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27 October, 2025

My Favorite Photo of 2025?

By David Pauley

27 October, 2025

/ Street & Urban Photography, /

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As I write these words it is mid-September, with almost a third of 2025 yet to go, yet I’m nonetheless fairly certain that the image above will turn out to be my favorite of the year. I wasn’t expecting this when I took the photo or wh...

27 October, 2025

Leica vs Leica – M vs R cameras & lenses and thoughts on Rangefinders & SLRs

By Scott Ferguson

27 October, 2025

/ Camera Theory, Lens Theory, /

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If someone handed you two high end cameras — a rangefinder and an SLR — which would you pick up first? Which would you end up sticking with as your ‘when in doubt’/desert island camera? What factors would influence thos...

27 October, 2025

Viltrox 85mm 1.8 STM II (Nikon Z Mount) Review

By Hamish Gill

27 October, 2025

/ 85mm Lens, Mirrorless Lens, Telephoto Lens, Viltrox 85mm 1.8, Viltrox Lens, /

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I don’t review modern autofocus lenses all that often, but recently – for reasons I will come to in a moment – I have begun to find them increasingly interesting. Actually more specifically, it’s the more budget end of the marketplace ...

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25 August, 2016

Kodak Ektar 100 Vs Portra 400 In Greece – By Aukje

By Aukje

After shooting 13 rolls of Kodak Portra 400 I thought it was time to give Ektar a try, as was suggested by some people who read my previous posts. A couple of weeks ago I loaded...

22 August, 2016

Leica M8 Review – A simple, digital, rangefinder

By Hamish Gill

Released a decade ago, the M8 was Leica's first digital rangefinder. By the standards of most people, this thing is now old technology; it's long in the tooth, many times supers...

20 August, 2016

Contax G2 Review – The Gobi Desert – by Nicholas Koh

By Nicholas Koh

I sold off my Leica M6 to fund the purchase of the G2. Why did I switch from the M6, widely considered one of the best film cameras money could buy, to the G2?

16 August, 2016

Leica Barnack Cameras – In praise of the early compact Leicas – By Frank Lehnen

By Frank Lehnen

I've owned my Leica IIIa for about 4 months now, and it has never stopped giving me pleasure in photography.

15 August, 2016

Leica M8 – How important is the use of a CCD in the look of the photos?

By Hamish Gill

How important is the use of a CCD in the look of Leica M8 photos?

5 August, 2016

Konica Genba Kantoku 28WB Review – “The Guv” – by Ray Yee

By yeer31

When I was young, I was given a Tonka toy truck. Sold as being were indestructible, a four year old me took this as a challenge and duly tested this out by placing said truck un...

4 August, 2016

And the winner of the M4 is Julián Péter

By Hamish Gill

It's not been an easy process for anyone involved in the process of judging all 373 images. There were a lot of good photos, many of which deserved to win. In the end, a combina...

4 August, 2016

First Shots with the Leica M9

By Hamish Gill

I know, I know, more digital – well, there’s more coming too – I’m a good way through my Leica M8 review so that shall be with you soon enough. It’...

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Karen McBride on Purple Rain on 47-year old expired film – The Whole Roll
Oh those colours are great and so are the photos. They really feel like they are from another time. I…
Mike Brooks on Viltrox 85mm 1.8 STM II (Nikon Z Mount) Review
Well, those came out great. I just purchased the new 85 f2.0 EVO, which lies somewhere in between the AIR…
Dean Lawrence on Coney Island with A Tele-Rolleiflex
Wonderful images David, and to reiterate what many before me have said, they do have a timeless atmosphere within them.…

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