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13 January, 2026

Bringing an Helios 40-2 at the opera

By Andrea Monti

13 January, 2026

/ Helios 40-2, Stage Performance Photography, /

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28 August, 2020

Fight of the Fifties… – By Bent_Brent

By Bent_Brent

This was mean to be a very different article. You see, stuck as I was with my family in lockdown, I thought it would be the perfect time to compare a bunch of 50mm lenses in eve...

28 August, 2020

Lomography Fisheye 2 Camera Review – Family Vacation – By Alex Vye

By Alex Vye

I acquired the Lomography Fisheye 2 a coupe of years ago when a colleague came to my cubicle (unfortunately, in real life I am a cubicle-dwelling software developer) and said "...

27 August, 2020

Fake Soviet Impressionism – By Ben Garcia

By Ben G

There comes a time, in every rangefinder fanboy's/fangirl's life, when they must contemplate the inevitable: should I buy this cheap Soviet rangefinder? “Look, the Seller says e...

27 August, 2020

Pentacon Six Mini-Review – The grass isn’t always greener – By Holly Gilman

By Holly Gilman

I was surprised to find that there were no reviews of the Pentacon Six on this website. It seems to be a bit of a cult classic these days. Having said that, from reviews I’ve se...

26 August, 2020

My Friend Jim – By Gerard Exupery

By Gerard Exupery

This is my friend Jim. Jim was one of those people who understood what it is like to yearn for something big where his talents could go. He was a musician and writer and even wr...

26 August, 2020

5 Frames with a White Slim Angel – Then and Now – By DeeDee Yelverton

By DeeDee Yelverton

I’m not sure how or when I first discovered the plastic White Slim Angel camera – but I think it was around 2009 or 2010. For those not familiar with this gem, it is a plastic p...

25 August, 2020

5 frames with a 360 degree Lens – By Dan Cuny

By Dan Cuny

My interest in anything photographic has spanned for more than 45 years., I've had the opportunity to photography with many different cameras and lenses in those years, from sub...

25 August, 2020

5 frames of St Ives with my Zeiss Ikon Nettar & Ilford FP4 – by Graham Spinks

By Graham Spinks

For the last 25 years I have kept an office in St Ives – not the one by the sea where aggressive gulls rip ice creams indiscriminately from the hands of hyperactive children and...

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