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30 July, 2025

Viltrox Air 15mm f/1.7 – a new lens for APS-C

By Mike Brooks

30 July, 2025

/ Mirrorless Lens, viltrox 15mm 1.7, Viltrox Lens, /

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I recently had the opportunity to test a new prime APS-C lens from Viltrox; the 15mm 1.7 Air in a Nikon Z mount. In full frame terms, that means you have something between a 20 and 24mm perspective. A 20mm lens is one I use a lot on my full fra...

30 July, 2025

Two Cold Shoes for an M3

By Leon Winnert

30 July, 2025

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This is a short piece that describes how I designed and made a gadget to solve a need to attach and simultaneously use two cold shoes on a Leica M3 when only one exists. And how I got myself into that situation in the first place. I have an M3. Th...

30 July, 2025

Voigtlander 28mm f2.8 Aspherical SL II-S Color-Skopar – Golden egg cups, surrealism and a new lens for an old film camera

By Simon Bohrsmann

30 July, 2025

/ 28mm Lens, SLR lens, Voigtlander 28mm f2.8 Aspherical SL II-S Color-Skopar, Wide-Angle Lens, /

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This is a story about how I ended up knee deep in sea water on the coast of Sydney, Australia, trying to focus on a golden egg cup. It is a story about an experience with a new lens, rather than a technical review. I often don’t understand why my ...

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22 April, 2020

Drug Store Film – A Short Review – By Charlie Bierwirth

By Charlie Bierwirth

Growing up in the digital age I never had a “proper” film camera - just a cheap blue plastic point and shoot that I phased out by the time I left elementary school. I the only t...

22 April, 2020

Rollei IR400 Infrared Film – First Roll – By Maxwell Wagner

By Maxwell Wagner

I’ve been shooting film for almost 5 years now and was very lucky to have a father that introduced me to film photography - one of the greatest lessons he’s taught me is the int...

21 April, 2020

Zourkhane – a Traditional Sport in Iran – By Marc Wick

By Marc Wick

Iran is not the typical touristic hotspot, and within the last years - and now with the Coronavirus pandemic - it seems to have become much more difficult to discover this beaut...

21 April, 2020

Analogue Portrait Photography with Leica M rangefinder Cameras – by Marc Wick

By Marc Wick

This is not a review of Leica M cameras. There are quite a few, and every one has its pros and cons. All of them are rangefinder cameras and have one thing in common (at least f...

20 April, 2020

Cat-and-Mouse with Exposure and Contrast – Darkroom Technique Part 3 – by Sroyon Mukherjee

By Sroyon

Part 3 is the most (only?) technical part of my ongoing series about darkroom technique. If you like technical, you’re in for some fun. If you dislike technical, maybe skip the ...

20 April, 2020

Fuji X100 – Kolari Vision Full Spectrum Modified – First Impressions

By Hamish Gill

You remember that time we were able to go and do what we wanted? Yeah, I know it was only a few weeks ago... well, just before things got really weird, we had some really signif...

19 April, 2020

5 Frames With the Nikon 70-210mm f/4 Series-E – By Simon King

By Simon King

I've been at home shooting with a mid-telephoto lens for quite a while now, with the majority of my images being made with the Leica 90mm f/2 APO, so taking the step up to a mor...

18 April, 2020

5 Frames with a 35mm Summicron-R Lens at the Botanical Garden – by Christian Schroeder

By Christian Schroeder

It began with a new purchase, a 35mm Summicron lens for my Leica SLR cameras. This lens focuses down to 30cm. So, what’s the deal with that? Normally I have to maintain a 'safet...

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