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Meadow in Waverly

3 June, 2025

An Old Camera that Survives in a Small Town that Did Not

By Tim Piscitelli

3 June, 2025

/ Documentary Photography, Ilford Film, ilford FP4+, /

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The day was beautiful and the meadow I was standing in was quiet except for the birds in nearby trees. Without the signs placed around the meadow, you would never guess that I was standing in the middle of the main street of what was, 100 years a...

3 June, 2025

Ad provider swap day…

By Hamish Gill

3 June, 2025

/ 35mmc News, /

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… please be aware, this might cause some weird things (including everyone seeing ads for a bit) Fingers crossed we shall be through the worst soon enough! Cheers,

3 June, 2025

Wales – Through the Twin Eyes of a Rolleiflex 3.5F Rollei Pan 25 and Rollei Retro 400s

By Ibraar Hussain

3 June, 2025

/ rollei pan 25, Rollei Retro 400, Rolleiflex 3.5F, travel photography, /

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I’ve been digging in the vaults lately, having too much time on my hand and a new scanner I had been putting together an article on a Contax TVS I, TVS II, TVS II and T2 – all of which I had had and used to shoot Fuji Velvia and Sensia...

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2 June, 2025

Sony A99 – a review of the the first mirrorless full-frame EVF camera

By Bob Janes

In late 2012 Sony produced a full-frame mirrorless camera. The Sony A99. For some time, Sony had been hedging its bets with regards to digital cameras. It had long produced vide...

Photograph of a 35mm negative sheet filled with Kodak High Speed Infrared (HIE) negatives over a light table, with a Nikon FM film camera and deep red lens filter to the side.

1 June, 2025

5 frames Looking back at Kodak High Speed Infrared (HIE) through a Nikon FM

By Ben Wells

Kodak discontinuing its High Speed Infrared Black and White negative film – known as Kodak HIE – was, in my humble opinion, a far greater loss to the film photograph...

31 May, 2025

Pentax M 28mm 2.8 – My Perfect Wide Lens

By Andrei Stefan

I’m just going to start this by saying that if you’re after technical specs, lenses groups serials numbers versions, focus charts and sharpness tests look elsewhere (Pentaxforum...

30 May, 2025

Olympus PEN EED – The Underrated PEN

By Dave Roberts

The ultimate point and shoot travel-party camera? When any conversation about photography enters into the realm of half frame photography, immediately someone will mention the O...

29 May, 2025

On Tips’n Tricks to ‘take you photos to the next level’

By Andrea Monti

I recently asked a friend, who works on the editorial side of the music industry, to share his thoughts on one of my photographs taken during a flamenco concert. His response wa...

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Ibraar Hussain on Wales – Through the Twin Eyes of a Rolleiflex 3.5F Rollei Pan 25 and Rollei Retro 400s
I do miss it as it was the only Medium Format I shot a great deal with. I've only had…
Ibraar Hussain on Wales – Through the Twin Eyes of a Rolleiflex 3.5F Rollei Pan 25 and Rollei Retro 400s
Thank you again David! Wales. is a very special place and the country is rich in history, tradition and folklore.…
Curtis Heikkinen on Wales – Through the Twin Eyes of a Rolleiflex 3.5F Rollei Pan 25 and Rollei Retro 400s
Very nice piece! The images are quite beautiful. Thanks for posting them!

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