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10 April, 2026

One from the first roll

By Gary Smith

10 April, 2026

/ Rolleiflex 3.5B, /

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18 July, 2018

5 Frames with an Agfa Optima 335 electronic – by Dave Donnelly

By Dave Donnelly

I have a reputation for collecting film cameras so when my sister-in-law’s friend said her husband wanted a good home for some gear I didn’t hesitate to pop over and look. Well ...

17 July, 2018

I’m a photographer, and I like cameras – why is that not ok? (Video)

By Hamish Gill

The other day I posted the above photo to Instagram. I quite often have light hearted conversations with people about whether or not it’s ok to put chrome lenses on black camera...

16 July, 2018

Some of my Favourite Film Photographers – Simon King

By Simon King

When I first started shooting film it was as a side project, a hobby and as a way to explore the analog side of photography - around which such mysticism and cult exists. I expe...

15 July, 2018

Sunbeams Analogue Photography News: Kodak Pro Image 100, Yodica and a Particle accelerator

By The Sunbeams

Welcome back, everyone, to the latest edition of the Analogue News from us here at Sunny 16 Towers. We've been away for a bit investigating all the hottest scoops, but we're bac...

15 July, 2018

Three 50mm lenses that fit my needs (video)

By Hamish Gill

Following my recent Canon 50mm 1.4 ltm review, a couple of friendly comments were made at the end of episode 26 of The Classic Lenses Podcast about why I wasn’t keeping the lens...

14 July, 2018

Zeiss 50mm f/2 Planar vs Jupiter-8 50mm f/2 – by Simon King

By Simon King

For my approach to photography I find that 50mm makes sense for a lens with the greatest capacity for intimacy in an image. 90mm is my go-to for street composition involving lar...

13 July, 2018

Petri 1.9 Color Corrected Super Type III – Review by Johnny Sisson

By johnny

My Petri rangefinder obsession began earlier this year when I finally saw one in person for the first time. In February, a pair of Petri 1.9 Color Corrected Super (1.9 CCS) Gree...

12 July, 2018

The Photos Not Taken – by Frank H. Wu

By frankhwu

“Please move along,” the man said. I had wanted to photograph the door he opened, of the brownstone on the Upper East Side of Manhattan, along a quiet residential street on an a...

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