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6 April, 2026

Monster Adapter LA-FZ1 – Review Overview & Introduction

By Hamish Gill

6 April, 2026

/ Hamish’s Monster LA-FZ1 experiences, Lens adapter, Lens Adapting & Modification, Monster Adapter LA-FZ1, /

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This is an introduction post to what I intend to be an ongoing series detailing the Monster Adapter LA-FZ1 – an adapter that allows screw drive Nikon AF lenses to be used on Nikon Z-Mount cameras. This post series will collectively form some...

6 April, 2026

Monster Adapter LA-FZ1 (v1.2 firmware) & Nikon 180mm 2.8 AF

By Hamish Gill

6 April, 2026

/ 180mm lens, Hamish’s Monster LA-FZ1 experiences, Lens Adapting & Modification, Monster Adapter LA-FZ1, Nikon 180mm 2.8 AF, SLR lens, Telephoto Lens, /

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This is my first follow up article to my Monster Adapter LA-FZ1 overview/review article here, as well as my wider Monster LA-FZ1 experiences. As I said in that article, I currently have a 8 Nikon AF and AF-D lenses, some of which work better than ...

6 April, 2026

Leica 50mm Lenses – The “Goldilocks Leica Lens Challenge” – Introduction

By Scott Ferguson

6 April, 2026

/ Leica 50mm 1.5 Summarit, Leica 50mm Summicron DR, Leica 50mm Summilux, Leica 50mm summitar, Lens Theory, /

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For reasons I may not be able to fully explain (even to myself), but many 35mmc regular readers and contributors will understand, I own four different Leica 50mm lenses. Leica cameras have remained the dominant high end range finder camera throug...

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16 May, 2023

NEWS: Pentax’s New Compact Fixed-Lens Film Camera Embraces Tradition with Mechanical Film Advance Lever

By Molly Kate

Pentax’s second update on its new film camera project is here! Published in the form of a Youtube video, Takeo Suzuki talks to the photography community about the project’s prog...

16 May, 2023

Shooting my first roll of expired film

By Khürt Williams

One of the first rolls of film I exposed from the box of expired 35mm film I received last year is a 36-exposure cartridge of Fujichrome PROVIA 400F Professional [RHP III]. Fuji...

16 May, 2023

5 frames of cheap cheap cheap in the Far East. An Argus C3, caffenol and Kentmere Pan 100.

By Hans

"Wow." the merchant let out a subtle gasp as I pulled out an Argus C3 to test another camera's shutter in Namdaemun camera market, Seoul. I am not sure an Argus is used to heari...

15 May, 2023

NEWS: Fundraising Campaign Launches for East Texas-Based Community Darkroom

By Molly Kate

Piney Woods Darkroom aims to open its doors to residents of East Texas in the fall of 2023 with the help of a crowdfunding campaign. The registered 501 (c) (3) non-profit organi...

15 May, 2023

Omnar LT42-45 Barnack – Leitz Summar 42mm f/4.5 – Lens Review

By Agata Urbaniak

Most of my other lens reviews have been pretty straightforward. I’d offer a little bit of their history followed by physical characteristics, compatibility issues, and finally m...

14 May, 2023

A Repository for Memories: My Mother’s House

By Joseph Irvin

When growing up, it's often common to think of your parents' house as "Home." Somewhere you can always go back to, somewhere that should always be a safe place. My mother's hous...

13 May, 2023

Olympus Pen F – The Walk to Paradise Garden and W. Eugene Smith.

By Ibraar Hussain

William Eugene Smith, better known as W Eugene Smith is one of The Greats. One of the greatest photographers of all time, a Magnum photographer famous mostly for his reportage ...

12 May, 2023

NEWS: TTArtisan’s Autofocus 27mm F2.8 Lens Now Available for Sony E and Nikon Z Mount Cameras

By Molly Kate

TTartisan’s autofocus 27mm F2.8 lens is now available to purchase for Nikon Z and Sony E mount cameras. Initially released for the Fujifilm X mount users in October 2022, this l...

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