharing! I love reading about people's niche collections. I am looking forward to more from you!
Peter Modzelewksi on Why I Built Forma – Reimagining a 75-Year-Old Viewfinder12/11/2026
I appreciate you joining and support the campaign. That is a great idea as well. You know what? I can…

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