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6 February, 2026

When Bad Light is Good for Holgas – The Whole Roll

By Neal Wellons

6 February, 2026

/ Foma Film, Fomapan 400, Holga 120N, /

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21 November, 2019

5 frames of the Extinction Rebellion with a Leica R5 – by Michael Scott

By scottfotodotcom

Mention Leica and most photographers think of their legendary ‘M’ rangefinder cameras. In contrast, Leica’s ‘R’ SLR film cameras are more forgotten. Which means they are cheap(e...

20 November, 2019

5 Frames with Fomapan 400 “Action” at EI200, Developed Normally – by Simon King

By Simon King

I recently wrote a 5 Frames With Fomapan 400 where I described the results shot at EI1600 with a 2 stop push. Although these weren't excessively bad I think I'll be sticking to ...

19 November, 2019

Video: Chatting to Ashley Carr in Stourport (part 2)

By Hamish Gill

A couple of months ago I went to Stourport and met up with Ashley Carr. This is part 2 of the video I made, if you’d like to see the first part, you can find it here. If you’ve ...

18 November, 2019

5 Frames with the Pentax Spotmatic F and Kodak Gold 200 – By Jérémie Schuler

By jeremieschuler

I’m a French Sales Engineer living in Berlin, also working part time as a photographer and videographer. Over the years, I just managed to get rid of the French accent, but not ...

17 November, 2019

(First) 5 Frames With Kodak Tri-x 400 – By Jake Yorath

By Jake Yorath

I’ve always loved photography, but going semi-professional – shooting motor racing – strangled that, and I stopped photographing anything for a very long time. A decade or so la...

16 November, 2019

5 Frames with the Nikon L35AF and Kodak Portra 800 in the german woods – By Martin Holman

By marto_35mm

After using the Olympus XA3 for street photography, I slowly felt the need for a point & shoot with a faster lens and more precise focus. Don’t get me wrong, zone focusing w...

15 November, 2019

Fuji Natura 1600 & Shooting Star Trails and at Night – By Bill Thoo

By Bill Thoo

I have the privilege of travelling for work to the Central West of New South Wales twice a year. After hours are typically my own, and I usually take those opportunities for pho...

14 November, 2019

Canon 28mm f/2.8 LTM – A Short Review – By Atanas Grozdev

By Photo-g-rap-her

I started to shoot on film in a cold winter of 2014. I used to shoot mainly with compact film cameras with color negative film, were I tried to test as many as possible of them....

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