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27 June, 2025

Contax TVS I, TVS II, TVS III and T2 Kung Fu mash up – who wins? Which should you choose?

By Ibraar Hussain

27 June, 2025

/ Contax T2, Contax TVS, Contax TVSii, Contax TVSiii, /

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15 September, 2020

NEWS: The CAMERADACTYL MONGOOSE Fast Automated 35mm Film Scanner Launches on Kickstarter

By Hamish Gill

Crazy-inventor Ethan Moses or Cameradactly has done something cool. In fact, he has done something that a lot of people in the world of film digitisation have been crying out fo...

15 September, 2020

Macro Converter Lens – for “Broadening Photography Skills on the Cheap” – By Salman Rameli

By salmanrameli

“Here, your father bought you this at the airport during transit” said my uncle one evening way back in 2013. My father, my uncle, and my cousin went to a mining company in Born...

14 September, 2020

Asahi Pentax Spotmatic F Review – A Class Act – By Bob Janes

By Bob Janes

Before I get to talking abou the specifics of the Pentax Spotmatic F, I want to take you back to 1979 when I was a teenager, my brother’s first son was born. Mum, Dad and I went...

14 September, 2020

Pentax 77mm Limited Review – The Joy of a Short Tele Lens

By Hamish Gill

Not so long ago I picked up the Pentax 77mm Limited f/1.8 lens on a bit of a whim. I’d bought the 43mm f/1.9 Limited a few weeks before and was impressed, so when the 77 surface...

13 September, 2020

5 Frames with Pentax 645 (Ultrafine Xtreme 100 & TMAX 400) – By Christoph Traugott

By Christoph Traugott

As a kid, my family was transferred to Sao Paulo, Brazil, Dad was working on a project for Caterpillar Inc. During that stay, my father let me use the much-valued Pentax ME Supe...

12 September, 2020

5 Frames with a Canon Canonet QL19 GIII and Cinestill 50D in Ilfosol 3 – by Sacha Cloutier

By Sacha Cloutier

In my quest for the ideal kit, or collection, I have tried to narrow down the camera’s that I really want to try. It’s the hope that I can get my purchases under control. I don’...

11 September, 2020

9 frames / Or should it be 12? – #FullRollFriday – By Holly Gilman

By Holly Gilman

No, it should have been 24 shots on Kodak Gold 200. In my last #FullRollFriday post I mentioned that I went through a phase of acquiring various cameras to try. I wanted to sha...

11 September, 2020

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Dave Roberts on Contax TVS I, TVS II, TVS III and T2 Kung Fu mash up – who wins? Which should you choose?
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I'm guessing that the discolouration is due to the pentamirror setup..
HanZ on Minolta Dynax 5 & Dynax 60 Review – Late Model Budget Gems – By Bob Janes
Hello, I bought two Dynax 5's and although I think it is a very nice camera (especially the low weight…

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