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2 August, 2026

Why I shoot film

By Geoff Chaplin

2 August, 2026

/ Photography Philosophy, /

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Black and white head-on photograph of a custom 1974 Safari Porsche 911 with a zebra livery, roof rack, and auxiliary bumper lights, parked in front of a tall ivy-covered wall.

1 August, 2026

Pancro and Porsche

By Tyler Longfellow

There’s something so satisfying about pairing a Rolleiflex with a vintage, air-cooled Porsche. Both are high-end, precision-engineered machines, but they’re at their absolute be...

31 July, 2026

Rolleimat AF with Kodak Gold 200

By Michael Zwicky-Ross

I have been a bit dismissive of the current crop of new £100/$100 35mm cameras, mostly to myself but sometimes in print so I though I’d try and prove I was right and the w...

30 July, 2026

Robert Frank’s Disappearing New York Neighborhood

By John Bennett

Above: 7 Bleecker Street: With the property sold, workers remove the last possessions of Robert Frank and June Leaf After my recent 35mmc article, describing our April trip to B...

30 July, 2026

Pentax Pair – Two ME Supers – Do they still work?

By Geoff Chaplin

One camera was mine, bought new around 1985/6 and with a near final serial number according to the net. It was used by my wife for some years then she said the back was coming o...

29 July, 2026

The Town that Adopted a Queen

By Julian Tanase

It’s a quiet early afternoon in Balchik, a Bulgarian small town on the coast of the Black Sea. I’ve been staying here for the last 4 or 5 days and to be honest, I found it to be...

Canal along street in Venice, landscape. Shot on Portra 400.

28 July, 2026

Shooting Film in Venice – Portra 400 & Tri-X 400

By edmakesfilms

“If you’re flying to Venice to catch a break from your ‘digital video’ production work by taking ‘film photos’, maybe you just have a camera ...

28 July, 2026

Jupiter 8 and Tamron 500 SP – Two cheap lenses

By Geoff Chaplin

No, I’m not a flower photographer, and this isn’t a review, merely my thoughts after a few hours playing with two second-hand lenses costing about ₤40/€45/$50 each. Specifically...

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