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20 June, 2025

Weston Master V – a Review of the Masterful Exposure Meter

By Bob Janes

20 June, 2025

/ Light Meter, Weston Light Meter, Weston Master 5, /

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7 September, 2018

5 Frames with a Yashica Half Frame 17 Rapid – by Denis Savinov

By denissavinov

I'd been looking for a half-frame camera for a long time. Less film, more frames - a traveler's dream. One day on ebay I found this legendary Yashica; 1965, excellent condition,...

6 September, 2018

Scanning from the emulsion; getting the most out of a flatbed scanner – By David Narbecki

By David Narbecki

I was asked recently my opinions around what I think is the best way to scan a large collection of slides? I replied by suggesting that they should have a lab scan it and not to...

5 September, 2018

5 frames with a Yashica Samurai X3.0 and Fuji Superia 400 – By Dan Marinelli

By Dan Marinelli

The Yashica Samurai X3.0 camera came out of left field to me. I have run the #halfframeclub for almost 2 years, but this camera never fit my idea of what a half frame camera sho...

3 September, 2018

Olympus AF10 Twin Review – Two Lenses For The Price Of One – By Rick Davy

By rd

What does £3 of your hard earned cash get you these days? Well, if you look hard enough you might be able to grab yourself a Olympus AF10 Twin. Car boot sale and charity shops a...

2 September, 2018

Kodak Pro Image 100 – First Roll Review

By Hamish Gill

On the last day of a recent jolly to North Wales with the family, we all went for a little bike ride into the countryside. Knowing I was going to be pulling Norah in a little tr...

1 September, 2018

Canon EOS 300 Review – Not a great camera, but a great camera! – By Malcolm Myers

By Malcolm Myers

“Hi, they’ve got a Canon EOS 300 with a 28-105 lens and they want £5 for it. Do you want it?” Yet another phone call from my wife from the local charity shop (or Charlie shop a...

31 August, 2018

5 frames with a Fujica GW690 and a roll of Cinestill 50D – By Irv Bartlett

By irvb

As a young man in the early 90s I shot mainly with a Nikon F801s and a Seagull 6x6. Always wanting a "proper" medium format camera the nearest I got was picking up a brochure fo...

30 August, 2018

5 Frames with a Nikonos V – by Dirk Marwede

By Dirk Marwede

I picked up a Nikonos V with a 35mm lens for family holidays in the hot summer of 2018 at Garda lake, Italy. Being with kids on holidays, it is always a good idea to have a toug...

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