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3 November, 2025

Olympus XA2 and Cosina CX-2 – In the Zone

By Bob Janes

Miniature cameras have long been a ‘thing’ in photography. The original Leica was designed as a miniature camera, using a comparatively small cinema stock. Subminature formats w...

28 January, 2019

Cosina CX-2 Review – an ingenious bit of industrial design

By Hamish Gill

I’ve been intrigued by the Cosina CX-2 on and off for a while. It was supposedly the inspiration for the Lomo LC-A, a camera that I like a lot, but sometimes feel a little bit d...

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Geoff Chaplin on Olympus XA2 and Cosina CX-2 – In the Zone
Ditto Gary's comment on the B17. I didn't spot what emulsion/development you used. Nice images and especially compositions all the…
Tony Warren on 5 Frames from a cheap and simple camera – and a very rare one too
Nice story Chris and right up my street. I am always impressed by the performance of these very simple cameras…
Leon Winnert on My (Brief) Life as a Documentary Photographer
What an amazing ride. Thouroghly enjoyable and wonerdful piccys. Thanks for sharing

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