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21 October, 2025

My friend Volkmar – Frames of a Life

By thorsten

21 October, 2025

/ Portrait Photography, /

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Some of you may have seen the last Wes Anderson movie, The Phoenician Scheme. Benicio del Toro used a huge fountain pen from Montblanc in it. My friend Volkmar Bendig, an actor himself, had one of those. He got it from a photographer who died in a...

21 October, 2025

5 Frames with a Canon EOS 5000, 50mm f/1.8, and Kepler 800

By Yousuf Sarfaraz

21 October, 2025

/ Canon EOS 5000, Kodak Vision3 500T, Zhenwei Kepler 800, /

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I’ve shot a variety of films before, both color and black and white, from Portra to HP5, but I had never experimented with motion picture stock like Kodak Vision3 500T. I had seen photos online and read about it, but never tested it myself. In Jul...

21 October, 2025

A Few Frames with a Canon P and how I found myself on 35mmc

By Walter Reumkens

21 October, 2025

/ Canon P, Kodak Film, Kodak UltraMax 400, /

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I have been a member of FLICKR for many years and only show my photos there. I joined when I retired and had more time for my hobby. At that time I expected to meet many like-minded people, nice people who knew the basics of photography, wanted to...

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Konica Hexar AF – A Love Letter – By Ong Sien Hong

By Sien Hong

Dear Konica Hexar AF, many have penned their thoughts on you, loved and parted with you. I am writing you this letter because I know you deserved more.First came to know you thr...

10 May, 2019

FujiFilm E-510 – A Digital Compact from a Forgotten Age – By Adam Kendall

By AdamKendall

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9 May, 2019

5 frames with Alfo 100 and the Fujifilm Zoom Date 1000 – by Ivan B. Palli

By Ivan B. Palli

I don't use a lot of expired film but, once in a while, I may buy some if I find it interesting and at a good price. This was the case with a roll of colour negative Alfo 100 24...

8 May, 2019

National Panasonic C-500AF – The Little Plastic Camera that Could – by Tom Shappard

By Tom Sheppard

Recently I was gifted an old film camera. Thank you my old friend Rob Smith for your thoughtfulness. It was branded "National" ...... and for those of us who can remember, this ...

7 May, 2019

Dilemma Dilemma: What Shall I Use, Color or Black & White? A Short Comparison – by Andrew Morang

By Kodachromeguy

When the digital tsunami overwhelmed the world of picture-taking in the mid-2000s, I bought various digital camera and used them for color work. However, I continued to take bla...

6 May, 2019

Alex Lambrechts on Inspiration and Style – an Interview by Hamish Gill

By Hamish Gill

Alex Lambrechts is a fashion and editorial photographer with clients all over the world, to all of whom he offers a very identifiable style. Alex has recently evolved his style ...

5 May, 2019

5 Frames With an Olympus XA – By Julian Higgs

By julianhiggs

Since getting back film photography over the last two years or so, like many others, I seem to have accumulated a number of different cameras. Some of which the first time round...

4 May, 2019

Minolta Lenses on a Nikon F3 in Iceland – by Simon King

By Simon King

After a recent trip to Amsterdam where I was let down by a combination of my cameras meter and my own ineptitude I decided to part ways with my Minolta XD. Although still a perf...

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