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16 September, 2025

One Shot Story – Resilience

By Tim Piscitelli

16 September, 2025

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9 September, 2024

Pentax K100D – The only digital camera that I have any affection for

By Phil Harrison

I’ve never really been enthusiastic about digital cameras, seeing them as an necessary inconvenience, I just use them when I need colour photos these days. I do get restle...

8 September, 2024

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...

7 September, 2024

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...

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...

4 September, 2024

When Kitsch Becomes Collectible

By Dave Powell

I just experienced huge culture shock about that thing up there. During the 1980s and early ‘90s, I was a computer-networking journalist and editor for publications like Minicom...

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Eric Rose on A third of a roll with a Pentax Spotmatic F and Kentmere Pan 200
Love your photos and story. The Pentax Spotmatic is and always will be an iconic camera. The 28mm lens is…
Steve Williamson on One Shot Story – Resilience
Great photo and recounting of the family history! Also from outside of Pittsburgh, I have the book that my dad…
Russ Rosener on One Shot Story – Resilience
That's a one shot story to remember! And a great way to remember how resilient and inventive our ancestors were.…

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