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13 February, 2018

5 frames with a the Minolta Dynax 3000i & Minolta AF Zoom 35-80mm f/4-5.6 – by Charles Higham

By Charles Higham

In the 1980s Minolta must have identified a market for a user-friendly point-and-shoot autofocus SLR. The shiny plastic Dynax 3000i body requires a 2CR5 battery and is compact b...

11 February, 2018

Fat Lama – could your camera collection earn its keep?

By Hamish Gill

...Fat Lama is a platform that allows people to list their gear, not for sale, but instead for rental to people who live near enough to them to collect it a delivery it back. As...

10 February, 2018

Leica IIIC Review – A family member back in operation – by Andrew Morang

By Kodachromeguy

Since childhood, this little Leica IIIC was a member of the household. My dad bought it in 1949 when he worked for the US Navy on Guam. It came with a 5cm f/2.0 Summitar lens. H...

9 February, 2018

Chroma 5×4 Technical Field Camera Launches on Kickstarter

By Hamish Gill

Chroma – a new 5×4 field camera has just launched on Kickstarter, and I’m really bloody excited about it! There’s a whole load of reasons that I’m excited about...

9 February, 2018

It’s Not the Camera – by Frank H. Wu

By frankhwu

Deep Springs College, a photo by me of the same place as photographed by professional Sam Contis As a teacher (my day job), I have tried to avoid ever saying that any question f...

8 February, 2018

5 frames with a Bessaflex and CZJ Flektogon 2.4/35mm – by Son Pham

By Son Pham

When I say I use a Flektogon about 95% of the time, many people raise their eye-brows especially here in London. The QC standard for these lenses was inconsistent, and good copi...

7 February, 2018

5 Frames With a Leica M7 – by Adam Laws

By Adam Laws

The five images herewith are from my last shoots with the Leica M7, before I sold it. Leica, and rangefinders in general are typically associated with reportage and street photo...

6 February, 2018

5 Frames with an Olympus E-M10 by Vlado Ondrejovic

By Vladimir Ondrejovic

One does always wonder about its decision of buying a new camera. Three years ago, I made a lucky step forward and grabbed a new Olympus E-M10, along with Zuiko 17mm f/1.8. I mu...

Scott Ferguson on Pushing Pan F Plus: first stop, Santa Monica, second stop, Manhattan
That's great! I think I want to get a little more experience at shooting before getting into processing, but have…
Gary Smith on Pushing Pan F Plus: first stop, Santa Monica, second stop, Manhattan
I've been developing my film for the last two years (after having my own darkroom 50 years ago). As I…
RichardH on Original, Freewill, Artificial
That is some fine work, Raymond! The deep tones of your images capture the dense shade at the base of…

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