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4 August, 2025

Crazy email nonsense – A quick note to contributors

By Hamish Gill

4 August, 2025

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Apologies for the onslaught of email notifications today. We lost them all over the weekend, but when the dev guys attempted to fix this, they swung the needle too far the other way and everyone got all the notifications. Unfortunately, the signif...

4 August, 2025

Five by Two: Two Photographers Look at Five Frames

By David Pauley

4 August, 2025

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I want to start by thanking my fellow Brooklyner and 35mmc contributor Scott Ferguson for inviting me to join him in a new twist on a “Five Frames” presentation where we take turns talking about five frames of each other’s work. ...

4 August, 2025

Five by Two: Two Photographers Look at Five Frames

By Scott Ferguson

4 August, 2025

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By way of introduction, fellow contributor David Pauley and I are doing a variation on the “Five Frames” post where I will be leading a conversation about five frames of David’s, and he will look at five frames of mine in a companion post. This id...

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By Dave Powell

The above image is the cover of my Kodak Ektramax 110 camera’s substantial 34-page user manual. It’s more interesting than a straight pic of the camera itself, which Kodak made ...

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By Phil Harrison

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Kamera with a K – An ode to a love of Kamera: Shooting Seoul with a long missed Zeiss Ikon ZM

By Nigel Gardner

I love cameras and this is a little bit of a love story. I always have – ever since I picked up my older brothers much used Halina 35X and put a roll of Tudor – a UK...

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Holga Micro-110 – How low(fi) can you go?

By Neal Wellons

I am a camera collector and have cameras in formats from Minox to 5×7 and I have shot most of them. I am also a photography addict and have to get out every week or so and...

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6 September, 2024

Beyond the Frame – One Shot, Six Stories

By Dave Powell

At photo exhibits, I look for images that especially grab me. If I find one and the photographer is around, I’ll ask if the photo holds stories that aren’t immediately obvious. ...

6 September, 2024

Harman Phoenix 120 – My First Few Rolls

By Hamish Gill

Yesterday we posted an article by Alex sharing the news and his first experiences shooting Harman Phoenix in 120 format. As mentioned in that post, having released this film in ...

5 September, 2024

Harman Phoenix – Now Available in 120 – My First few Rolls

By Alexander Doran

Harman Photo have today announced the release of their Phoenix colour film in 120 format. Previously only available in 35mm, this released has been teased and leaked over the in...

5 September, 2024

Early Auto Exposure – Three Different Approaches

By Tony Warren

When my original plans for the Agfa Selecta M I bought a little impulsively recently were clearly not going to happen, the camera type in general began to interest me. I already...

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