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24 September, 2025

Reflections on an Impromptu Photo Shoot

By David Pauley

24 September, 2025

/ Kodak Film, Kodak Tri-X, Kodak UltraMax 400, Portrait Photography, /

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21 July, 2018

The Necessity of Bad Photos – by Frank H. Wu

By frankhwu

I need to take more bad photos. What I mean is I ought to shoot more, period. But I know that I learn more from the bad photos than the good ones.

20 July, 2018

Hasselblad Xpan with a 35mm F2.8 PC Nikkor – A Users’ Review. Cal Stewart

By CalStewart

To cut to the chase, it is possible to shoot the Hasselblad Xpan with a 35mm f2.8 PC Nikkor, which will give you a wider field of view than with the standard 45mm lens. It's a c...

19 July, 2018

Rollei Prego 70 Review: The Trouble With Names – Pedro Trevino’s P&S Journal #3

By Pedro Trevino

The Rollei Prego 70 came to me in a box of Olympus cameras; with its aluminum chassis that's the size of a mju-ii, it stands out from the Trip-branded black plastic affairs. I s...

18 July, 2018

5 Frames with an Agfa Optima 335 electronic – by Dave Donnelly

By Dave Donnelly

I have a reputation for collecting film cameras so when my sister-in-law’s friend said her husband wanted a good home for some gear I didn’t hesitate to pop over and look. Well ...

17 July, 2018

I’m a photographer, and I like cameras – why is that not ok? (Video)

By Hamish Gill

The other day I posted the above photo to Instagram. I quite often have light hearted conversations with people about whether or not it’s ok to put chrome lenses on black camera...

16 July, 2018

Some of my Favourite Film Photographers – Simon King

By Simon King

When I first started shooting film it was as a side project, a hobby and as a way to explore the analog side of photography - around which such mysticism and cult exists. I expe...

15 July, 2018

Sunbeams Analogue Photography News: Kodak Pro Image 100, Yodica and a Particle accelerator

By The Sunbeams

Welcome back, everyone, to the latest edition of the Analogue News from us here at Sunny 16 Towers. We've been away for a bit investigating all the hottest scoops, but we're bac...

15 July, 2018

Three 50mm lenses that fit my needs (video)

By Hamish Gill

Following my recent Canon 50mm 1.4 ltm review, a couple of friendly comments were made at the end of episode 26 of The Classic Lenses Podcast about why I wasn’t keeping the lens...

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