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7 September, 2026

Tamron 50-400mm f/4.5-6.3 Review – “Life Changing”?

By Hamish Gill

7 September, 2026

/ Mirrorless Lens, Tamron 50-400, tamron lens, Telephoto Lens, Ultra-Telephoto Lens, Zoom lens, /

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14 December, 2020

Pentax Espio 170SL – A One Roll Review

By Hamish Gill

I bought this Pentax Espio 170SL from my local London Camera Exchange. They always have a couple of point & shoot film cameras these days, so I often check for ones that look to...

13 December, 2020

Camping After The Bobcat Fire – Photographing Mt Pacifico – By Justin Aguirre

By Justin Aguirre

In late October of 2020, the last vestiges of the devastating Bobcat Fire are winding down. In its wake, 180 square miles of the Angeles National Forest were burned, making it t...

12 December, 2020

5 Frames with the Canon AF35ML & Konica VX100 in Mexico City – by Michael Kowalczyk

By Michael Kowalczyk

We entered the end phase of our year-long backpacking journey from the "end of the world" in Ushuaia towards North America. My partner and I could not ignore the loud calling of...

11 December, 2020

Kodak S1100XL Review – Chinon 3001 in Kodak Clothing – By Thang Nguyen

By Thang Nguyen

This review is about the Kodak S1100XL, a Chinon 3001 with a different badge. If you are a point & shoot enthusiast, you will likely know that rebranding was been a common t...

10 December, 2020

Memories Lost, Memories Created, Memories Kept – By Jim Grey

By Jim Grey

Photographs restore lost memories and anchor tenuous ones. Through them I catalog my memories and arrange them into timelines. They help me create life narratives in retrospect....

9 December, 2020

Olympus XA and Fujicolor Pro 400H – A Favorite Camera/Film Combo – By Phil Calvit

By Phil Calvit

I came of age in the ’70’s and ’80’s shooting film like the vast majority of other people did: you picked up your yellow box of Kodak 200 or 400 speed film at Walgreens, shot a ...

9 December, 2020

Beauty in Photography by Robert Adams – Book Review – By Holly Gilman

By Holly Gilman

As someone who is an avid reader and collector of books, I am pretty time-poor. I have a job, two young children and a multitude of hobbies which I try to fit in too. Because of...

8 December, 2020

Yashica Rapide Half Frame Camera – History and Review – By Dan Cuny

By Dan Cuny

The Yashica Rapide is a camera I've had for a few years. Looking around on the internet, I don't see a lot of information on it. I'm excited to bring this camera to the forefron...

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