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1 July, 2025

Music in Manhattan – A One Shot Story

By Scott Ferguson

1 July, 2025

/ Ilford Delta 400, Ilford Film, Leica M3, /

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27 May, 2018

Lensbaby Burnside review – wacky, but potentially wonderful

By Hamish Gill

It’s been years since I’ve played with a Lensbaby lens. But whilst I don’t partake, I do keep up with what they’re up to - I find their slightly nutty lens ideas fascinating. I ...

26 May, 2018

Leica M10 – Why I chose mine over the Sony a9 – by Rollin Banderob

By Rollin Banderob

For over a year I had been contemplating plunking down money for a digital body one last time and committing to shooting that camera for 5-10 years. In the film days I had the s...

25 May, 2018

Ricoh FF-90 Super Review – A Landscape Photographer’s New Companion – By Adam Smith

By AdamKendall

A couple of months ago I found myself heading to Wilson’s, a local antiques shop. Overlooking the aqua- marine waters of Lake Michigan, this shop is a popular destination for an...

24 May, 2018

5 Frames with a Zeiss Ikon Contessa – by Thomas Bell

By improbabilitydrive

My name is Thomas Bell. Im a hobbyist photographer based in Atlanta, Georgia. I come from a film crew background, so Im used to the mechanics of photography, but until I picked ...

23 May, 2018

Minolta X-700 and 45mm f2 Lens – A love story with an uncertain ending – By Torsten Kathke

By Torsten Kathke

Love stories come in more dramatic varieties. But they're never more true. The 45mm f2 Minolta MD lens was attached to an SR-T 100x I bought in a now-defunct thrift store in Mun...

22 May, 2018

An Instax Project And A Framing Challenge – by Aukje

By Aukje

Two years ago I changed jobs to be able to work closer to home, allowing me to bike to work, and combine commuting with photography. Or at least it gave me more flexibility, wit...

21 May, 2018

The Sunbeams Analogue Photography News – 100 not out!

By The Sunbeams

Hello film fans and welcome back to this, the most centenary of editions of the Sunbeams Analogue Photography News. It’s been a busy few weeks since last we corresponded, ...

21 May, 2018

5 Frames from My First Year as a Photographer [with a Leica M240] – by Simon King

By Simon King

I've shared quite a bit of my work on here before, so I thought I'd offer something a little different with this article. Unlike my pervious "5 Frames With" contributions this o...

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