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Motorway bridge over the River Exe and Exeter Ship Canal

4 November, 2025

The Motorway Bridge – A One Shot Story

By Ed

4 November, 2025

/ Architectural Photography, /

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12 February, 2019

5 Frames with the new Voigtlander Color-Skopar Vintage Line 21mm f/3.5 – By John Scott

By John_S

Photography is life, for as long as I can remember I have been freezing moments in time for all to see. I stumbled upon my first proper camera on my travels through Shinjuku in ...

11 February, 2019

Leica M [typ 240] Review – A brief relationship

By Hamish Gill

I’ve spent the last month or so shooting with a Leica M [typ 240]. I bought it as temporary replacement camera after my M262 had to pay a little trip to Germany for some repair ...

10 February, 2019

(Mis)adventures with a Minolta Himatic 7s – By Matt Evans

By Matt Evans

I had been trawling the online market places and managed to snag a Minolta Hi-matic 7s on trademe (the NZ version of ebay). It was advertised as being in excellent condition wit...

9 February, 2019

5 Frames with FujiFilm Provia 100f, My First Roll of Slide Film – by Simon King

By Simon King

I genuinely wasn’t sure what to expect from slide film. I bought a few rolls in anticipation of shooting the new Ektachrome, wanting to get used to the process of shooting...

8 February, 2019

Film Photography News and Interesting Reading – 8/2/2019 – By Ray Goodwin

By raygoodwinphotos

Busy week? Here's some news and interesting content from the film photography world that you might've missed:

8 February, 2019

Minolta CLE Review: The Most Zen of M-Mount Rigs – Steven Bleistein

By Steven Bleistein

The Minolta CLE had always intrigued me as a lighter body alternative to my heavier Leica M bodies, like the M3, M6, and M7, while still being compatible with my Leica M-mount l...

7 February, 2019

A Quartz Date Dilemma – By Taylor Ervin

By tervin1121

Photographs freeze time. They capture the light reflected from objects that happen to occupy a particular space and time, and for me, those objects are often my friends. I know ...

6 February, 2019

5 Frames with an Olympus XA Rangefinder – by Forrest Rogers

By Forrest Rogers

I picked up film photography March of 2018 when I found my dad’s old Pentax K1000 tucked away in the depths of my parents’ house. I bought some film, started shooting, and immed...

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Omar Tibi on Planar. Ektar. Fotograflar. Istanbul… In 5 Frames
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Omar Tibi on Planar. Ektar. Fotograflar. Istanbul… In 5 Frames
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Thanks man. You’re probably right, I don’t have much experience and haven’t ever tried comparisons but going and looking back…

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