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11 November, 2025

A Portrait on Velvia 50

By David Hume

11 November, 2025

/ Fuji Velvia 50, Fujifilm film, Portrait Photography, /

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26 June, 2023

5 Tri-X 400 test roll Frames, in an Olympus OM2n / my return to REAL photography

By Jukka Reimola

I used to be an avid (amateur) photographer back in those times when you either shot film, or drew/painted, to create images. Simple happy times those were… Then, around the tur...

26 June, 2023

Cyclopin: My Stereoscopic Pinhole Camera Made from a Cardboard Box

By Sroyon

If X is good and Y is good, then X and Y combined must be even better. Out of this misguided reasoning have emerged such unholy inventions as the beer-tap hat and ice-cream frie...

25 June, 2023

5 Frames in the Forest with a Pentax 6×7

By Alasdair Mackintosh

Portola Redwoods State Park lies on the west side of the Santa Cruz mountains, where the land slopes down towards the Pacific, and the cool sea breezes create the ideal climate ...

24 June, 2023

Funleader 18mm f/8 Cap Lens Pro Review

By Hamish Gill

This is a quick review of the Funleader 18mm f/8 Cap Lens Pro. Sound familiar? Like I might have reviewed this lens before? Well, you’d be right, though the version I last revie...

23 June, 2023

Samoca LE-ii Review – A Fantastic Little Rangefinder

By John Byrne

In January 2022, a friend of mine, who is camera mad, said to me ‘you should get yourself a camera, a film camera, you will love it!’. Then he said, ‘get a look at this on eBay’...

22 June, 2023

Two rolls of Portra and a Packet of Crisps…

By pierrealx

Its not often we get a coronation in the UK, and naturally it was a great opportunity to go out and capture some iconic moments of the afternoon prior to the main event, as crow...

22 June, 2023

Ampro MC 28mm f/2.8 – A Few Frames with the Worst Lens Ever?

By Jarrod Sams

I am a man with many interests and hobbies. Beyond just collecting and using cameras I also like to repair them. Sometimes even successfully. I acquired a Ricoh ZR-20sp for r...

21 June, 2023

Yashica Lynx-14: The Camera that Came Home

By Dave Powell

In an unforgivable moment of weakness, I once tried to sell this lovely Yashica Lynx-14 on "the 'Bay.” Don’t know what came over me. I’ve always loved low-light pictures and the...

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