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7 November, 2025

A Pair of Unusual Lenses Adapted to a Fuji GFX 50S

By Daniel Martínez Barber

7 November, 2025

/ Lens Adapting & Modification, /

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Fuji GFX cameras produce extremely high-quality images, but native lenses are very expensive, hence my need to look for alternative options. I recommend the website deltalenses.com, where you can find information on projection and enlarging lenses...

7 November, 2025

Your photo of the year 2025 (and my photo of the year 2025)

By Hamish Gill

7 November, 2025

/ Landscape Photography, photo of the year 2025, /

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David Pauley shared his photo of the year for 2025 the other day. Scott Ferguson commented on that post that maybe more people could submit their photos of the year as part of a one shot story series. I think this is a great idea, so this post is ...

7 November, 2025

Vivitar EZ Motor Big View – A modern box?

By Tony Warren

7 November, 2025

/ Point & Shoot camera, Vivitar EZ Motor Big View, Vivitar Point & Shoot, /

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Vivitar P&S review, contrast with early box camera.

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18 June, 2016

A few snaps with the Leica M8 and Zeiss 28mm ZM Biogon

By Hamish Gill

My Leica M8 has been out of action for a little while. It'd become difficult to use for anything other than close up portraits, so I just lost interest in using it. Yesterday mo...

15 June, 2016

Olympus AF-1 Twin Review – A travel camera of (no) choice – by Douglas Pulman

By Douglas Pulman

This story begins with my beloved Canon A1. Shock, horror and snorts of derision echoing off your computer screen, ‘this is a trap, that’s not a rangefinder or a compact’ I hear...

11 June, 2016

Canon Sure Shot AF-7/8 Review – Simplicity is fun – by Christos Theofilogiannakos

By Christos Theofilogiannakos

Well, after shooting with nearly 50 different P&S compacts during these past 4 years, I have come to the conclusion that you should never write a camera off before actually test...

8 June, 2016

Samsung Vega 140S Review – “Millennium Compact” – by Charles Higham

By Charles Higham

I’ve had a Samsung Vega 140S loaded with Kodak Porta 400 tucked away in the car glove box for a few months and have I’ve taken the occasional photo with. I hadn’t processed a fi...

7 June, 2016

The Future of 35mmc – Stick, or Twist? Your thoughts please!

By Hamish Gill

As previously mentioned, 35mmc is now 3 years old. Whilst the majority of the content – at least if you judge by word count – is still written by me, I now have fair...

6 June, 2016

3D Printed Yashica T4 lens conversion

By Hamish Gill

If you have a broken Yashica T4 and lack the budget or inclination to send it for an all singing all dancing MS conversion, this strikes me as pretty much the most obvious alter...

5 June, 2016

Konica C35 EFP Review – by Dexter Robinson

By dexter_yo

With nothing to do apart from load and wind the film, focus, press the shutter & possibly add in some flash the Konica C35 EFP is a shining example of a point and shoot and was ...

4 June, 2016

Samsung AF Slim – one roll review

By Hamish Gill

The Samsung AF Slim is quite an uncommon camera. I'd been keeping an eye out for them on ebay for one for quite some time when I eventually bought mine. £14 I paid for it, which...

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Gary Smith on Vivitar EZ Motor Big View – A modern box?
Based on that shot of the queen, she could crack walnuts in her left hand! Great shots Tony!
Art Meripol on Your photo of the year 2025 (and my photo of the year 2025)
nice photo! I always think my photo of the year will be shot next week. Posting these shots of the…
Jukka Reimola on Your photo of the year 2025 (and my photo of the year 2025)
Well, a good photo is easily worth a runaway dog, written off phone and a smashed rib, is it not?

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