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22 June, 2026

Potential Members Area Features (for chatting, profiles etc)

By Hamish Gill

22 June, 2026

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Hi all, Following on from the post the other day about some sort of chat platform (whatsapp etc), I found that the system I use for memberships actually has a built-in feature that would allow people to chat here on the website, rather than somewh...

22 June, 2026

Let the Party Started – One Shot Story

By Andrea Monti

22 June, 2026

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June the Second is Italian Republic Day. The official ritual follows its usual order: the laying of a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, followed by the military parade along Via dei Fori Imperiali, near the Colosseum. This year, however, ...

22 June, 2026

Zeiss Ikon Contaflex Super (1959) and the Pro-Tessar lenses – A work of Art

By Ibraar Hussain

22 June, 2026

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I’ve been a long time user of Japanese Contax cameras, hence I also have a fondness for related West German cameras with the Zeiss Ikon name. I wrote a review of the pretty (if unreliable) little gem; the Zeiss Ikon Contessa S310 Here and Here. Th...

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21 June, 2026

A Virtual Tour of the Franke & Heidecke Factory in 1938 – on International Stereoscopy Day

By Stereoscopy Blog

Today, 21st June 2026, is the 5th International Stereoscopy Day and this year also marks the 100th anniversary of Franke & Heidecke’s stereoscopic film camera, the Rolleidos...

20 June, 2026

Just a little chatter – a one shot story

By Peter Schu

This is a digital pinhole photograph, which I took on the 26th of April in 2026. The last Sunday in April is since several years the World-wide-pinhole-day (WWPD). Photos taken ...

20 June, 2026

5 frames with a Razzle Dog Polaroid conversion

By Matthew Bigwood

Sharpness Docks in Gloucestershire, UK, lies on the edge of the Severn Estuary and is still a working dock. The original dock opened in 1827 at the same time as the Gloucester –...

19 June, 2026

My Zine Publishing Mis-Adventure, or: Where fools dare

By Andrew

Back in 2015 I had a self proclaimed “Self Publishing Misadventure” and in 2025 I can say that was a lesson I did not learn from. Recently I decided to make another self publish...

19 June, 2026

Fifty shades of Neon in God’s own Junkyard

By Ibraar Hussain

I’m from Walthamstow, an ancient town in the borough of Waltham Forest, tucked away in the North-East of London, about 7 and a half Miles from Charing Cross. it was a sad sad da...

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Walter Reumkens on Potential Members Area Features (for chatting, profiles etc)
That sounds much better to me, Hamish!
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Definitely like. One thing I've always liked about 35mmc is that the content is overwhelmingly good and focused (pun semi-intended).…
Ibraar Hussain on Zeiss Ikon Contaflex Super (1959) and the Pro-Tessar lenses – A work of Art
Hehe! It matters not - I approved it as all the info is clear at the top Just to add…

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