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9 November, 2026

5 Frames with a faulty Petri 7 Half and Flic Film Apollo 18

By Michael Zwicky-Ross

9 November, 2026

/ Camera Repair, Petri 7 Half, /

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The Petri 7 Half is a half-frame compact camera with zone focusing and the option of manual control at a fixed speed of 1/40sec, as measured by me, or automatic exposure using a selenium cell and a trapped-needle system to set the exposure. I foun...

9 November, 2026

Room 904 – My Photo of the Year 2026

By John Bennett

9 November, 2026

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In April, we spent several days in Butte, Montana, staying in the hotel room Robert Frank occupied while he was traveling the country, making the photographs that became his landmark book, The Americans. I brought three cameras on our trip: a 1933...

9 November, 2026

Minolta Dynax 700si review – On the button

By Bob Janes

9 November, 2026

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In 1993 Minolta released their latest enthusiast autofocus SLR, just two years after the release of the previous model. It was called the Alpha 707si in Japan, Dynax 700si in Europe, and Maxxum 700si in American markets. My sample copy is a Minolt...

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17 September, 2021

Lomography Purple and Metropolis Films: Goin’ Weird – by Christian Schroeder

By Christian Schroeder

Lomography Purple and Metropolis are two special films made to spice up our film photographer’s lives. The first one, Purple, can offer bizarre false color representations, some...

16 September, 2021

5 Frames of Canal Life with a Zeiss 35mm f/2.8 C Biogon T* ZM, Leica M6 and Fuji PRO400H – by Phil Harrison

By Phil Harrison

I bought the Zeiss 35mm f/2.8 C Biogon T* ZM over a year ago and had only put two rolls through the M6 in the last year. I went Yashicamat happy most of 2020. So it was a great ...

16 September, 2021

A Tale of Two Compacts – Emotion and Camera Choice – By Octavia Vans

By Octavia Vans

This article originally began its life as separate reviews of two different not-so-compact cameras. However at some point they merged into a comparison, and then evolved, like a...

15 September, 2021

5 Frames With a Voigtländer Vitomatic I – Not Bought “for Display” – By Alex Vye

By Alex Vye

The Voigtländer Vitomatic I is a 35mm viewfinder camera that was produced between 1957 and 1960. The lens is a 50mm Colors-Skopar 1:2.8. F-stops are 2.8 to 22. Shutter is a Pro...

14 September, 2021

Aperture Zero 10. The Champ

By Merik

As was often the case, the Pipes Man had spent most of the morning smoking and creeping around places he probably shouldn’t be. However, it was rare he would be so well rewarded.

13 September, 2021

Tiffen Black Pro Mist Filter & Turning the 50mm ZM Sonnar “Atmosphere” up to 11

By Hamish Gill

Once in a while, someone asks me what my favourite lens is. For a long time now the answer has remained the same - it’s the Zeiss 50mm ZM Sonnar. This is a lens that has loads o...

12 September, 2021

Aperture Zero 09. Proper Etiquette

By Merik

‘Can I take your picture?’ He had been thinking, recently, to try to be a better person. To approach and engage, rather than sneak and snatch at his shots. This was Proper Etiqu...

11 September, 2021

The Birth of The NoColorStudio Experimental No.5 High Contrast Film – By Arnas Špaka

By Arnas Špaka

Greetings, I am Arnas Špaka, creator of NoColorStudio - an experimental initiative. My interest in photography started when I was a teenager and found my grandfather's old Zeni...

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David Rusling on Minolta Dynax 700si review – On the button09/11/2026
Probably would. Meanwhile I've just bought an X-500...
Martin on Room 904 – My Photo of the Year 202609/11/2026
Great photo of the year, John especially with the story behind it!
Martin on 5 Frames with a faulty Petri 7 Half and Flic Film Apollo 1809/11/2026
Thanks for this article, Michael. The question is from where the light is leaking. Is it's the back I would…
Bob Janes on Minolta Dynax 700si review – On the button09/11/2026
I've used the Vectis SLRs and was suitably impressed - she S1 wins on some aspects (a better viewfinder as…
Bob Janes on Minolta Dynax 700si review – On the button09/11/2026
I think you would like the 500si (or Soosie) - Cheap as chips, but very versatile. Spec is slightly down…

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