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20 May, 2025

Type 517 developed in R09 – Life and Death in London

By Geoff Chaplin

20 May, 2025

/ Ilford FP4 Type 517 Cine, /

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By Geoff Chaplin

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20 March, 2024

Nikon F4 Review – A Design Revolution

By Robert Gulley

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19 March, 2024

What Does ‘Professional’ Mean in Photography?

By Andrea Monti

Pro’ is the photographer’s blessing and curse. It is the status we all – well, many of us – aspire to. It is the marketing gimmick created by the exploit...

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19 March, 2024

5 Frames with the Sony DSC-V3 – In Search of Lost CCD Sensors.

By Sebastian Bustamante

If cameras were madeleine cakes and Proust a photographer, then perhaps CCD compact cameras would be that memory trigger that provoked longing for his childhood. Tired metaphors...

18 March, 2024

Contax RTS II and a roll of Expired Provia

By Ibraar Hussain

Damn I love this camera! Sometimes I caress and stroke it, touch every surface and the lovingly pack it away again. Then I get love sick and take it out again! A shame I donR...

17 March, 2024

5 frames in Venice with the Leica 50mm Summicron V4 on a Leica M10

By Luke Kenny

One month after I got my street photography dream lens – the Leica 50mm Summicron Version 4 – I took it with me on a short trip to Venice. I came upon this lens soon...

16 March, 2024

7Artisans 50mm 1.8 AF – A Brand New Budget Auto Focus Lens

By Hamish Gill

The 7Artisans 50mm 1.8 AF is a brand new full frame autofocus lens. I have been beta testing and playing with pre-release versions here for a while and have been looking forward...

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Ibraar Hussain on Type 517 developed in R09 – Life and Death in London
I know the area around Brick Lane well. My dad used to own a clothes factory on Princelet Street and…
Tim Piscitelli on Photography – my Friend for Life
That's a great story Tony, and thanks for sharing. You really have had the opportunity to see the hobby bloom…
David James on Type 517 developed in R09 – Life and Death in London
Great subject material Geoff, and very useful tips on processing. I used to work in Shoreditch years ago, and have…

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