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6 April, 2026

Monster Adapter LA-FZ1 – Review Overview & Introduction

By Hamish Gill

6 April, 2026

/ Hamish’s Monster LA-FZ1 experiences, Lens adapter, Lens Adapting & Modification, Monster Adapter LA-FZ1, /

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This is an introduction post to what I intend to be an ongoing series detailing the Monster Adapter LA-FZ1 – an adapter that allows screw drive Nikon AF lenses to be used on Nikon Z-Mount cameras. This post series will collectively form some...

6 April, 2026

Monster Adapter LA-FZ1 (v1.2 firmware) & Nikon 180mm 2.8 AF

By Hamish Gill

6 April, 2026

/ 180mm lens, Hamish’s Monster LA-FZ1 experiences, Lens Adapting & Modification, Monster Adapter LA-FZ1, Nikon 180mm 2.8 AF, SLR lens, Telephoto Lens, /

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This is my first follow up article to my Monster Adapter LA-FZ1 overview/review article here, as well as my wider Monster LA-FZ1 experiences. As I said in that article, I currently have a 8 Nikon AF and AF-D lenses, some of which work better than ...

6 April, 2026

Leica 50mm Lenses – The “Goldilocks Leica Lens Challenge” – Introduction

By Scott Ferguson

6 April, 2026

/ Leica 50mm 1.5 Summarit, Leica 50mm Summicron DR, Leica 50mm Summilux, Leica 50mm summitar, Lens Theory, /

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For reasons I may not be able to fully explain (even to myself), but many 35mmc regular readers and contributors will understand, I own four different Leica 50mm lenses. Leica cameras have remained the dominant high end range finder camera throug...

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5 October, 2022

5 Frames with a Bell & Howell Electric Eye 127 and Kodak Ektar 100 – by Stuart Jenkins

By Stuart Jenkins

The late 1950s saw a brief peak in the popularity of cameras taking twelve 4x4 cm images on 127 film. They offered better-than-35mm quality without the bulk of a 6x6 medium form...

4 October, 2022

[Another] 5 frames with Kodak Ultramax 400 & a Canon Sprint – By Michael Maliner

By Michael Maliner

In March of 2021, I found myself shooting film for the first time in many years. As mentioned in my prior “5 frames with…”, my earliest rolls were mostly about chasing the orang...

3 October, 2022

Voigtänder Skopagon 40mm f2 – a Vintage Lens with Modern Performance – By Oliver Toth

By cmf

For most people, the choice of lens comes down to a choice between vintage and modern. Modern lenses with aspherical elements and modern coating tend to produce very sharp image...

2 October, 2022

Youtube. Where I Find Inspiration in a World Where Everyone is a Photographer… – By Royce

By Royce

Where to find some decent inspso…? it’s a question I ponder as I sit chained to my work desk doing (cough cough) “important” non photography related work that ...

1 October, 2022

Voigtländer Vito CL – The Dad Cam – By Hans Gastafsson

By Hans Gustafsson

I can't recall any family vacation, outing, gettoghether when I was young that my dad didn't have his Voigtländer with him. It almost seemed an integral part of him. Not that he...

30 September, 2022

Holga Week Event and Competition Starts October 1st

By Molly Kate

Holga Week is here! The annual worldwide celebration of the humble Holga camera begins this Saturday, October 1, 2022. The main event is organized by Mr. Holga and features an e...

30 September, 2022

Minolta Hi-Matic 7s – My Gateway Drug into the World of Camera Collecting – By Markus Hainz

By Markus Hainz

As with most photographers over a certain age, I began my photography shooting film back in the late 1980s. By the mid 2000s I was shooting only digital for work and decided to ...

29 September, 2022

New Caffenol Printing Workshop by Darkroom London

By Molly Kate

Darkroom London announced a new offering in their workshop repertoire, Caffenol Printing! The first workshop took place on September 18th, but they are planning a second one for...

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Scott Ferguson on Leica 50mm Lenses – The “Goldilocks Leica Lens Challenge” – Introduction
Ha! I think you might be surprised at some of the bargains you can find if you shop on the…
Scott Ferguson on Leica 50mm Lenses – The “Goldilocks Leica Lens Challenge” – Introduction
Thanks Gary! I have been really working on these kinds of 'high engagement' street portraits as more or less my…
Erik Brammer on Leica 50mm Lenses – The “Goldilocks Leica Lens Challenge” – Introduction
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