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3 October, 2025

Zeiss ZK Planar T* 50mm F/1.4 – Test Shots and an Unpleasant Incident

By Andrea Monti

3 October, 2025

/ Carl Zeiss 50/1.4 planer T*, /

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6 May, 2021

Exploring and Discussing the Idea of the “Bucket List Camera” – By Holly Gilman

By Holly Gilman

Just before christmas an opportunity came up that I couldn’t refuse. A camera that I have been researching since I began in film photography came up for sale in the Facebook fi...

5 May, 2021

Re-Imagining Morecambe – by Mark Harrison

By mark harrison

The gritty and often maligned seaside town of Morecambe stands on the brink of a new era as plans to transform it through ‘The Eden Project North’ are forging ahead. To me, Mor...

4 May, 2021

Plustek OpticFilm 135i 35mm Film Scanner Review – By Bob Janes

By Bob Janes

I recently found myself in the market for a film scanner. Minolta film scanners have served me well over the years. My current standard is a Dual Scan III, but it does get quite...

3 May, 2021

Shooting Medium Format Film in Rohingya Refugee Camps (and Getting Arrested in the Process) – By Ali MC

By Ali MC

In 2016 I travelled to Rohingya refugee camps in Burma and Bangladesh to shoot portraits of the people living there with a Fujifilm GA645. I was interested in the plight of the ...

3 May, 2021

Shoe Mount Light Meters – Which One is Right for You…?

By Hamish Gill

I’ve reviewed a whole load of the new crop of shoe mount light meters recently. I’ve liked something about all (most) of the meters I’ve tried, but trying them in quick successi...

2 May, 2021

Aliens don’t exist… But I have seen (and Photographed) a UFO – By Jordi Fradera

By Jordi Fradera

I have been a science fiction reader (not fantasy) for "only" 65 years, my first reading of the genre was The Puppet Masters (Robert A. Heinlein - 1951) and my Excel sheet says ...

1 May, 2021

Mamiya 7ii, Rollei RPX25 and an Old Datsun 120Y – By Filip Wawer

By filip wawer

Last summer I had a chance to visit an old friend in Szczecin, Poland, the city we both studied in. He stayed there - I left. This was a rare occasion to meet and catch up. Pete...

30 April, 2021

5 Frames with a Rollei 35T & a Roll of Fuji Provia 400x Slide film pushed to 1600 – By Benjamin Amberg

By Benjamin Amberg

June 4th, 2002. The White Stripes at The Fillmore West, San Francisco. The Rollei 35 was chosen for this show based almost exclusively on its size…and partially for its inheren...

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