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22 December, 2025

The Immediate, the Medium, the Media & the Median.

By Peter Ots

22 December, 2025

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In 2013, Impossible Project first teased — and then actually delivered — a miracle device: the Instant Lab, which printed onto Polaroid film. Reviews and press coverage savored the new possibility of turning digital shots into “real” prints, and i...

22 December, 2025

A Morning in Snow – My photo of the year 2025

By Curtis Heikkinen

22 December, 2025

/ Landscape Photography, photo of the year 2025, /

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I can’t really pick one particular image as a favorite since I take thousands in a typical year. But I can say this is a representative example of the kind of image I am most proud of. It was a bitterly cold February morning when I hiked to the ...

Viltrox 85mm f/2 evo Nikon Zf

22 December, 2025

Viltrox 85mm f/2 Evo Review – A perfect balance of compromise for me!

By Hamish Gill

22 December, 2025

/ 85mm Lens, Mirrorless Lens, Telephoto Lens, Viltrox 85mm 2.0 evo, Viltrox Lens, /

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The Viltrox 85mm f/2 Evo is the lens I wished I was reviewing when I was writing about their 85mm 1.8. I really liked that lens, but there was something about its bokeh, its larger size and the lack of aperture control that combined to just put me...

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2 February, 2022

Time, Zen and My Father’s Camera – By Eric Charles Jones

By Eric Charles Jones

The trouble is, you think you have time. – Buddha Old cameras have always held a special place in my heart. Especially, the classic cameras of the past that were often built l...

1 February, 2022

Positive Memories – Creating Positive Images Inspired by the Photobooth Process – By Andy Smale

By Andrew Smale

When I was young, every bus or railway station, airport, Woolworths, Boots, shopping centers and department stores all had a Photo booth. These booths allowed the sitter to hav...

31 January, 2022

Kodak Retina IIIC – Back into Film with a Charity Auction Find – By Stewart Waller

By Stewart Waller

I recently fell for analog cameras, especially vintage ones. It feels like a rabbit hole much of the time, chasing that elusive, cosmetically beautiful, functionally accurate, 6...

30 January, 2022

The Benefits of (B&W) Polyester Film – By Emanuel Hentes

By Emanuel Hentes

It has (much) better archival qualities. That’s it. That’s why it's so great. The rest of the article just expands on that idea. Assumptions I am implicitly assuming you agree ...

29 January, 2022

Ilford XP1 – Explorations with 28 Year Old Film – By Bob St-Cyr

By Bob St-Cyr

I recently got back into bulk loading 135 format film and as usual, fell short on reloadable cassettes. Since I don’t get into Vancouver too often, I decided to look online and ...

28 January, 2022

“I am Lonely” Said Vinnie the Voigtländer Vito BL – by Andrew Morang

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Vinnie, the little Voigtländer Vito BL camera, shares shelf space with his friend, Spottie, the Honeywell Spotmatic. Both feel a bit neglected. After all, one can only use so m...

27 January, 2022

5 Frames with the Beauty Super II F2 with Ilford FP4 – By Edward Steinerts

By Edward Steinerts

I acquired the Beauty Super II F2 after it caught my attention at a local online auction. Before bidding I did a little research about this camera. Manufactured in Japan in 1958...

26 January, 2022

Building a Darkroom From the Ground Up – By Katie Cooper

By Katie Cooper

Lockdown 2020 was a blessing in (a very big) disguise, as it gave me the opportunity to research, build and begin work on creating a darkroom. My passion for analogue photograp...

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