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6 November, 2025

Kodak Tri-X 400 or Ilford HP5+ 400 who? when? where?

By Giacomo Cecot

6 November, 2025

/ Ilford Film, ilford HP5+, Kodak Film, Kodak Tri-X, /

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There were several options for black and white films back in the day. There has been a period a few years ago when suddenly the options were limited and the films sometimes hard to come by, especially for analog-camera-enthusiasts living outside m...

7Artisans 35mm 1.8 AF

6 November, 2025

7Artisans 35mm 1.8 AF (Z Mount) Review

By Hamish Gill

6 November, 2025

/ 35mm Lens, 7Artisans 35mm 1.8 AF, Mirrorless Lens, Wide-Angle Lens, /

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As part of my transition from Sony to Nikon for my primary digital camera I am going to be testing a few more lenses from the budget end of the market. The next one the list is this, the surprisingly interesting 7Artisans 35mm 1.8 AF. I have menti...

Lockdown 2025

6 November, 2025

By Geoff Chaplin

6 November, 2025

/ Landscape Photography, SmartPhone Camera, /

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We got back in the afternoon having spent several days in Osaka – for the centre of Hokkaido it was a reasonable temperature, around 9 degrees (48 in old money), but in the evening the weather was horrible, heavy rain and a storm. The house was co...

Minolta X700 SLR with two lenses and old camera bag.

6 November, 2025

5 Frames at Penmon Point

By Nic

6 November, 2025

/ Ilford Film, ilford FP4+, Minolta X-700, /

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A trip to north Wales provided a long overdue opportunity for some ‘proper’ photography. To me that means picking up my camera and going out with the sole purpose of creating photographic images, as distinct from a walk or a visit with the camera...

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1 December, 2021

Self-Portrait in Hotels – by Michiko Ohashi

By Michiko Ohashi

I was born and raised in Tokyo, which is where I still live – in the downtown area, full of old tenements and traditional coffee shops. I graduated from junior college speciali...

30 November, 2021

Photography Through The Pandemic – A Spotlight on the Artists: Pt 3

By Holly Gilman

Welcome to part three of our Spotlight on the Artists. In each article I’ll be sharing five of our contributors with you, telling you a little bit about their work and whe...

30 November, 2021

The Pentax MZ-M (ZX-M) Review – The Ultimate Beginner’s 35mm SLR? – By Iain Paterson

By Iain Paterson

Look at virtually any of the online guides recommending the best SLRs for newcomers to film photography and a shortlist soon becomes familiar: Pentax K1000, Canon AE-1, Olympus ...

28 November, 2021

Haystack Heroes: A Photographic Project – By Tommaso Carrara

By Tommaso Carrara

Since I started making photographs, a little over 2 years ago, I have always followed my instincts and shot whatever I liked to. Whether that was a nice landscape, a street scen...

27 November, 2021

Iceland on Mamiya RB67 – by Ľubomír Drápal

By Lubomir Drapal

Cold mornings. Sunrises. Night Sky. Mountains. Nature. Tired legs. Analog photos. Old cameras. B&W films. The smell of a freshly developed photos. Slide films… This is how I wou...

26 November, 2021

Nikon D2H – Bidding On an Old Pro – By Wes Hall

By Wes Hall

The ordeal of buying used via eBay is certainly one to cherish, feel the tension wrack the mind and nerves as you buy into the hype of the sellers monologue about condition and ...

25 November, 2021

“Scanning” Film with a Digital Camera and a Slide Copier – 5 Mins for a Whole Roll! – By Christof Bircher

By Christof Bircher

Scanning film in good quality can be a challenge: Good scanners are very expensive and scarce. When I re-entered analog photography, scanning films quickly and in great quality ...

24 November, 2021

The Film Community has a Math Problem. Not a Film Price or Kodak Problem – By Matt Wright

By Matthew Wright

On November 3, 2021, Kodak announced a film price increase of 9-15% and the film community let out a collective sigh of exhaustion citing a lack of support and commitment to the...

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