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20 February, 2026
My Brief Journey with “Blind” Leicas.
I have to admit that I have a soft spot for “blind” Leicas. The origin of these niche cameras comes from Leica side line of making camera bodies for the medical comm...
19 February, 2026
Photo Walk – A One-shot story
There’s a strong welcoming film group here in Birmingham Alabama and one of the leaders, Nathan Watson, has invited me many times to join in for their monthly film walk. I...
19 February, 2026
Translating a Summer Feeling with Panoramic Film
Italy overflows with culture, unique landscapes and beauty. It’s a country that offers so much to photographers that it can feel overwhelming. In my original list (before depart...
18 February, 2026
Which Eiffel Tower Shot Might be Illegal?
That’s actually a semi-trick question! Shot just hours apart in 2009 with a my Fujifilm F31fd point-and-shoot, there may be different problems with both images! The one on...
18 February, 2026
A reprise of the Agfa Iso-Rapid 1F
review of Agfa Iso-Rapid 1F, Rollei Retro 80S, Rodinal stand processing.
17 February, 2026
Pentacon 50mm 1.8 and Nikon Z5 – An Empirical Field Test
This field-test is, as the others I have published here, absolutely subjective, empirical and lacking any scientific basis. Since I couldn’t find anything interesting to photogr...
17 February, 2026
Reflecting on a few of my failures Part II — Your Turn First
Over the past few weeks, I’ve been genuinely touched by the reactions to my previous article about failures (the previous article is available here). I wasn’t sure how people wo...
16 February, 2026
Minolta Dynax 9 (Maxxum 9/Alpha 9) – Three Steps to Heaven
This is a review of the Minolta Dynax 9. It was Minolta’s third (and last) ‘professional’ Autofocus system SLR. At the time, Minolta used different brandings in Asia (Alpha), Eu...
