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10 November, 2025

A Fence For Two and a Story In One (Shot)

By Omar Tibi

10 November, 2025

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Birding has been a part of me ever since I was 11, both as a passion and a way to de-stress. While I’ve taken many photos with my phone’s camera, in all of this time, I’ve never done so with a proper camera, let alone on film. Once I got my tele p...

10 November, 2025

Kamerakraft Nikon Zf Thumb Grip Review

By Hamish Gill

10 November, 2025

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This is going to be the shortest review I have ever written I think – mostly because it’s of the small, inert bit of brass that is the Kamerakraft Nikon Zf Thumb Grip. My initial interest in the Nikon Z system was through a desire to return ...

10 November, 2025

Agima – AGI’s follow-up to the Agimatic

By Bob Janes

10 November, 2025

/ AGI Agima, AGI Rangefinder, rangefinder camera, /

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Previously on Cameras of Croydon… This is my third review of a camera model from Aeronautical General Instruments of Croydon, South London, under their AGILUX brand. The AGIFlex was a 6×6 SLR with a strong resemblance to the Reflex Kore...

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10 August, 2019

5 Frames with Ilford Pan F on the Olympus XA – by Tiffany Perez

By Tiffany Perez

Some people are color shooters, others are black and white shooters. Then you have that part of the Venn diagram that has both color and black and white shooters. Most people fa...

9 August, 2019

Don’t Believe the hype – A tight-fisted photographer’s approach to compact cameras – By Tony Smith

By Tony Smith

When Hamish mentioned writing this article after a tweet I posted, I decided early on that it wasn’t going to be a review. More a fan letter to the cheap & cheerful, often overl...

8 August, 2019

My “Reason for Visit,” stage 3B cancer – By Nicolás Hagen

By nicolas.himself

Hello, I’m Nicolás Hagen. I'm 22, an artist, photographer, and cancer survivor. Soon, I’ll be officially releasing my fully Polaroid photography book, Reason for Visit. I was di...

7 August, 2019

5 Frames with Kentmere 400 – by Simon King

By Simon King

Now that I'm very comfortable with my film workflow I've been looking for a way to switch things up for the probable majority of my images in London, whilst still maintaining co...

6 August, 2019

5 frames with a Pentax Auto 110 – by Martin Connolly

By theoldsmithy

For the last 2 or 3 years I have been reading about the Pentax Auto 110. A real SLR but tiny. Something about miniature cameras really fascinates me. Reading all the reviews of ...

5 August, 2019

That Time I Shot a Instamatic Lens on a Fuji XE-1 – by Tobias Eriksson

By Flashknappen

The Kodak Instamatic 500 might look like a common Instamatic camera. Boxy, thick, pocketable and simple, quickly loaded with a 126-film cassette. But once you take a closer look...

5 August, 2019

Canon 50mm f/1.5 LTM Review – Exploring the Classic Sonnars Pt.9

By Hamish Gill

I’ve recently got my hands on a Canon 50mm f/1.5 Leica thread mount lens. A Sonnar derived gem with a bit of a mixed reputation, it’s a lens I’ve been interested for a long time...

4 August, 2019

5 frames with Minox B and HR50 – by Victor Doroshenko

By vzzdor

I stumbled upon it in a local camera shop, lying among the used gear, so small and beautiful. I just can not resist the brushed aluminium flair, even if I had no hope to actuall...

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