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Food Van at a food festival

4 November, 2025

5 Frames with Royalty at a Food Festival

By Richard Becker

4 November, 2025

/ Zeiss Ikon Contessa 35 533/24, /

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I took a German/Italian Countess to a food festival the other week thinking it was the sort of outing she might enjoy, local artisan food producers along with some art and craft stalls. While we were there the light was very dull and flat so we fa...

Motorway bridge over the River Exe and Exeter Ship Canal

4 November, 2025

The Motorway Bridge – A One Shot Story

By Ed

4 November, 2025

/ Architectural Photography, /

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This photograph shows the underside of the motorway bridge that crosses the head of the Exe Estuary. I regularly cycle or walk under this bridge. It’s an impressive structure and a testament to our cultural preference for triumphant engineer...

Front view of Samsung L85

4 November, 2025

Samsung Digimax L85 (and How It Replaced a Sigma DP2s)

By Ed

4 November, 2025

/ Compact Digital, Samsung Digimax L85, Samsung Digital, /

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During the summer I bought a Foveon-based camera, the Sigma DP2s. The DP2s was released in 2010, a minor update to the DP2. I’d always wanted to try a Foveon camera and I thought I had a reasonable buy at just over £220. I knew the DP2s ate ...

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13 October, 2019

5 Frames with an Olympus Trip 35 and expired Kodak 400 Ultramax – by Tiago Meirelles

By tttuago

The Olympus Trip 35 is one of the most reviewed film camera out there. For good reason; it's cheap, beautiful minimal design, battery free and has a nice lens. I met the Olympus...

12 October, 2019

5 Frames with Leica IIIg with Fuji Sensia 100 and Superia 400 – By Rob MacKillop

By Rob MacKillop

Getting a new old film camera is always a little nerve wracking, to me at least. Will I be able to operate it correctly, understand its pros and cons, and work with them, etc? W...

11 October, 2019

Cosina CT-1 and its Lengthy Legacy – By Ben O’Keeffe

By Ben O'Keeffe

On an undisclosed date in September, 1979, Cosina released the CT-1 to little fanfare. After all, it was hardly a game changer. The CT-1 is a 35mm SLR with a Copal Square shutte...

10 October, 2019

5 Frames with Rollei Infrared 400, a Leica M7 and Voigtlander Color Skopar 21mm f/4 – Steven Bleistein

By Steven Bleistein

Infrared film photography has always intrigued me as a way of getting some unusual effects. I had a roll Rollei Infrared 400 which I had been wanting to try out for a while, but...

9 October, 2019

5 frames with the Kodak 66 model III – by Michael Scott

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Folders like the Kodak 66, which dates from the mid 1950’s, are excellent examples of how compact and useable the 6x6 format can be in spite of the film’s size. I had wanted to ...

8 October, 2019

5 Frames in Paris with an Agfa Half-Frame Flea Market Find – By Eric Norris

By Eric Norris

One of my goals when visiting Paris recently was to scour the used camera stores on the Boulevard Beaumarchais, well-known for their great selection of interesting gear. Alas, m...

7 October, 2019

Inchindown: Why make photography so hard? An Interview with Simon & Dave

By Hamish Gill

The above video is a bit of a preview video of the forthcoming documentary film 'Simon and Dave’s One Shot: Inchindown'. I've been lucky enough to see an early draft of the enti...

6 October, 2019

5 Frames with Kodak T-Max 400 – by Simon King

By Simon King

T-Max 400 has an odd place in my film workflow, as although I rate what it offers aesthetically very highly, I find myself choosing not to shoot it that often, opting instead fo...

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Richard Becker on 5 Frames with Royalty at a Food Festival
Bad light and my favourite cheese producer not being there dampened my mood somewhat, otherwise I might have been a…
Richard Becker on 5 Frames with Royalty at a Food Festival
I know what it says! Three words in 3 different languages, but together what do they mean? Or perhaps they…
Gary Smith on Samsung Digimax L85 (and How It Replaced a Sigma DP2s)
Great shots Ed! I recently decided to explore some DSLR's that I missed 10 ~ 15 years ago and picked…

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