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10 November, 2025

A Fence For Two and a Story In One (Shot)

By Omar Tibi

10 November, 2025

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Birding has been a part of me ever since I was 11, both as a passion and a way to de-stress. While I’ve taken many photos with my phone’s camera, in all of this time, I’ve never done so with a proper camera, let alone on film. Once I got my tele p...

10 November, 2025

Kamerakraft Nikon Zf Thumb Grip Review

By Hamish Gill

10 November, 2025

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This is going to be the shortest review I have ever written I think – mostly because it’s of the small, inert bit of brass that is the Kamerakraft Nikon Zf Thumb Grip. My initial interest in the Nikon Z system was through a desire to return ...

10 November, 2025

Agima – AGI’s follow-up to the Agimatic

By Bob Janes

10 November, 2025

/ AGI Agima, AGI Rangefinder, rangefinder camera, /

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Previously on Cameras of Croydon… This is my third review of a camera model from Aeronautical General Instruments of Croydon, South London, under their AGILUX brand. The AGIFlex was a 6×6 SLR with a strong resemblance to the Reflex Kore...

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16 June, 2021

5 Frames with an Olympus Pen-S in a Fishing Village – By Alex Vye

By Alex Vye

The Olympus Pen-S is a 35mm half-frame camera that takes 2 photos for every normal-sized every frame, which means you get 72 pictures on a 36 frame roll of film. The lens is a Z...

15 June, 2021

Contax IIa review – Chasing that Classic Look with an Unaccountably Affordable Vintage German Rangefinder – By Phil Calvit

By Phil Calvit

Like most of you good 35mmc readers, I’d love to own a classic Leica. And like most of you (unless you’re a more posh lot than I’d assumed), I’ve been unwilling to make the life...

14 June, 2021

PPP Cosmic Lomo T-43 to Leica M-Mount Lens Conversion Review

By Hamish Gill

Some people might question the logic of mounting a Lomo lens to a Leica camera. Not me though, I think it’s a great idea and I am all the more enthralled when someone goes out o...

13 June, 2021

Looking back on Two Pieces of Advice Given to me as a Beginner – By Andrea Bevacqua

By Andrea Bevacqua

Just over a year ago I started my journey into film photography, so I thought it would be nice to look back at some of the advice I received when I first started shooting, how t...

12 June, 2021

200 Miles by Bike in California / 12 Photos from a Lomo LCA 120 – By Eric Norris

By Eric Norris

Apart from photography, cycling - and especially cycling long distances - has been a passion of mine for most of my life. I discovered early on that I enjoyed setting ambitious ...

11 June, 2021

Heresy! Get with the Program (Mode) – By Bob Janes

By Bob Janes

Some photographers are slow to embrace change. Automatic exposure took a surprising time to get established. Part of this would have been a because photographers wanted to stay ...

11 June, 2021

Kosmo Foto ‘Agent Shadow’ Launches On Kickstarter

By Josh Foster

Kosmo Foto have just launched their new film 'Agent Shadow' on Kickstarter. Agent Shadow is a 35mm black and white panchromatic film with a box speed of 400 ISO but can be rated...

10 June, 2021

5 Frames with LomoChrome Purple XR 100-400 and a Nikon F6 – By Isaac D. Pacheco

By isaacpacheco

A few months ago I submitted a shot into one of Lomography's ongoing photo competitions, and was pleasantly surprised to be selected as one of five winners in the category. Alon...

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