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14 November, 2025

The Rise And Fall of Pizzeria Liceo – One Shot Story

By Andrea Monti

14 November, 2025

/ Kodak Film, Kodak Portra 160, pentax z-20, /

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For decades, it was established in 1963, not only the students of the Liceo Classico on the other side of Via Venezia, but almost all the inhabitants of my hometown, paid a visit to Pizzeria Liceo (aptly named after the aforementioned school). Tru...

Stone igloo

14 November, 2025

A Stone Igloo – My favourite photo of 2025

By Mark Ellerby

14 November, 2025

/ photo of the year 2025, /

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This photo was taken whilst on a hike with my local walking group, the Sheffield 40s/50s ramblers group, with my Rollei 35T that often comes with me on daywalks, because of its compact size and quality Tessar lens, and which I wrote about on this ...

14 November, 2025

Olympus Pen F 40mm G.Zuiko f1.4 and Rollei Retro 400s – My experience with this iconic camera

By Ibraar Hussain

14 November, 2025

/ Half Frame Camera, Olympus Pen F, Olympus SLR, SLR Camera, /

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This post was one of my first few on 35mmc, that’s after lurking for a few years before I plucked up enough courage and audacity to get some of my photos and writing published. I have to thank Hamish for allowing me to express myself here. I...

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A World Within a World, or: A Russian Lens for a Russian Circus – By Robert Poole

By RMPoole

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8 July, 2018

Canon 50mm f/1.4 ltm lens Review – An impressive classic gem

By Hamish Gill

The Canon 50mm f/1.4 ltm is a lens that doesn’t seem to quite have the following it deserves - or at least that’s what you’d guess by looking at their used value. I think in rea...

7 July, 2018

Yashica Ninja Star II AF-J2 Review – Thoughts on Salvage (NSFW) – Pedro Trevino’s P&S Journal #2

By Pedro Trevino

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6 July, 2018

Analogue Adventurer Kit & the Pinbox Camera Obscura – Makers made photography stuff for makers

By Hamish Gill

I've just had two cool little photography products appear under my nose, both made with the intention of encouraging people to learn about photography, both really accessibly pr...

5 July, 2018

How I Removed a Cracked, Stuck-On Lens Filter – By Frank H. Wu

By frankhwu

Here is how I repaired my Voigtlander Nokton lens, the 42.5mm for the M43 system. I had dropped it. The lens filter, a B&W ultraviolet model, was shattered, and, worse, stuck on...

4 July, 2018

Traveling? Taking a vintage film camera? Take a back up! – By Denys

By denysphoto

The American South has fascinated me, ever since I came to the US. I don’t really know what was it exactly - the accent, the perceived beauty or the images from “Gone with the...

3 July, 2018

5 Frames with a Leica M6 and Fuji Pro 400H – By Khalid Ibrahim

By eatpomegranate

This photo story starts with my badass 85 year old grandmother who has been flying around the world to visit her kids. She spent 6 months in London with my uncle and aunt, then ...

1 July, 2018

35mm Accessory Viewfinder for the Budget Conscious / The Wonders of 3D Printing

By Hamish Gill

In the last few years there seems to have been loads of innovation around the democratisation of manufacturing, with 3D printing being - at least to me - almost the poster-boy f...

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