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22 April, 2026

7Artisans 35mm f/2.8 Ultra-Compact Rangefinder Lens Review

By Alexander Doran

22 April, 2026

/ 35mm Lens, 7Artisans 35mm f/2.8, Rangefinder Lens, Wide-Angle Lens, /

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Released today (22nd of April 2026), the new 7Artisans 35mm f/2.8 lens occupies a poorly-explored niche in the modern era; that of the sharp, ultra-compact prime lens. And believe me, despite its few limitations it absolutely delivers, especially ...

22 April, 2026

What the Lever Opened – One Shot Story

By Josh Baker

22 April, 2026

/ Double Exposure, Kodak Double-X, Nikon FM2n, /

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This is not who I was allowed to be. Circumstances in my past lives built boundaries around the innermost states that contained freedom. Vulnerability. They inhibited stepping outside of the identity I constructed. I was produced to be formal, ser...

LeRouge 612 panorama pinhole camera for 120 film

22 April, 2026

LeRouge 612 MK2 – Portable Panoramic Pinhole – Why Barnack would have approved of it

By Jens Kotlenga

22 April, 2026

/ LeRouge 612 MK2, Panoramic Camera, Pinhole Cameras, /

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So there was this guy who took it upon himself to hike from the Atlantic Ocean all the way down to the Mediterranean, following the Pyrenean long-distance mountain trail, all of 850 kilometres in 48 days. In his backpack he had made room for a pan...

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9 October, 2019

5 frames with the Kodak 66 model III – by Michael Scott

By scottfotodotcom

Folders like the Kodak 66, which dates from the mid 1950’s, are excellent examples of how compact and useable the 6x6 format can be in spite of the film’s size. I had wanted to ...

8 October, 2019

5 Frames in Paris with an Agfa Half-Frame Flea Market Find – By Eric Norris

By Eric Norris

One of my goals when visiting Paris recently was to scour the used camera stores on the Boulevard Beaumarchais, well-known for their great selection of interesting gear. Alas, m...

7 October, 2019

Inchindown: Why make photography so hard? An Interview with Simon & Dave

By Hamish Gill

The above video is a bit of a preview video of the forthcoming documentary film 'Simon and Dave’s One Shot: Inchindown'. I've been lucky enough to see an early draft of the enti...

6 October, 2019

5 Frames with Kodak T-Max 400 – by Simon King

By Simon King

T-Max 400 has an odd place in my film workflow, as although I rate what it offers aesthetically very highly, I find myself choosing not to shoot it that often, opting instead fo...

6 October, 2019

(First) 5 Frames with the Leica Monochrom and 7Artisans 50mm f/1.1 – By Rob MacKillop

By Rob MacKillop

After a bit of a windfall, I suddenly found myself able to indulge in a camera I had been intrigued by, and yes, consequently lusted after since it first arrived on the scene: t...

5 October, 2019

Ilford HP5 Plus & The Yorkshire War Experience – By Phil Harrison

By Phil Harrison

The Yorkshire War Experience is held once a year near a town called Hunsworth. Many hundreds of people meet, together with around 500 military vehicles and other military equipm...

4 October, 2019

Rangefinder vs. SLR – Protest Photography – by Simon King

By Simon King

One of my favourite environments to photograph is a protest. Over the last few years I've had plenty of opportunities to document all kinds of demonstrations and protests; peace...

3 October, 2019

5 frames with an Olympus XA and XP2 Super at the Pet Parade – By Alex Solomon

By solomab

Olympia, Washington has a strange fascination with animals and dress-up. In late April there's a parade where a bunch of people dress up like animals and make big animal floats ...

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Tony Warren on LeRouge 612 MK2 – Portable Panoramic Pinhole – Why Barnack would have approved of it
Those are excellent results from a very nicely made camera Jens. It is interesting that it has a 0,25mm pinhole.…
Michael on Leica-R Summicron 50/2 on Nikon F3
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