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3 December, 2025

Night Shooting on Halloween with a Leica M3 and a Contax T2

By Scott Ferguson

3 December, 2025

/ Contax T2, Leica M3, Street & Urban Photography, /

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Halloween, 2025 has been on my calendar as a shooting opportunity for a couple of months. In NYC the scale of the revelry is epic, including a giant parade in the West Village and all day fun for all ages. My favorite subject for 2025 has been p...

A square image of A Covered shopping arcade in the evening

3 December, 2025

A Covered shopping arcade in the evening – My Favorite Photo of 2025

By Keith A Yeo

3 December, 2025

/ Architectural Photography, photo of the year 2025, /

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2025 involved me traveling a bit for work and pleasure. On one particular trip, my partner accompanied me to Prague and Vienna for a few days before she flew back and I remained in Prague for a conference. Having left my partner, I found myself un...

3 December, 2025

5 Frames with the Pentax K SMC 85mm f/2.2 Soft Focus Lens

By mark stein

3 December, 2025

/ Pentax K SMC 85mm f/2.2 Soft Focus, Soft focus, /

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What started as an experiment out of curiosity has apparently become serious, or at least a lot more expensive: I’ve bought a “proper” Soft Focus lens, and I have a slight unease about the prospect that it might not be my last. I...

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2 December, 2025

5 Frames with a FED-3 Rangefinder with Industar 61 L/D 2.8/55mm

By Walter Reumkens

In mid-2025, I added a Soviet 35mm rangefinder camera, an FED-3 with an Industar 61 L/D 2.8/55mm lens, to my collection. The camera and lens had been freshly CLA’d and wer...

2 December, 2025

Holga Wide, Fisheye and Telephoto Slide-On – A Comparison of Auxiliary Lenses

By Neal Wellons

I know there are lots of Holga shooters out there as I follow many of you or see your posts in Holga Groups. These cameras opened a new chapter in photography for me, both as a...

1 December, 2025

Relentless – A One Shot Story

By Andrea Monti

When in Tokyo, I don’t go to Shibuya unless I have a specific errand to run. Least of the usual ‘things are not what they used to be’ lament, the place never s...

1 December, 2025

LC-A 120 Review – A Lomo on steroids

By Bob Janes

This is a review of the LOMO LC-A 120. I received a loan copy of the camera from Lomography (for which I thank them). This, however, is an independent review to which they have ...

30 November, 2025

A Guitarist – My photo of the year 2025

By Alexandre Kreisman

Okay, okay, I know the year isn’t quite perfect, but we’re close! And let’s be honest, after the last couple of years I’ve had, I think we deserve to cel...

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Andrew on 5 Frames with a FED-3 Rangefinder with Industar 61 L/D 2.8/55mm
I have a copy of the Industar 55mm 61 L/D Tessar-type lens on its way to me thanks to this…
Steve Harper on A Covered shopping arcade in the evening – My Favorite Photo of 2025
Those last comments about health and love. It really moves me. Thanks…..I guess.
Art Meripol on Night Shooting on Halloween with a Leica M3 and a Contax T2
Love both the M3 and the T2 shots. Each has its own look and value. In total a great combo…

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