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6 November, 2025

Kodak Tri-X 400 or Ilford HP5+ 400 who? when? where?

By Giacomo Cecot

6 November, 2025

/ Ilford Film, ilford HP5+, Kodak Film, Kodak Tri-X, /

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There were several options for black and white films back in the day. There has been a period a few years ago when suddenly the options were limited and the films sometimes hard to come by, especially for analog-camera-enthusiasts living outside m...

7Artisans 35mm 1.8 AF

6 November, 2025

7Artisans 35mm 1.8 AF (Z Mount) Review

By Hamish Gill

6 November, 2025

/ 35mm Lens, 7Artisans 35mm 1.8 AF, Mirrorless Lens, Wide-Angle Lens, /

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As part of my transition from Sony to Nikon for my primary digital camera I am going to be testing a few more lenses from the budget end of the market. The next one the list is this, the surprisingly interesting 7Artisans 35mm 1.8 AF. I have menti...

Lockdown 2025

6 November, 2025

By Geoff Chaplin

6 November, 2025

/ Landscape Photography, SmartPhone Camera, /

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We got back in the afternoon having spent several days in Osaka – for the centre of Hokkaido it was a reasonable temperature, around 9 degrees (48 in old money), but in the evening the weather was horrible, heavy rain and a storm. The house was co...

Minolta X700 SLR with two lenses and old camera bag.

6 November, 2025

5 Frames at Penmon Point

By Nic

6 November, 2025

/ Ilford Film, ilford FP4+, Minolta X-700, /

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A trip to north Wales provided a long overdue opportunity for some ‘proper’ photography. To me that means picking up my camera and going out with the sole purpose of creating photographic images, as distinct from a walk or a visit with the camera...

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4 May, 2023

NEWS: Dubblefilm Brings Back Analogue TV Distortion with Fun New Film GLITCH

By Molly Kate

Dubblefilm is on a roll, releasing yet another new creative film to delight analogue photographers. GLITCH is a black and white 35mm film with a special effect that transports u...

4 May, 2023

The Case for Always Taking Your Camera

By Kary Schumpert

In all of the photography advice I have ever received, the most common is to always bring your camera. You never know when you might come across something that you want to aim y...

4 May, 2023

The Case for Not Always Taking Your Camera

By Kary Schumpert

Okay, it might be blasphemy to write this for a photography website. The other night, on a beautiful spring evening, I took Jupiter the dog for a little walk before dinner. I wa...

3 May, 2023

Agfa Isolette L – I Dared to Repair… and Won!

By David L

Between 1937 and 1960 Agfa Kamerawerk AG, Munich, Germany produced a series of compact folding medium format (6x6) film cameras, the first being named the Isorette which was qui...

2 May, 2023

Spectral Sensitivity of B&W Film – A Deep Dive into Orthochromatic, Panchromatic and All the Rest

By Sroyon

Even if you're new to film photography, you've probably heard about the various types of B&W emulsions which are out there: orthochromatic, panchromatic, infrared and so on. If ...

1 May, 2023

Looking back at 10 Years of 35mmc

By Hamish Gill

Sometime this month - I can't quite remember exactly when - it will be the 10 year anniversary of the day I launched 35mmc! In recognition of this, I thought I might tell someth...

30 April, 2023

5 frames with the Voigtlander 35/2 Ultron II on M10-P in Hong Kong: The beginning of my Leica journey

By Tony Wu

I started to take photography as my serious hobby over 10 years ago, when I was even in middle school. Since I got to learn more about different gear, and developed my interest ...

29 April, 2023

Nost•Algia and Film Simulations in Digital Photography

By Marco D'Urzo

This is not intended to be a technical text, or even a tutorial. The web is full of writings on the technique of analogue film simulation, or guides on how to apply it to your o...

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