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7 July, 2025

Rectaflex 1000 – A Review of a (very) Early Pentaprism VF SLR

By Jim Palmer

7 July, 2025

/ Rectaflex 1000, Rectaflex SLR, SLR Camera, /

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14 March, 2023

5 Frames in Nottingham with a Yashica FX-D and Contax Zeiss 85mm f1.4 – By Ellis Thomas

By Ellis Thomas

This last November my partner and I took a trip from Cardiff to Nottingham for a Weezer tribute show at The Bodega. I usually shoot on a Contax 139Q but it was away for a servic...

13 March, 2023

EVENT: #SheHeartsFilm and LensFayre Partner for a Nottingham Photo Walk Celebrating International Women’s Month

By Molly Kate

Celebrate International Women’s Month with the #SheHeartsFilm photowalk happening in Nottingham, UK on March 18, 2023, in partnership with LensFayre! For photographers identifyi...

13 March, 2023

Building a Darkroom with Little to no DIY skills – by Laura Cogan

By Laura Cogan

The title suggests I can't do DIY which is not entirely true. I have been known to wield a hammer from time to time but while the results are functional they're not particularly...

12 March, 2023

Kodak T-Max 400 – Is it my cup of T-grain? – Quick Film Review – By Ted Ayre

By Ted Ayre

When it comes to B&W film choices we are blessed with an abundance of choice, from small companies and creative stocks, to stalwarts of the film industry. I knew of Kodak's ...

11 March, 2023

Double Exposure, Double City – By Joshua Blevins Peck

By Joshua Blevins Peck

I love multiple exposures. There’s something freeing about letting go and having fun with a camera to create a layered, abstract image. When I’m making doubles, triples, and qua...

10 March, 2023

Ranting about my Photographic Journey – By Alex Kreisman

By Alex Kreisman

I feel like Ranting... I don't know what has come upon me these past few months but I feel the urge to rant about photography. I did photography as a means to connect with my f...

9 March, 2023

A Little Trip to Borough Market with a Contax G2 – Part 2 – dubblefilm Cinema Film – By Joe Curzon

By Joe Curzon

Following on from part 1 of my trip to Borough Market, this forms the second part of the article this time around with of dubblefilm Cinema Film. After using a whole roll of Kos...

9 March, 2023

5 frames with a Reto Ultra Wide and Slim – By Shaun Edwards

By Shaun Edwards

The great thing about being someone who creates things - I’ll avoid calling myself an “artist” - is you don’t need expensive equipment to create it. Van Gogh used pretty cheap m...

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Myles on Kentmere and I – Musings on recent film choices
Thanks Paul. Kentmere is my go to in both 120 and 35mm. A perfect low cost choice for me. I've…
David Hume on On Detachment. Or ‘If You Love Something, Set It Free’ (cit. Sting)
Hi Andrea — thanks for this piece, which touches on something that’s been close to my own thoughts lately: the…
Andrea Monti on On Detachment. Or ‘If You Love Something, Set It Free’ (cit. Sting)
Robert, I am not sure that the hammer example works. A 'proper' hammer is more than just a blunt instrument.…

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