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6 November, 2025

Kodak Tri-X 400 or Ilford HP5+ 400 who? when? where?

By Giacomo Cecot

6 November, 2025

/ Ilford Film, ilford HP5+, Kodak Film, Kodak Tri-X, /

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There were several options for black and white films back in the day. There has been a period a few years ago when suddenly the options were limited and the films sometimes hard to come by, especially for analog-camera-enthusiasts living outside m...

7Artisans 35mm 1.8 AF

6 November, 2025

7Artisans 35mm 1.8 AF (Z Mount) Review

By Hamish Gill

6 November, 2025

/ 35mm Lens, 7Artisans 35mm 1.8 AF, Mirrorless Lens, Wide-Angle Lens, /

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As part of my transition from Sony to Nikon for my primary digital camera I am going to be testing a few more lenses from the budget end of the market. The next one the list is this, the surprisingly interesting 7Artisans 35mm 1.8 AF. I have menti...

Lockdown 2025

6 November, 2025

By Geoff Chaplin

6 November, 2025

/ Landscape Photography, SmartPhone Camera, /

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We got back in the afternoon having spent several days in Osaka – for the centre of Hokkaido it was a reasonable temperature, around 9 degrees (48 in old money), but in the evening the weather was horrible, heavy rain and a storm. The house was co...

Minolta X700 SLR with two lenses and old camera bag.

6 November, 2025

5 Frames at Penmon Point

By Nic

6 November, 2025

/ Ilford Film, ilford FP4+, Minolta X-700, /

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A trip to north Wales provided a long overdue opportunity for some ‘proper’ photography. To me that means picking up my camera and going out with the sole purpose of creating photographic images, as distinct from a walk or a visit with the camera...

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18 March, 2017

Ricoh Shotmaster Tru-Zoom Date Review – A Mystery Camera in the Mail – by Frank Lehnen

By Frank Lehnen

Is it a Leica, a Nikon F... no! I didn't get my expectations too high and I was not disappointed, at least size-wise. In the parcel, I found a... ... ok, I take a deep breath to...

15 March, 2017

Pacific Image XA Review – I Scan at home, and this is why – Guest Post by Mark Sperry

By marksperry

This is ostensibly a review of the Pacific Image XA 35mm film scanner. I say, “ostensibly,” because it’s just as much a diatribe about scanning processes and how to approach the...

12 March, 2017

Film vs. Digital – An argument against the argument

By Hamish Gill

How dull! Another film vs. Digital argument! Actually, that’s not what this is. Instead, this is intended as an argument against the argument, because seriously, I’m...

11 March, 2017

Noritsu LS-1100 – The Move to Home Scanning / Early experiences with a 35mm Film Lab Scanner

By Hamish Gill

I've had my Noritsu LS-1100 for nearly a year, yet after all this time I'm only just beginning to scan with it. To say it's been a bit of a rocky road would be an understatement...

6 March, 2017

Noritsu LS-1100 – First Colour Scans

By Hamish Gill

At the end of the week before last I shared my first few black & white scans from my newly functioning Noritsu LS-1100. The next step was to share some thoughts about the proces...

5 March, 2017

35mm Compact Camera Photographer #24 – Gran Angular

By Gran Angular

My name is Hugo Mireles aka Gran Angular (wide angle), I'm 27 and I'm from Mexico. I really enjoy using wide angle lenses and I have the idea that all lifetime situations fit be...

4 March, 2017

Fuji X-Pro, or: Why I stopped worrying about buying a digital Leica – by Xiaosu Han

By Xiaosu Han

Inspired by the recent article by Hamish regarding the Sony A7Rii, I wanted to share my way of working with my favorite digital camera, the Fuji X-Pro. A lot of people, myself i...

26 February, 2017

The story behind a photo of a plastic bottle or: A (slightly defensive) response to a comment posted on my Sony A7rii review

By Hamish Gill

The above is a photo of a bottle that me and Janine (my studio photographer at F8) recently took for a client. Quite boring isn't it? Though, technically it's quite a good phot...

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Walter Reumkens on Pushing Pan F Plus: first stop, Santa Monica, second stop, Manhattan
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Walter Reumkens on Pushing Pan F Plus: first stop, Santa Monica, second stop, Manhattan
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Matthew Bigwood on Kodak Tri-X 400 or Ilford HP5+ 400 who? when? where?
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