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11 February, 2026

Pentax DA to Canon EF Adapter Hack

By Kevin Saruwatari

11 February, 2026

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In December 2025, I documented a crafty little project of modifying a cheap Pentax K to Canon EF adapter so the aperture of a DA 35mm/f2.8 macro lens (no aperture ring) could be used on a Canon 5D. My son is in college far across Canada studying g...

Leica Lens List Homepage

11 February, 2026

Leica Lens List – The One-Stop Place for Leica rangefinder shooters

By LeicaLensList

11 February, 2026

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One year ago, in October 2024 I was looking for Leica M lenses for the Leica M2 I bought earlier in the year. A lot of the information was scattered and I had to visit many websites and reviews to discover lenses. And that’s when I remembered why ...

11 February, 2026

The Aritistic Side of my Photography – A Reflection on When I Shoot

By Alexandre Kreisman

11 February, 2026

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Now that the technical basics have become second nature — the things that let me work faster, think less, and shoot more deliberately — I would like to dive into the artistic side of my photography. If you missed the previous article about The Tec...

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21 August, 2018

5 Frames with the Summishica – By Andy Karlson

By Andy Karlson

I've returned to film photography fairly recently, having impulsively bought a Yashica TL-Super (plus three lenses and a parts body) for $30 at a garage sale last September. Sin...

20 August, 2018

5 Frames with an Olympus mju-i – By Gregoire Huret

By Gregoire Huret

As everyone knows, France won the 2018 football world cup. As a number one fan of our football team, of course I followed this world cup with a lot of madness and zero objectivi...

19 August, 2018

Plaubel Makina 67 Review – the Beginning and end of my Journey into Medium Format

By Hamish Gill

The Plaubel Makina 67 is a camera that I’ve long struggled to justify, but that simultaneously has on multiple occasions, given me the worst cases of gear acquisition syndrome I...

18 August, 2018

Kodak No 2A folding pocket Brownie camera – An Historic Compact – By Dale Willetts

By Dale Willetts

Compact cameras - or pocket cameras, call them what you will - we all know what that means. We all know what they are, and to a degree what we expect them to look like. Of cours...

17 August, 2018

Hanging Out With Photographers? For a Price?

By frankhwu

As a photographer, but not a professional, I would like to be able to hang out with others who share the hobby. It is enjoyable to talk shop. Yet if we want to do that, at least...

16 August, 2018

5 frames with an Olympus XA1 – By Howard Hurd

By HowardH

The Olympus XA1 is probably the simplest camera I own. Part of the iconic XA series, it has a fixed focus 35mm f4 lens and automatic battery-free exposure. There is only one set...

15 August, 2018

5 Frames with an Olympus OM-2N – By Chris Johnson

By Chris Johnson

It was one of those spur of the minute things, my girlfriend had seen a trip on the web and said “What about a trek to Everest Base Camp?” Of course, the only sensible response ...

14 August, 2018

Non-Destructive Hacking the Ricoh R1 for Full-Frame Wide-Angle Photography – By Howard Hurd

By HowardH

One of the coolest features of the Ricoh R1 (the less sought-after sibling of the fabulous GR1 series) is its panoramic feature. "Big deal", I hear you say, "Loads of 35mm film ...

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Gary Smith on Leica Lens List – The One-Stop Place for Leica rangefinder shooters
Thanks for the effort you've put into your site. I'm sue many will find it helpful. While I have both…
Gary Smith on The Aritistic Side of my Photography – A Reflection on When I Shoot
Thanks for sharing your thoughts and photographs Alexandre!
Gary Smith on The Technical Side of My Photography – A Reflection on How I Shoot
Apologies as I'm late to the party. I didn't see this months ago and came here from the article posted…

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