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15 March, 2026

Carl Zeiss Ultron 50mm 1.8 and Pentax K1 – An Empirical Field Test

By Andrea Monti

15 March, 2026

/ 50mm Lens, Carl Zeiss Ultron 50mm 1.8, normal lens, /

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19 August, 2020

5 Frames Of Kodak Tri-X in An Empty West Edmonton Mall – By Nick Colburn

By Nick Colburn

Back in March of this year, the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic reached the city I'm currently living in: Edmonton, Alberta Canada. For a lot of people, there was a feeling th...

19 August, 2020

5 Frames with the Mamiya 6, 150mm F4.5 lens, and Fuji Provia – by Simon Foale

By Simon Foale

I acquired my Mamiya 6 MF and all three lenses just under 20 years ago, after deciding against a long-held aspiration of getting a Hasselblad. A decision I haven’t regretted. Th...

18 August, 2020

Kodak Jiffy VP Art Deco Camera – My Pre-1940’s Camera Project – By Kate Johnson

By Kate Johnson

The Kodak Jiffy VP Art Deco Model, was produced during the main Art Deco Period, between 1935-1942. It was designed by Walter Dorwin Teague, a prominent Art Deco designer of...

18 August, 2020

Polyphenol Developer Alternatives – A World full of Options – By Daniel Keating

By Daniel Keating

Caffinol...? That's old school. Have you tried any of the Polyphenol developer alternatives? By now most everyone who follows analog/film photography has heard of or has seen f...

17 August, 2020

Skyllaney Zeiss 50mm f/1.5 Single Coated Sonnar Review – Exploring Classic Sonnars pt.12

By Hamish Gill

This Leica thread mount modified Skyllaney Zeiss 50mm f/1.5 single coated Sonnar lens is third I’ve reviewed from the hands of Chris Andreyo from Skyllaney this year. It’s the m...

17 August, 2020

Always the Sun – In Admiration of the Selenium Cell Compact Camera – By Chris Pattison

By Chris Pattison

As I write this, a heavy shower has just passed and the sun is beaming down once again. Photons are showering the solar array on my roof and switching our power supply back to f...

16 August, 2020

Seeking Sharpness on a 15-year-old Flatbed Scanner – By Nathan Bobinchak

By Nathan Bobinchak

“I would like to buy you a new film scanner for your birthday,” my wife says concernedly from the couch. I am crouched over my 15-year-old Epson flatbed, a $10 purchase from Goo...

15 August, 2020

Kodak Panoram No.1 – Photographing Yosemite with my 120 year old Panoramic Camera – By Dan Cuny

By Dan Cuny

My love for cameras and photography goes back to when I was a young boy living in Chicago. I believe the majority of the people I know with this kind of passion always starts at...

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