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3 August, 2025

Dreaming of the pool (One for Dave Powell)

By Geoff Chaplin

3 August, 2025

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18 September, 2023

Minolta AF50 Big Finder Review – a Wide Angle Compact to Use Close-up

By Iain Paterson

It has a 27mm lens, is truly pocketable and has been recommended by a 35mmc contributor*; I felt compelled to try out the Minolta AF50 Big Finder. It turns out there are at leas...

17 September, 2023

360º Migration – A Video Story

By scottfotodotcom

Migration is a not a new phenomenon. But it comes to our attention regularly. News stories are abundant. From terrible tragedies at sea to local communities going to extraordina...

16 September, 2023

CineStill 400D – A Bittersweet Review

By Azriel Knight

There are a couple of things I should preface before we get underway with my honest opinion regarding CineStill 400D, the latest colour film release by Cinestill. First off, I a...

15 September, 2023

A Hike with Leica IIIC and Fomapan 400

By Julian Tanase

Perhaps you remember that 1940’s Leica IIIC, shown here in a recent article. Well, I managed to avoid using it (unsuccessfully) for several days, but in the end I succumbed to m...

15 September, 2023

A One Shot Story For Battle Of Britain Day

By Peter Roberts

Cutting a channel through the chalk of the North Downs from its source near Sevenoaks to where it joins the Thames near Dartford is the River Darent. Retaining the river’s...

14 September, 2023

Praktica MTL3 – Back to Film, with a Roll of Expired ‘SupaSnaps’ Film

By Gideon Liddiard

My first SLR was a Praktica MTL3, obtained from an uncle in 1990, it wasn’t my first camera, that would have been a Kodak Disc camera when I was around 10, but it was my f...

13 September, 2023

7Artisans 35mm f/1.4 Mark II Leica L-Mount Lens Mini Review

By JK LOCKWOOD

At first glance, I loved the new 7Artisans 35mm f/1.4 Mark II manual focus lens. It is available for the L-mount, Sony, Canon, and Nikon mirrorless systems. This lens absolutely...

12 September, 2023

5 Frames with the Auto Close-up Lens for the Mamiya 6: ‘Baroque’ and superfluous or compact and handy?

By Simon Foale

In researching the Mamiya 6MF camera prior to buying one a little over 20 years ago, I read a review which included mention of the Auto Close-up Lens attachment for the Mamiya’s...

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