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24 March, 2026

A Lucky Shot with a Kiev 60 – One Shot Story

By Andrea Monti

24 March, 2026

/ Ferrania Film, Ferrania P30, /

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The story behind this photo is, actually, the story of the others that I failed to take on this roll of Ferrania P30 film. Having remembered that I had a number of mid-format rolls, I decided to spend a few times with my Soviet-era Kiev 60. My sam...

24 March, 2026

Harman Switch Azure

By Hamish Gill

24 March, 2026

/ Harman Azure, Harman Film, /

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I’m a little late to the party with the release of Harman Azure – it was launched a few weeks back, but I was out of action in the run-up so I only had a chance to shoot one roll and was late sending to be processed. So here I am a few weeks...

View of city taken with Pentax Auto 110 Super

24 March, 2026

New Adventures in Lo-Fi with 110

By Ed

24 March, 2026

/ 110 film, Film Theory, /

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In 2025, with the inspiration of 35mmc, I began to explore the world of 110 gear and film. 110 as a format was developed by Kodak in the early 1970s and was immensely popular during that decade and the 1980s. It seems that interest began to wane d...

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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...

30 June, 2018

Zeiss Ikonta 524/2 review – Slow the working down – By Oliver Clarke

By Oliver

I recently discovered this beautiful Ikonta 524/2 in a box at my parents’ house. At first I dismissed it, as I thought it would be too much hassle finding /re-spooling the right...

29 June, 2018

5 frames with a Konica C35 – by Dale Willetts

By Dale Willetts

As I said when I wrote about the Zorki 4K, I have a lot of cameras. Some have never been used, some see occasional use and some are used regularly. This time I'm writing about o...

28 June, 2018

5 Frames With a Minolta Dynax 800Si – By Simon Forster

By Simon Forster

I’m predominantly a digital shooter with adapted older manual focus lenses, but as I grew up with film, I’ve never quite let it go. Whilst I’ve used a large number of old lenses...

27 June, 2018

Olympus Mju II Zoom 80 Panorama Review – by Ken Hindle-May

By Ken Hindle-May

A Sunday morning. A tabletop sale. An Olympus camera case catches my eye. It’s about the right size and shape. I sidle over, pick it up. Act casual, act casual. I open it and…it...

26 June, 2018

Shooting a Polaroid 195 in Sudan – By Carlos Albisu

By carlos

The Polaroid 195 manual describes the camera as extremely versatile, and mine has proved to be. It has travelled to many distant places, Sudan, Philippines, Turkey, Hong Kong… a...

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