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2 July, 2025

Pêche sur l’herbe – A one shot story

By Peter Roberts

2 July, 2025

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25 April, 2025

Contax G1 – A thing of Beauty…

By Bob Janes

Back in 1932, following on from Leitz’s success with the Leica, Carl Zeiss introduced a competing interchangeable lens rangefinder: this was the Contax. Unlike the Leica, ...

24 April, 2025

Homeless in Hamilton. Help!

By Ron Duda

The unhoused population in the city of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada has drastically increased in the last five years. We’re a medium sized city of around 787,000 in 2024 and have ...

Anfield Stadium Paper Negative Pinhole 12.25pm to 12.27pm Ilford MGIV

24 April, 2025

Calm Down – How Slow Photography Eased My Pre-Match Anfield Anxiety

By Ian Gamester

As Liverpool faced PSG in a high-stakes Champions League clash, one fan turned to the meditative art of slow photography to quieten the nerves. As the clock ticked down toward L...

23 April, 2025

5 Rushed Frames with a Canon EOS3 and an EF 14mm f/2.8L ii.

By Richard Becker

A day when everything happened unplanned. While developing some films for my son I had trouble loading the reel; was it me? the reel? the film? the camera? I had recently bought...

22 April, 2025

Somewhere in Mongolia

By Michael-K

Last year whilst visiting Mongolia we travelled to Baganuur, once a Soviet Army base, now an abandoned relic of a different age. The base itself is worthy of a separate post at ...

22 April, 2025

An Inexpensive Adapter on a Sony Mirrorless and Auto ISO.

By Tony Warren

A M39 to Sony E adapter with Industar and Elmar lenses on a Sony A3000 shooting with auto ISO setting.

21 April, 2025

Lomo Daylight developing tank – A review

By Bob Janes

Lomo have released a new daylight tank that avoids the need for a changing bag. They were kind enough to lend me a copy for this review. Because the tank relies on having the fi...

20 April, 2025

Downtown with a Leica M3

By Curtis Heikkinen

I hike, kayak and snowshoe as much as I can. I really enjoy getting out in the backcountry by myself. Sometimes, though, I find great satisfaction in the urban landscape, wand...

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Klaus Wirz on Capturing the War of 1812 on Film – Reenactment of the Battle of Longwoods
Hello David, an impressive photo essay. I especially like the portraits of your son and the other children as well.…
Art Meripol on Capturing the War of 1812 on Film – Reenactment of the Battle of Longwoods
Good stuff! I liked the portraits. The faces show how well you put people at ease before the lens. Probably…
Bill Brown on Capturing the War of 1812 on Film – Reenactment of the Battle of Longwoods
Having in the not too distant past seen my daughter pass through her teen years I suspect you will encounter…

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