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Kiev 4 Review – It Bites Back – By James Northcote

By jamesnorthcote / February 20, 2019 / Rangefinders (Changeable Lens) / 26 Comments

I first got into film photography to pass the time on film sets between scenes. Film sets are amazing places to photograph. Lots of interesting looking people doing weird and wonderful things in spectacular lighting conditions. “Its like street photography but with film set lighting” a photographer friend of mine once said.

Kiev 4AM Review – Perseverance is Key – by James Szylobryt

By The Blackburn Morb / May 20, 2017 / Rangefinders (Changeable Lens) / 13 Comments

The Kiev 4am is a great camera. I haven’t always had this opinion, but it unexpectedly grew on me. First of all, I never keep a camera for very long. I’m not a sentimental person, meaning that the intrigue of trying a new camera, has always been more important than starting a collection or keeping …

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