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16 June, 2025

Olympus XA1 – One roll mini-review

By Mark Ellerby

16 June, 2025

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26 February, 2019

5 Frames with a Nikon L35AF – By Christian Diehlmann

By Dilo87

With the way I use point and shoot cameras, it usually takes a while for me to go through a whole roll of film. I throw them in a bag or in my jacket pocket and shoot a few pict...

25 February, 2019

Understanding Shutter Speed, Aperture, Film Speed (ISO) & The Relationship Between Them

By Hamish Gill

I’ve thought about covering off some of the basic principles of photography a few times on this website, but often find myself coming to the conclusion that someone else will ha...

24 February, 2019

5 Frames with the Voigtländer Vito C – By Nigel Haycock

By NigelH

So this is the Voigtländer Vito C which is not to be confused with the Voigtländer Vito C. The crazy re-use of model names by Voigtländer and its subsequent parent companies is ...

23 February, 2019

5 frames in Kolkata with a Leica M3 and Voigtländer 28mm f/1.9 – by Sroyon Mukherjee

By Sroyon

I grew up in Kolkata, and after graduation I moved to London for work. Since then, I’ve gone back about once a year. Walking around the city with a camera around my neck is what...

22 February, 2019

Canon Demi EE17 Review – A Surprisingly Good Half Frame Camera – By Phil Stefans

By PhilStefans

I had been looking for a cheap 35mm camera that could be used manually without batteries, and manual ISO selection was a must. Selenium meters would not be tolerated either, and...

21 February, 2019

Nikonos V, 35mm f/2.5 & Fuji Superia X-TRA 400 – In the Surf- By Michael Rennie

By Michael Rennie

Nikonos V and surfing? You're probably thinking I live in California, Australia or Hawaii but where I surf you're more likely to catch frostbite than a shark bite; this is cold ...

20 February, 2019

Kiev 4 Review – It Bites Back – By James Northcote

By jamesnorthcote

I first got into film photography to pass the time on film sets between scenes. Film sets are amazing places to photograph. Lots of interesting looking people doing weird and wo...

19 February, 2019

The Hawaii Darkroom – A Community Darkroom Launches on Kickstarter

By Hamish Gill

Mike Caputo, a fireman from Hawaii has just launched a Kickstarter campaign to build a community darkroom in Hawaii. Hawaii is about as far away from where I live as is possible...

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