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1 April, 2026

Never meet your heros – Misadventures in Camera Repair Land

By Bob Janes

1 April, 2026

/ Camera Repair, Minolta SRT 303, /

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14 November, 2021

Datafilm: The Note Taking App Designed For Film Photographers – By Vincent

By Vincent

I am excited to present a project I have been working on during the past few months. It is called Datafilm and it is a modern note taking iOS app designed for film photographers...

13 November, 2021

Back in the woods with a Pentax MX and 3 SMC lenses – By Clive Williams

By Clive Williams

They say you should never go back. But I went anyway. A year ago, I wrote a 35mmc piece about trying to capture an impression of spring in the beech woods near my home, using a...

12 November, 2021

LensFayre Snap LF35-M – A Sustainable, Customisable & Reusable Camera

By Hamish Gill

Lensfayre have just announced the release of the a ‘Snap LF35-M’, a new sustainable, customisable and “accessible” 35mm “reusable camera”. I’ve had one to play with for a few we...

11 November, 2021

Road Trip Without an End – A Photographic Diary – By Zachary Gastin

By Zachary Gastin

I think most Americans have a special romanticism of the grand summer road trip adventure, and what better way to fulfil that almost obligatory urge than quitting your job, sell...

10 November, 2021

A John Whitmore Dedication – Photography Through The Pandemic Book Update

By Holly Gilman

It is with a heavy heart that we share this article following the passing of a beloved member of the analogue community – John Whitmore (otherwise known as TheDarkShed on ...

10 November, 2021

Interesting Industry Insights from the Tetenal UK Dealer Day

By Hamish Gill

On Wednesday this week, I travelled up to Tetenal UK’s head office in Leicestershire. I was invited as “press” and as the founder of pixl-latr to their “Dealer Day”, an event or...

9 November, 2021

Chiyoko Super Rokkor 45mm f/2.8 – Early Experiences – By Agata Urbaniak

By Agata Urbaniak

Ebay is a dangerous place. One moment you see a funny-looking lens with an eye-catching chunky focus ring in related searches, the next you’re awaiting a parcel from Japan. Ther...

8 November, 2021

Konica Auto S3 – Small and Perfectly Formed – By Bob Janes

By Bob Janes

Coinciding with their centenary in the early 70s, Konica fused two of their camera lines together. Since 1968 they had made a compact rangefinder camera called the C35. They had...

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Walter Reumkens on Minolta Dynax 9 and 7 – A Comparison
An excellent, in-depth piece of work, Bob. I couldn’t produce anything like it. Apart from a technical interest in the…
Bob Janes on Minolta Dynax 9 and 7 – A Comparison
I usually output my 'for web' shots at 1500-2000 on the long side, the wordpress software then will downsize photos…
Kodachomeguy on Minolta Dynax 9 and 7 – A Comparison
Bob, interesting review. That Dynax 9 is a big bruiser, for sure. Something did not work out on photos 1,…

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