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5 November, 2018

How Film Photography Helped Me to Appreciate Colour – by Simon King

By Simon King

When I first started shooting film alongside my digital cameras I wasn't really confident what the results would be - whether they would remain a medium for experimentation or w...

4 November, 2018

Agfa 1035 Review – a Confusion of my Preferences

By Hamish Gill

The Agfa 1035 is a wonderful piece of German Functionalist industrial design. It is a camera that consists of little more than what’s absolutely essential for its purpose. For t...

3 November, 2018

Is it Easier or Harder to Take Photos Now? – By Frank H. Wu

By frankhwu

I received a compliment about my photos that illustrates how much digital technologies have become the norm. I had emailed a few images to a friend. “Photos you sent are fantast...

2 November, 2018

5 frames with a Minolta Panorama Zoom 28 – by Charles Higham

By Charles Higham

Another plastic compact from the early 1990s: check. Not much about it on the internet: check. 28mm to 70mm Minolta zoom lens worth testing: check.

1 November, 2018

5 Frames with a Leica M5 – by Petros Katradis

By Petros Katradis

The camera really is divisive. Even walking around Leica fans will mention how strange it is. The size, sure - the way the meter works - definitely. But for me, it’s a brutal le...

31 October, 2018

Yashica Y35 Review – Unexpected Expectations – By Alan Duncan

By Alan Duncan

Before it even shipped the Yashica Y35 has become on of the most maligned cameras in history. Its reputation hasn't improved any since shipping began in September but bar the ob...

30 October, 2018

5 Frames with the Minolta 24mm f/2.8 MD W.Rokkor – By Steven Starr

By Steven Starr

This lens is an SR mount lens designed for the Minolta manual focus SLR’s. The MD version was first introduced in 1977 and was preceded by an MC version in 1973. They all take 5...

29 October, 2018

Lensbaby Lenses: Sweet vs. Edge – a Review – By Martina Kettner

By Martina

I remember exactly when I saw a Lensbaby image for the first time – it was a street shot from Vienna. I had never seen such bokeh. The lens used for the image was the R...

Jeffery Luhn on Fujifilm X100VI – One Camera and 1½ Lenses for Travel – with a Pocket of Light
Less is more when you are a good photographer.
Russ Rosener on Wanderer Above the Peaks – A One-Shot Story
I have always loved that painting. When I was a kid I got an abridged copy of Mary Shelley's novel…
Dave Powell on A Fun, Funky Filter for Shooting Digital Infrared
Aw... Thanks! But that film and filter can do amazing things! ;-)

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