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3 May, 2024

A brief encounter with a (Zeiss) Ideal camera.

By Tony Warren

3 May, 2024

/ Large Format Camera, Zeiss Folder, Zeiss Ideal, /

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12 April, 2024

Olympus C2000Z – A new life for an early digital compact

By Tony Warren

In Eric’s recent article, “Olympus Camedia C2020Z – Vintage Digital/Antique Shop ‘Jankuary’ Find – 2MP from 1999″, about a camera t...

a Pentax camera with a roll of HP5+, sitting on a notebook

11 April, 2024

5 Portraits of… my Girlfriend in Rome with a Pentax ME Super

By Nathan Sherwood

This time two years ago I decided to shoot my first roll of film in almost a decade. It only took that one roll to get me hooked on photography again, and since then I’ve...

11 April, 2024

Going Analog on Okinawa – Part II – The First Roll

By David Tan

This is the second part of this story, you can find part one here I had been on the island about a year – but had rarely shot my DSLR; digital burnout and a lack of inspir...

10 April, 2024

Cycling Slow is what I do Best

By Paul Declercq

What happens when you want to share your obsessions? Passion yes! But more like obsessive hobbies that are bikes, film photography, and travel entered my life and decided to nev...

Nikon TW20 on stone wall with orange filter. Castle ruin in background

10 April, 2024

Nikon TW20 5 Frame Review – Two lenses; two perspectives

By Iain Paterson

Photographers often develop an intuitive connection with whichever focal length enables them to frame the world in a way that reflects their creative vision. Some prefer the tra...

9 April, 2024

Krauss Rolette Luxus – an old timer’s story

By Julian Tanase

The Krauss Rolette Luxus got my attention twofold: it’s an exceedingly beautiful piece of machinery from the days of yore, and because it is related to the photographic p...

9 April, 2024

Rollei AFM35 – A Regular Companion Once More

By Steviemac

In the early noughties, I had decided that I wanted a digital camera. I visited a couple of camera shops in Manchester, with a view to buying one, but was underwhelmed by what w...

8 April, 2024

Pentax Q7 – A Black and White Holiday Workflow

By Hamish Gill

I’ve really taken to the Pentax Q7, so much so that it was the only camera I used on a recent 4 day trip to The Gower Peninsula in South Wales. I also took a point and sh...

Gary Smith on A brief encounter with a (Zeiss) Ideal camera.
Maybe not a love affair but certainly an infatuation flirtation :-) It looks as if your fabricated back did the…
Ryan Smith on 5 Frames with a Minolta XD, 85mm f/2.8 Varisoft lens and Ilford HP5+
Thanks. Yeah, I totally agree. I'm going to load up some Harman Phoenix this weekend and will probably shoot most…
Chris on 5 Frames with a Minolta XD, 85mm f/2.8 Varisoft lens and Ilford HP5+
Hi Ryan, What an interesting lens, I think in the right setting varisoft 2 could work really nicely although 3…

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