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7 July, 2025

Rectaflex 1000 – A Review of a (very) Early Pentaprism VF SLR

By Jim Palmer

7 July, 2025

/ Rectaflex 1000, Rectaflex SLR, SLR Camera, /

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15 November, 2021

NEWS: Intrepid 4×5 Limited Run Hardwood Cameras

By Holly Gilman

Launching on November 15th is a new addition to the Intrepid Camera lineup: The 4x5 Hardwood. These cameras are premium editions of the Intrepid 4x5 cameras and will be availabl...

15 November, 2021

TTArtisans 90mm 1.25 Review – Bonkers, Extreme, but Exactly what you Should Expect!

By Hamish Gill

Sometimes I get a bit stuck when it comes to writing a lens review. This usually happens when there’s something about the lens that stops me from using it as much as I need to. ...

14 November, 2021

Datafilm: The Note Taking App Designed For Film Photographers – By Vincent

By Vincent

I am excited to present a project I have been working on during the past few months. It is called Datafilm and it is a modern note taking iOS app designed for film photographers...

13 November, 2021

Back in the woods with a Pentax MX and 3 SMC lenses – By Clive Williams

By Clive Williams

They say you should never go back. But I went anyway. A year ago, I wrote a 35mmc piece about trying to capture an impression of spring in the beech woods near my home, using a...

12 November, 2021

LensFayre Snap LF35-M – A Sustainable, Customisable & Reusable Camera

By Hamish Gill

Lensfayre have just announced the release of the a ‘Snap LF35-M’, a new sustainable, customisable and “accessible” 35mm “reusable camera”. I’ve had one to play with for a few we...

11 November, 2021

Road Trip Without an End – A Photographic Diary – By Zachary Gastin

By Zachary Gastin

I think most Americans have a special romanticism of the grand summer road trip adventure, and what better way to fulfil that almost obligatory urge than quitting your job, sell...

10 November, 2021

A John Whitmore Dedication – Photography Through The Pandemic Book Update

By Holly Gilman

It is with a heavy heart that we share this article following the passing of a beloved member of the analogue community – John Whitmore (otherwise known as TheDarkShed on ...

10 November, 2021

Interesting Industry Insights from the Tetenal UK Dealer Day

By Hamish Gill

On Wednesday this week, I travelled up to Tetenal UK’s head office in Leicestershire. I was invited as “press” and as the founder of pixl-latr to their “Dealer Day”, an event or...

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Ibraar Hussain on Village walks and Life in The Rural Punjab – With a Konica Minolta Dynax Maxxum 7D
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