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7 November, 2025

A Pair of Unusual Lenses Adapted to a Fuji GFX 50S

By Daniel Martínez Barber

7 November, 2025

/ Lens Adapting & Modification, /

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Fuji GFX cameras produce extremely high-quality images, but native lenses are very expensive, hence my need to look for alternative options. I recommend the website deltalenses.com, where you can find information on projection and enlarging lenses...

7 November, 2025

Your photo of the year 2025 (and my photo of the year 2025)

By Hamish Gill

7 November, 2025

/ Landscape Photography, photo of the year 2025, /

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David Pauley shared his photo of the year for 2025 the other day. Scott Ferguson commented on that post that maybe more people could submit their photos of the year as part of a one shot story series. I think this is a great idea, so this post is ...

7 November, 2025

Vivitar EZ Motor Big View – A modern box?

By Tony Warren

7 November, 2025

/ Point & Shoot camera, Vivitar EZ Motor Big View, Vivitar Point & Shoot, /

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Vivitar P&S review, contrast with early box camera.

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25 January, 2018

5 Frames With a Calumet C1 – BY Erik Henderson

By Erik Henderson

I’ve always been a bit of a fan of alternative processes. For better or worse, the connection one has to the finished product is like no other form of photography. When I decide...

24 January, 2018

5 Frames with a Samsung ECX-1

By Hamish Gill

The other day I was asked if I knew of a point & shoot camera that offered long and multiple exposure alongside other manual controls. There're a few that came to mind, but ...

23 January, 2018

5 Frames with a Hasselblad XPan – By Simon King

By Simon King

It wasn’t long after deciding to take film photography a little more seriously with my CL that I decided to finally adopt an XPan into my lineup. I know for many people th...

21 January, 2018

Ricoh GXR Review – By Alex Hakimi

By Alex Hakimi

It’s strange that I should be inspired to write a review about the Ricoh GXR; a digital camera. I made film my primary medium several years ago. In this time I've acquired a sle...

20 January, 2018

7Artisans 35mm f/1.2 Review – my new mini super-sonnar

By Hamish Gill

When I first heard about the 7Artisans 35mm f/1.2 lens, I must admit I was a little bit disappointed that it wasn't a full frame lens. The first images I saw of it looked a litt...

19 January, 2018

The Box Is Back! – The Sunbeams Analogue Photography News – January 19th 2018

By Sunny 16 Podcast

January already seems to be disappearing at an alarming rate but what a start it’s been to 2018! There have been new products, new projects and even a foray into the world of bi...

18 January, 2018

5 Frames with a 7Artisans 50mm f/1.1 – Barnaby Nutt

By Barnaby Nutt

A while back, I wrote a bit about my new 7Artisans, 50mm lens that I'd bought from Hamish and paired with my M6. That first trip out with it involved a wander around Oxford and ...

17 January, 2018

5 (4 underexposed) frames with a Leica M-A and 7Artisans 50mm f/1.1

By Hamish Gill

Ok, I'm cheating, this isn't 5 frames it's 4. But I only took 4, and they make a nice set... These were taken last summer in a bar in Waterloo at a Beers & Cameras meetup with m...

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Gary Smith on Vivitar EZ Motor Big View – A modern box?
Based on that shot of the queen, she could crack walnuts in her left hand! Great shots Tony!
Art Meripol on Your photo of the year 2025 (and my photo of the year 2025)
nice photo! I always think my photo of the year will be shot next week. Posting these shots of the…
Jukka Reimola on Your photo of the year 2025 (and my photo of the year 2025)
Well, a good photo is easily worth a runaway dog, written off phone and a smashed rib, is it not?

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