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20 October, 2026

Rollei Retro 400S, Light Leaks, and Prague

By Keith A Yeo

I was hoping to share a clean set of photos from a recent trip to Prague. Instead, I am sharing a series plagued with light leaks. Yet I felt it was still worth putting out into...

9 September, 2017

Ricoh 500GX Review – Spirit of ’76 – by Chris Pattison

By Chris Pattison

Now that's over 40 years ago, so marvel I do at my Ricoh 500GX, complete with pristine case and plastic lens cap, which looks like it has just left the production line in Taiwan...

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