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4 July, 2025

5 Dyptichs with an Olympus Pen EF

By Nicholas Johnson

4 July, 2025

/ Half Frame Camera, Olympus Pen EF, /

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9 September, 2021

5 Frames with Portra 800 in a Rain Soaked Minolta Dynax 5 – By Robert

By Robert_

First time for everything. Months ago a box arrived from Analogue Wonderland. Inside said box were a number of films. One of which was a 36 exposure roll of Kodak Portra 800. I...

8 September, 2021

‘Dessert First!’ – Film Cameras and Sentiment in my New Photobook – By Hanna Quevedo

By Lindsey Baker

'Dessert First!' is a book of photographs taken with a few different cameras during the nine years I spent traveling North America. This book compiles photos of my best friends,...

7 September, 2021

Voigtländer Bessamatic DeLuxe Review – Best of the 60s – By Madeleina Schwantes

By Madeleina Schwantes

If you have ever held a Voigtländer camera from the 60s you know that they are quite heavy. This isn’t a bad thing though as the cold metal feels very sturdy in your hands. The ...

6 September, 2021

Aperture Zero 06. Pawallax Lines

By Merik

Parallax. Pa-ra… Out loud he rolled it around his mouth: ‘Pawallax. Pawa-ra-llax.’ Something about lines, important to upright composition. Or getting everything in the right pl...

6 September, 2021

Fujifilm GF670 Review – My Medium Format Rangefinder Of Choice – By Steve Kars

By stevekars

Fujifilm. The name alone sparks feelings of adoration for some and rage from others. What about you? Does it make you think of Velvia? The X-series digital cameras? Maybe i...

5 September, 2021

5 Frames on an Argoflex – From Picture to Reality – By Charlie Bierwirth

By Charlie Bierwirth

Inspiration can can come from many sources. When my wife found a photo of an Argus Argoflex at an antique shop and gave it to me for my Christmas present, little did she know th...

4 September, 2021

Chasing a Hot Dog with a Leitz-Minolta CL – By Dan Castelli

By Dan Castelli

Like many photographers, I have a camera that serves as back-up to my primary photography equipment. In my case, it’s the Leitz-Minolta CL with the 40mm f/2.0 M-Rokkor lens. Th...

3 September, 2021

Aperture Zero 05. Oil

By Merik

When thoughts grow dull and the eye calcifies, a little lubrication is required to keep the pipes from stiffening. With sticky valves he was having to puff harder which pushed t...

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Ralph Turner on Pêche sur l’herbe – A one shot story
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Arthur Gottschalk on Leitz 50mm f3.5 and the 135mm f4 – A Brace of Elmars – Sublime to Ridiculous
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Eric Rose on Sunday morning with the Industar 61 in a Fuji XT-1
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