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4 July, 2025

5 Dyptichs with an Olympus Pen EF

By Nicholas Johnson

4 July, 2025

/ Half Frame Camera, Olympus Pen EF, /

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7 April, 2022

Leitz Elmar 10.5cm f/6.3 – The Berg – Pt 3 – By Agata Urbaniak

By Agata Urbaniak

The Leitz Elmar 10.5cm f/6.3 - Third time's the charm! Read the exciting conclusion of my search for a pocketable telephoto lens. Don't miss the comparison of all three lenses' ...

6 April, 2022

The Black & White Threshold – Photographing Scotland’s Skye and Assynt – By Jasper T Kauth

By Jasper T Kauth

Photographs can be a bit like poems. There are those that speak to you in such a personal way and evoke such strong feelings, and yet you might be unable to put into words just ...

5 April, 2022

5 Frames With a Minolta XG1 in Not so Touristy Greenwich – By Peter Roberts

By Peter Roberts

Greeenwich, that is the original one in London, home to the Meridian Line and Greenwich Mean Time, has featured several times in 35mmc. Bob Janes has used aspects of it to illus...

4 April, 2022

Doomo Meter S Review – Just Another OLED Light Meter…?

By Hamish Gill

The Doomo Meter S is a OLED screen readout counterpart to the Doomo Meter D. It’s smaller, USB chargeable, and only has one button and one dial. On paper it looks quite interest...

3 April, 2022

The Travelling Canonet – Original Canonet Roll #1

By Bob Janes

You can read about the Travelling Canonet project here. We have over 50 photographers on 4 continents waiting to take part. Two Canonets are involved, each travelling in a diffe...

2 April, 2022

Analogue Panoramic Pictures with a Rolleiflex Camera – by Christopher Schwer

By Christopher Schwer

“As I traveled with my camera I came to realize that often one picture could not capture all of the emotion that had moved me to photograph. Many of the elements in the landscap...

31 March, 2022

Chiyoko Tele Rokkor 11cm f/5.6 – The Molehill – Pt 2 – By Agata Urbaniak

By Agata Urbaniak

The Mountain Nikkor covered in part 1 of this short series is a pretty unusual lens but didn't quite fit the bill in terms of compact size. The quest for a pocketable telephoto ...

30 March, 2022

The Mother and The Photographer – By Ailbíona McLochlainn

By Ailbíona McLochlainn

Having a child later in life has its benefits. By the time I met my daughter at the age of 40, I had transformed into a mellow and patient adult, liberated from the angsty inne...

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Arthur Gottschalk on Leitz 50mm f3.5 and the 135mm f4 – A Brace of Elmars – Sublime to Ridiculous
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