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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.

Latest Posts

10 July, 2016

An afternoon and evening at Stroud Brewery

By Hamish Gill

A couple of weeks ago I paid a visit to Stroud Brewery. Greg, the chap who owns the place, asked us if we could come along and capture some of the atmosphere of the average Frid...

9 July, 2016

Miranda A-X – Attack of the Clone – Guest Review by Ken Hindle-May

By Ken Hindle-May

All I know is, if you happen to see a Miranda A-X at a car boot sale for a few quid then it's probably worth a punt. You might get the fun 80s point & shoot the AF810 didn't...

7 July, 2016

Olympus XA Review – Mighty Micro Machine – by Michael Rennie

By Michael Rennie

The Olympus XA, what can I say about this legendary little camera that hasn’t been said before? The XA is like a pebble that just sits perfectly in your hand, it just feels righ...

3 July, 2016

Pentax Espio 120 – 1/3rd roll review

By Hamish Gill

Unfortunately this is yet another post about a camera that's failed me in use. The Pentax Espio 120 actually failed me more seriously than the few others that have failed me bef...

2 July, 2016

Zeiss 28mm 2.8 ZM Biogon Review

By Hamish Gill

The Zeiss 28mm ZM Biogon is a Zeiss's answer to the m-mount 28mm lens. Its reputation precedes it as an excellent piece of glass, but however objectively good it is, that's not ...

26 June, 2016

KKE – Film photography for a local architects

By Hamish Gill

I haven't posted any film photography that I've taken for work on here for a little while. I should make more effort really, as quite often it's the photography I enjoy taking t...

25 June, 2016

Halina AF810 Review – a Bloody Awful Camera

By Hamish Gill

I had high hopes for the Halina AF810 - the photos from the recently published post from Miriam showing a few results from a Halina AF700 made me think this thing might churn ou...

21 June, 2016

Samsung ECX1 Review – The bargain “Dad Cam” of Yore

By Hamish Gill

There is a good reason this sort of camera isn't widely popular these days. Quite simply, it was designed to appeal to a marketplace that just doesn't exist in film photography ...

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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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