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7 July, 2025

Rectaflex 1000 – A Review of a (very) Early Pentaprism VF SLR

By Jim Palmer

7 July, 2025

/ Rectaflex 1000, Rectaflex SLR, SLR Camera, /

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Brightin Star 28mm f/2.8 XSlim Pro-M Review on a Leica M11

By Rollin Banderob

Oh 28mm how you have vexed me over the years. While using Sony mirrorless bodies back in 2014 I ventured into trying rangefinder lenses to make a smaller, lighter kit – on...

2 March, 2025

One Shot Story – A Mallard Drake

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5 Frames with Flic Film Aurora 800, Konica Hexar RF, and Voigtlander Nokton 40mm f/1.2.

By Eric

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28 February, 2025

Viltrox 25mm 1.7 APS-C lens review

By Mike Brooks

I recently had the opportunity to test a new prime APS-C lens; the Viltrox 25mm 1.7 Z mount. In full frame terms, that means you have something close to a 35m perspective, one o...

28 February, 2025

7Artisans 25mm f/1.8 Review

By Jeffery Luhn

I bought this 7Artisans 25mm f/1.8 lens on a lark when it was advertised for $69 (new) on Amazon including shipping. This model is an f/1.8 model. Totally manual everything. 7Ar...

27 February, 2025

One Low Rider Car Show and Three Films

By Eric

The title covers it pretty well. But for more context a few months ago I was invited to a Low Rider Car Show. I had been wanting to attend one for a few years, but my timing was...

27 February, 2025

TLR Challenge: 6 – Antwerp

By Geoff Chaplin

We visited Antwerp on a couple of occasions, checking the weather forecast looking for a better alternative than cloudy and dull, but sometimes you just have to go with cloudy a...

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Ibraar Hussain on Village walks and Life in The Rural Punjab – With a Konica Minolta Dynax Maxxum 7D
Thanks as always my friend ! I hope you do get the opportunity one day! I’ve another post on the…
Jeffery Luhn on Rectaflex 1000 – A Review of a (very) Early Pentaprism VF SLR
Jim, my heart goes out to you, having to exercise those cameras. What a chore!! Haha. Think of the actual…
Bob Janes on Minolta 9000 – The First Professional Autofocus Camera. Let it bleed.
Having found the Pentax MX focusing screen that I shaved down for my original 9000, I've added a section showing…

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