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13 November, 2021

Back in the woods with a Pentax MX and 3 SMC lenses – By Clive Williams

By Clive Williams

They say you should never go back. But I went anyway. A year ago, I wrote a 35mmc piece about trying to capture an impression of spring in the beech woods near my home, using a...

12 November, 2021

LensFayre Snap LF35-M – A Sustainable, Customisable & Reusable Camera

By Hamish Gill

Lensfayre have just announced the release of the a ‘Snap LF35-M’, a new sustainable, customisable and “accessible” 35mm “reusable camera”. I’ve had one to play with for a few we...

11 November, 2021

Road Trip Without an End – A Photographic Diary – By Zachary Gastin

By Zachary Gastin

I think most Americans have a special romanticism of the grand summer road trip adventure, and what better way to fulfil that almost obligatory urge than quitting your job, sell...

10 November, 2021

A John Whitmore Dedication – Photography Through The Pandemic Book Update

By Holly Gilman

It is with a heavy heart that we share this article following the passing of a beloved member of the analogue community – John Whitmore (otherwise known as TheDarkShed on ...

10 November, 2021

Interesting Industry Insights from the Tetenal UK Dealer Day

By Hamish Gill

On Wednesday this week, I travelled up to Tetenal UK’s head office in Leicestershire. I was invited as “press” and as the founder of pixl-latr to their “Dealer Day”, an event or...

9 November, 2021

Chiyoko Super Rokkor 45mm f/2.8 – Early Experiences – By Agata Urbaniak

By Agata Urbaniak

Ebay is a dangerous place. One moment you see a funny-looking lens with an eye-catching chunky focus ring in related searches, the next you’re awaiting a parcel from Japan. Ther...

8 November, 2021

Konica Auto S3 – Small and Perfectly Formed – By Bob Janes

By Bob Janes

Coinciding with their centenary in the early 70s, Konica fused two of their camera lines together. Since 1968 they had made a compact rangefinder camera called the C35. They had...

7 November, 2021

Searching for 1950s Motion Picture Aesthetics in my Own Photos – By Ian Do Carmo

By Ian Do Carmo

I often get my inspiration from motion pictures, and as a collector of film stocks I look for mundane things to shoot while experimenting with various films that I can get a hol...

Geoff Chaplin on Fuji X Half – A Few thoughts about a camera I’ve not even touched
The accountants at the mis-named Fujifilm want to kill entirely the film side of the business. The camera is another…
Russ Rosener on Fuji X Half – A Few thoughts about a camera I’ve not even touched
For the record, I really like the Fujifilm XT-1 camera purchased used a few years ago. They have invented a…
Daniel Castelli on Nikon F2 Photomic – The game changer
I’m replying to myself! I sold the F3 and recently added a F2A. There are some things in photography I…

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