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24 January, 2026

Minolta MC W Rokkor-HG 35/2.8 and Nikon Z5 – An Empirical Field-Test

By Andrea Monti

24 January, 2026

/ 35mm Lens, Minolta MC Rokkor-HG 35mm 2.8, SLR lens, Wide-Angle Lens, /

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7 July, 2023

Konica FS-1 and FT-1 review – The Shape of Things to Come

By Bob Janes

Konica produced Sakura film (later simply rebranded to ‘Konica’). They were the second-largest film producer in Japan after Fujifilm. As well as their own films, they produced f...

6 July, 2023

5 Frames with a Helios 44-2 with the front element reversed

By Dean Lawrence

A couple of years ago I happened to see an image on Twitter that completely stopped me in my tracks. It was a very fortunate sighting as I'm not a big fan of twitter, I am howev...

6 July, 2023

Olympus OM1 – Return of a Classic

By Julian Tanase

In order for you to understand why this camera is so important to me, I’ll have to take you back in the mid-90s. It shan’t be a long journey, I promise. For those of you who wer...

5 July, 2023

The “Pheasant Whisperer” (a One-Shot Story)

By Dave Powell

Last May, Kate and I enjoyed a two-week trip through Italy’s spectacular Lake Region– just south of the snowy Dolomites at the Austro-Swiss borders. And at 11:44 on the mo...

5 July, 2023

NEWS: Lomography Announces 400 ISO LomoChrome Color ’92 in 35mm, 120, and 110 Format

By Molly Kate

Lomography’s 30th-anniversary birthday celebrations continue with the announcement of a new color film! LomoChrome Color ’92 will be available in 35mm, 120, and 110 format...

5 July, 2023

Exakta VX Initial Experiences – A Camera for the 35mm Aficionado.

By John Feole

I stood at the cash register in my favorite camera store, waiting to pay for film. At my feet, in front of the counter was a carboard box containing several old cameras in vario...

4 July, 2023

How I Became A Meme – Life With Generative AI

By Floyd K. Takeuchi

In a world where fame flames out after a few hours on social media platform, I am here to tell you don’t let it go to your head. One recent weekend, I began to glow in the warm ...

4 July, 2023

Rollei ATP 1.1 with Minox camera

By Julian Tanase

I became acquainted with Rollei ATP 1.1 while searching for an alternative to my usual slow film choices, Agfa APX 25 and Kodak Technical Pan. For a while, Efke 25/KB14 was a go...

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