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Minolta X700 SLR with two lenses and old camera bag.

6 November, 2025

5 Frames at Penmon Point

By Nic

6 November, 2025

/ Ilford Film, ilford FP4+, Minolta X-700, /

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6 February, 2025

Finding the Best 126 Cartridge Camera – Part I

By Chris Davenport

The 126 Cartridge camera and I were invented around the same time. Meaning about 1962. Kodak introduced 126 cartridge film and these instamatic cameras in 1963. Above is s a pic...

5 February, 2025

Pentax Zoom 60 Auto – Thoughts from a 3rd roll

By Tony Warren

Automation of cameras. Pentax Zoom 60 and Fujifilm 200 film.

4 February, 2025

A New Obsession – Analog Photography – A One Shot Story

By Edgar Garcia

Last year, I planned a trip for Europe in the month of May. I knew ahead of time that I wanted to record this adventure with a film camera, in part because I thought it would be...

4 February, 2025

Argus C44R – The American Rangefinder

By Sebastian Shields

The Argus C44R is a challenge to work with. It is a stark contrast to my Rollei XF-35 which feels incredibly simple and straightforward in comparison. The C44R feels like a chil...

3 February, 2025

Fuji X-Pro3 – 5 years on – Extended Thoughts and my Dream Lens

By David Hume

It’s almost exactly five years since I wrote the first of a three part (now four part) series about my adventures with the Fujifilm X-Pro3. At our five year anniversary the Fuji...

2 February, 2025

10 Frames with CatLABS X Film 80 II

By Eric

As many posts start, “so I was in my local camera shop…” The store manager Chris mentioned that they had a film I may not have tried. CatLABS X Film 80 II. And...

1 February, 2025

Imago Absentia – A Portrait of the Absent

By Jeffery Luhn

To photographers, the word portraiture conjures up an image of a human subject posing for a photograph. But what if the person is no longer with us and cannot be photographed? W...

31 January, 2025

Canon 35mm f/1.5 – One project, one lens – a little documentary with a legendary lens

By mark stein

I love using just one lens. No philosophy, it just resonates with me to get to know its intricacies and always know what to do to get what I want. I’m not quite there yet ...

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