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6 July, 2025

Why its important wander aimlessly with your film camera

By Vincent Botton

6 July, 2025

/ Kodak Film, Kodak Vision 3 250D, Nikon FM2n, Photography Philosophy, /

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11 January, 2020

Canon 50mm F1.8 LTM on A Leica T – by Ed Lara

By Photoedontheweb

As much as I enjoy shooting film, I still take the majority of my photographs with digital cameras. That said, I prefer to use cameras and lenses which give me as much simplicit...

10 January, 2020

Voigtlander VSL 1 review

By Natalie B.

The Voigtlander VSL 1 is a camera with an interesting and somewhat complicated history. It was originally launched in 1971 as Zeiss Ikon SL706, the last camera of that famous co...

9 January, 2020

Nikon EM & Nikkor 35mm Review – A Quest for An Ideal Compact Film SLR – Pt2 – by Ed Lara

By Photoedontheweb

In a prior post I shared my thoughts on the Pentax MV-1 which I purchased at the same time I found a Nikon EM. I bought both in an attempt to replicate the great experience I ha...

8 January, 2020

The London Arba’een Procession 2019 with Fujifilm C200 – by Simon King

By Simon King

On Sunday 20th October I was lucky enough to hear that the London Arba'een Procession was happening later that afternoon, and headed straight for Marble Arch. I took my Nikon FM...

7 January, 2020

Fujifilm X100F & Shooting it like an Analog Rangefinder – By Steven Bleistein

By Steven Bleistein

I shoot film, but I am no analog zealot. For me, shooting film is rarely about the film. It is always about the experience shooting with some of the best cameras the world has e...

6 January, 2020

5 frames with a Fuji X100 / a reminder of an annoying conversation I had with some Fuji reps

By Hamish Gill

I didn’t take many photos on Christmas day - not with “real” cameras at least. I mostly just used my iPhone. I did take a few shots though - the kids on their new trampoline was...

6 January, 2020

That time I shot Instax film in a Mamiya 6, upside-down – By Gilbert Townshend

By Gilbert Townshend

I have over the past five years developed either passion or an obsession for instant films, depending on who you should choose to ask. Growing up just on the cusp of the digital...

5 January, 2020

My Joy in Getting back into Film Photography – by David Mitchell

By David Mitchell

Like many others my introduction to photography was through film - my Dad’s 35mm Yashica originally before moving on to digital. I developed and printed my own prints for a few ...

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