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19 September, 2025

Gravity on Pause – A One Shot Story

By Andrea Monti

19 September, 2025

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This a casual shot taken while I was wandering around without actually thinking about taking photographs. Setting aside the photographic quality of the image for a moment, I was amazed that it looks far better in black and white than it did when i...

19 September, 2025

Viltrox AF 14mm f/4.0 Air – Drama on a budget with the new full frame, autofocus lens

By Mike Brooks

19 September, 2025

/ 14mm lens, Mirrorless Lens, ultra-wide, Viltrox AF 14mm f/4.0, /

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I got pretty excited when Viltrox agreed to send me a copy of their new, full frame 14mm auto focus lens, the Viltrox AF 14mm f/4.0 Air. As you might be able to tell from the name, the new lens is part of their “Air” series. I have been using thei...

19 September, 2025

Kodak 35RF coupled rangefinder from 1949.

By Tony Warren

19 September, 2025

/ Kodak 35RF, Kodak Rangefinder, rangefinder camera, /

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Kodak 35RF.

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31 January, 2023

5 Frames With a Nikon FM, Nikkor AF-D 35mm F2, and Film Washi X – by Stephen Fretz

By Stephen Fretz

I've had a Nikon FM for forty years, as long as I've been shooting. The first was my dad's; after it was stolen, I bought one from eBay. These days the default lens on it is a N...

31 January, 2023

A Photographers Vest – Better Late than Never!

By Dave Powell

A LONG time ago, Kate gave me this photographer’s vest for Christmas. I’m not a clothes horse, but it took decades for me to not feel self-conscious about wearing it.I finally d...

30 January, 2023

Website wobbles – let me know if you spot any issues.

By Hamish Gill

I wouldn’t normally make this much of a deal out of this, but we have been having some issues with the website recently. If you are just reading the website, you might not...

30 January, 2023

Voigtlander Ultron 40mm f2 SL II for Pentax K Review – By Aivaras

By Aivaras

I promised to get back with more “exotic” stories from the Pentax film world, and here I am! I’d like to share my experience with the Voigtlander 40mm lens in Pentax K mount. Mo...

27 January, 2023

A Year of Projects and Community Events (#TwentyTwentyDo) – by Billy Sanford

By Billy Sanford

It was episode 272 of the Sunny 16 podcast entitled “Blue Magic Tree” that kicked off 2022 and on which Graeme Jago proclaimed the year to be “Twenty Twenty Do”. The spirit of t...

26 January, 2023

Development Notes: Ilford HP5+ & FP4+ in Rodinal – By Simon King

By Simon King

It's not too often I'm able to directly compare the technical results of my photography to someone else's, but it can make for an interesting academic analysis when I do. By dir...

26 January, 2023

Development Note – 30ish Year Expired Black and White Film – by Simon King

By Simon King

My brief time playing with expired colour film was not rewarding. Too much is left to chance, out of my control, making for unpredictable results. Black and white meant I would ...

25 January, 2023

NEWS: Call to Entry for 2023 STRAIGHT 8 Super 8 Film Competition

By Molly Kate

The STRAIGHT 8 super 8 short film competition is heading back to Cannes Film Festival in 2023 after 3 years of absence due to Covid-19. Entries are currently open to anyone arou...

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Richard Arbib on Gravity on Pause – A One Shot Story
I prefer your color version to the black & white. The dancer has much brighter colors than the others. The…
Russ Rosener on Kodak 35RF coupled rangefinder from 1949.
I had one of these for a while. It really looks like a 1930s "Buck Rogers" movie prop! It's worth…
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