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27 October, 2025

My Favorite Photo of 2025?

By David Pauley

27 October, 2025

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As I write these words it is mid-September, with almost a third of 2025 yet to go, yet I’m nonetheless fairly certain that the image above will turn out to be my favorite of the year. I wasn’t expecting this when I took the photo or wh...

27 October, 2025

Leica vs Leica – M vs R cameras & lenses and thoughts on Rangefinders & SLR’s

By Scott Ferguson

27 October, 2025

/ Camera Theory, Lens Theory, /

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If someone handed you two high end cameras — a rangefinder and an SLR — which would you pick up first? Which would you end up sticking with as your ‘when in doubt’/desert island camera? What factors would influence thos...

27 October, 2025

Viltrox 85mm 1.8 STM II (Nikon Z Mount) Review

By Hamish Gill

27 October, 2025

/ 85mm Lens, Mirrorless Lens, Telephoto Lens, Viltrox 85mm 1.8, Viltrox Lens, /

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I don’t review modern autofocus lenses all that often, but recently – for reasons I will come to in a moment – I have begun to find them increasingly interesting. Actually more specifically, it’s the more budget end of the marketplace ...

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3 December, 2022

Next Generation Intrepid Camera Updates: Cameras, Website, and Logo

By Molly Kate

Intrepid Camera not only has a new logo and website design, they have also upgraded the entire range of large format cameras with new features. The company based in Brighton mak...

3 December, 2022

My Second First Roll of Film – By Reyazul Haque

By Reyazul Haque

This is how I remember that day: it was a day when the university of my town received the foundation stone for a campus of its own. And in the far west US army occupied the capi...

2 December, 2022

Pergear releases 35mm F1.4 Full Frame for E/Z/EOS-R/L Mount for $129

By Molly Kate

Pergear has released a new, bright and affordable 35mm F1.4 manual focus full frame lens for the Sony E-mount, Canon RF-mount, Nikon Z-mount and L-mount. While a distributor fo...

2 December, 2022

Anecdotes from the Analogue World Ep. 3 – By Nandakumar

By Nandakumar N

The last post you read was probably also the last one that would give you that fuzzy warm feeling. It might have restored your hope in humanity and also made you a bit of an opt...

1 December, 2022

Ilford Launches Kentmere Film in Medium Format

By Molly Kate

Today, Ilford launches their popular wallet-friendly Kentmere film in medium format! The black and white film that aims to deliver a good balance of performance and value is ste...

1 December, 2022

Ilford Kentmere 120 – A Review in Paris – By Molly Kate

By Molly Kate

You might have seen the news already, but if not, today is the launch of Ilford’s Kentmere range in medium format. Kentmere 35mm 100 and 400 ISO films have been available under ...

30 November, 2022

Lomography Turns 30 with New LC-A, LC-A+, and LC-Wide Anniversary Editions + More!

By Molly Kate

This month, Lomography turned 30. To celebrate, the experimental company known for breaking the 'norm' is releasing anniversary editions of three of their beloved cameras. The L...

30 November, 2022

5 Frames of ‘… And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead’ with a Leica M6 and Kodak Tri-X – by Neil Milton

By Neil Milton

Though I've largely ploughed my creative furrow in street photography, I got my all-important start in being paid to photograph by shooting gigs on the Glasgow and Edinburgh mus...

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Scott Ferguson on Leica vs Leica – M vs R cameras & lenses and thoughts on Rangefinders & SLR’s
Thanks Alexandre! Yes, I was trying to get at the importance of whatever you might be used to as being…
Gary Smith on My Favorite Photo of 2025?
A nice composition David however I don't think the color to black and white did you any favors. In my…
Alexandre Kreisman on Leica vs Leica – M vs R cameras & lenses and thoughts on Rangefinders & SLR’s
Nice article Scott!, I wouldn't have thought about that kind of comparaison! What might add to your article (although you…

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