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21 August, 2026

Olympus Pen F – Third Time Lucky? My Olympus Pen Saga

By Daimon Tilley

21 August, 2026

/ Half Frame Camera, Olympus Pen F, Olympus SLR, SLR Camera, /

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5 Frames with a Zeiss Loxia Sonnar 50mm f2 lens

20 August, 2026

5 Eclipse Frames with a Zeiss Loxia Planar 50mm f2 lens…

By Geoff Chaplin

…on a Sony A7Riii. In addition I had a “K&F Concept Nano-K variable ND 2-400″ filter which I used set to maximum for the eclipse images and one of the other fram...

20 August, 2026

Being Un-Leica

By Jeffery Luhn

Am I un-Leica? No… Well in the case of a IIIf, yes I am. I’ve been giving some thought as to why I’m not a Leica user. It’s not because I don’t like them. What’s not to li...

19 August, 2026

Open-Shut – A One-Shot Story And A Meditation on High-speed Film

By David Smith

“Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise.” — Benjamin Franklin High-speed film has been keeping me up at night. It whispers my name, taunts me, dare...

19 August, 2026

Reassembled from Rubble: Impressions from Temple Hopping in Indonesia

By Derek Zhao

I’ve been confused about the genre of the photo essay for some time, unable to figure out if it is: A collection of photos with no prose A collection of photos with prose ...

18 August, 2026

Don’t Talk To Strangers

By David Brancaleone

The catalyst: Covid-19 When I was in my twenties, I loved to sketch strangers on buses and trains. When I emigrated to London, I turned my drawings into watercolours, etchings, ...

17 August, 2026

Why I’m Choosing the W-Nikkor 3.5cm f/1.8 LTM or Omnar NK35-18 MkII Conversion as my 35mm (Pt. 1 of 3)

By Rollin Banderob

It all started with Sonnar Love. Like many regulars of 35mmc, over ten-years ago I was enlightened and soon began pursuing Sonnar-formula lenses because of community founder Ham...

16 August, 2026

5 Frames with a Voigtlander 40mm f/2 in Nikon F Mount

By Mrigank Shekhar

I’ve always been a bit of a black sheep when it comes to my personal preferences. Hence my likeness is for a 40mm lens rather than a 35 or a 50. It gives me just enough wi...

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