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11 July, 2025

Leica Elmarit-M 90mm f2.8 and a History Photo Walk

By Geoff Chaplin

11 July, 2025

/ Leica 90mm Elmarit-M, /

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13 February, 2021

5 Frames with a Nikon FE and Ektar 100 (A Walk in Canadian Woods) – By Alex Vye

By Alex Vye

My favourite time of year is the fall, autumn, with all it's brisk colours, the crispness of the air, and the pervasive feeling of new beginnings. Fall is the start of the new s...

12 February, 2021

Does the Voice of the Student Matter? – By Holly Gilman

By Holly Gilman

I have always worried about my level of experience and whether my thoughts matter. Being one of the more academic students at school perhaps set me up for this worry in later li...

12 February, 2021

The Many Interpretations of one Quote – Photography Theory and Practice

By Holly Gilman

This is the second group project undertaken by the Photography Books and Theory Facebook group, you can see the first one here. This time, instead of choosing our own quotes to...

11 February, 2021

NEWS: Reveni Labs Launches Spotmeter Kickstarter Campaign

By Josh Foster

Matt Bechberger, owner of Reveni Labs ran a very successful Kickstarter for a fantastically small light meter last year (you can read a review on it by Hamish here) Smashing th...

11 February, 2021

Asahi Pentax 6×7 and my Four Points Project – By Rick Davy

By rd

After recently acquiring my Pentax 6x7, I already had a pre-planned road trip in place so it was inevitable that I'd take it along with me to give it a full on road test. I had ...

10 February, 2021

Shooting the Shooter – Photographs of me with my Cameras – By Jordi Fradera

By Jordi Fradera

I have been amateur photographer for many years and have always played the role of photographer on trips, excursions, family celebrations or simple walks with my wife. I appear ...

10 February, 2021

5 Frames with a Canon EOS 600 in the Gazometro Area – By Fabrizio Ferretti

By Fabrizio Ferretti

I'm 57 old guy living in small town near Rome. Two years ago I put my EOS 5d on a shelf and started to shoot film again like I did many years ago. The difference now is that I d...

9 February, 2021

Diax L-1 Scale Focus Camera Review – by Simon Foale

By Simon Foale

This elegant little 35mm fixed-lens compact belonged to my partner’s late father. It was the last model in a relatively little-known and idiosyncratic line of cameras made in Ge...

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