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Digital IR shot of a Paris house hiding behind cascading tree leaves

18 November, 2025

What Lurks Behind These Leaves? – One-Shot Story

By Dave Powell

18 November, 2025

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9 January, 2018

5 Frames with a Leica CL and Jupiter-8 – By Simon King

By Simon King

I’ve gone through a handful or so of Leica CL cameras, which is more than I expected to when I first started photography. Film was never my area, so when I bought my first...

7 January, 2018

Voigtlander 25mm Snapshot Skopar Review – by Eddy Lambert

By Eddy

The Voigtlander 25mm Snapshot Skopar is an unusual lens that won’t suit everyone but might be perfect for some. It’s small and light but also quite slow and comes only in Leica ...

5 January, 2018

The Sunbeams Analogue Photography News – January 5th 2018 – The Sunnies Awards

By The Sunbeams

Hello all and a very Happy New Year! We are Rachel, Graeme & Ade the three co-hosts/musketeers of Sunny16 the UK’s weekly analogue photography podcast. It seems we’ve entered 2...

4 January, 2018

5 Frames with a Nikon FM3A and Nikkor 50mm f1.2 AIS – by Anil Mistry

By Anil Mistry

It was a week before Christmas back in 2006- I'd had a few pints and was in a panic to buy my wife a Christmas present- something that wasn't perfume for once. I then remembered...

3 January, 2018

5 Frames with a Leica M typ 262

By Hamish Gill

I’ve only had this camera for around a week, and haven’t formed any particularly strong opinions about it yet – but did think a 5 Frames post would give me a chance to sha...

2 January, 2018

5 frames with a Canon Av-1 and a Elicar 28mm f2.8 – A.K.A. “Don’t think, React” – by Gael Berthon

By Gael Berthon

I was looking for a 35mm f2.8 for my Canon A1. After telling a friend about it, he sent me a Wallapop offer from a guy selling a Canon Av-1 with a M42 35mm f2.8 and a FD to M42 ...

1 January, 2018

Surviving 365 Days on Film – by Ken Hindle-May

By Ken Hindle-May

So, you've decided 2018 is the year you'll attempt a Project 365 exclusively on film. The first couple of days were no problem, with the holidays providing plenty of time and o...

31 December, 2017

Leica M9 Review – Rediscovering a Joy in Digital Photography

By Hamish Gill

The Leica M9 was the first full frame digital rangefinder. At the time of its release it was also the smallest full frame digital camera on the market. In fact, it wasn't until ...

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David Pauley on Paris Fashion Week with My New Crush: a Pre-War Leica
Hi Gary, the collapsible Summicron is a killer lens and a natural for these Barnacks, though it's not in my…
David Pauley on Paris Fashion Week with My New Crush: a Pre-War Leica
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