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8 September, 2025

Contax 167MT – an outstanding, but overlooked tool

By Peter Schu

8 September, 2025

/ Contax 167MT, Contax SLR, SLR Camera, /

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11 August, 2025

Light Lens Lab 50mm f2 rigid review

By vincentbihler

Light Lens Lab is now a pretty established player in the third party Leica lens manufacturer, specialized in the “replica” genre. They successfully released beautifu...

10 August, 2025

Harman Phoenix 200 (first gen) – Well Underexposed

By Eagle Omomuro

The moment I received the scans from my first roll of Harman Phoenix 200, the older version with the orange packaging, I knew something was off. Every frame was underexposed by ...

10 August, 2025

Nikkor 43-86mm – The world’s WORST lens!

By Eric Rose

I’m a heretic. It’s true. I’m not a big fan of sharp lenses with tons of contrast. I’ve also got a thing against Subaru’s. No real reason, just don’t like them...

9 August, 2025

TLR Challenge: My Conclusions

By Geoff Chaplin

It’s about a year since I set myself a challenge to use a TLR regularly over the year and shoot at least 50 rolls of film. So, while it’s time to reach some conclusions, I must ...

9 August, 2025

Exploring the Dreamlands of Sony World Photography Award Winner Marjolein Martinot

By Ibraar Hussain

During times of darkness and moments of deep turmoil in her personal life, Dutch photographer and mother of six, Marjolein Martinot, found herself lost, searching for a r...

8 August, 2025

The Clawfoot Tub – A One-Shot Story

By David Smith

My wife, Dawn, is a good sport. She never complains when I take her photo, even when she’s having a bad day. But her patience has limits. Boudoir shots are off limits, and I nee...

8 August, 2025

Konica C35 – Bringing a 60s rangefinder back to life with a bit of tape

By Mike Riess

Over the past few years, I’ve become enamored with late 60s/early 70s rangefinder cameras. Not the Leicas, mind you — budget won’t allow — but I have found great joy in shootin...

7 August, 2025

A Broken Nikon F55 – Just shoot me…

By Christopher Deere

…or, How I (kinda) learned to let go (a little, maybe) of my control-freak mentality and surrendered myself to the simple joy of point-and-shoot photography…(For a w...

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