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10 September, 2023

Olympus OM – 42 years, Full Circle Back to Where I Started

By Steve Phillips

Back in January 1981, I was in my final year at university, and after a Christmas holiday spent doing an incredibly boring job, I had more than the usual student grant money in ...

9 September, 2023

You VS FOMO – when to leave a film format behind

By Azriel Knight

As I write this article I have packed up my Pentax 6×7 and all three lenses, I am selling it off and my Speed Graphic isn’t far behind. I am done with medium format....

8 September, 2023

Travelling from Rochester to Vedevåg – the third roll from the Original Canonet

By Bob Janes

Borders slow things down. For this film, the original Canonet had to cross a customs border. That delay is a good part of why this is only the third roll from this camera. The c...

7 September, 2023

TTArtisan Lightmeter II Review – Gradual Improvements

By Frankie Bina

Last year I reviewed the first light meter from the Chinese company TTArtisan. Even though it had some shortcomings, I kept it as a core part of my camera kit and I still consid...

6 September, 2023

5 Frames with a Leica Minilux and Kodak 400NC

By Neil MacLean

I’ve been planning a “5 Frames With My Minilux” for years now… these images have been staring back at me from a Flickr album just waiting to be sent out....

6 September, 2023

Investigating a 110 cartridge and film for possible re-use.

By Tony Warren

The 110 format has really grabbed my interest despite an initial cool reaction. I now find myself with two more of these cameras thanks to an auction job lot, only one in full w...

5 September, 2023

Rescue and Modification of a Ricoh Auto Half

By Stuart Jenkins

I’ve restored this cute little Japanese half-frame 35mm camera with a metering conversion from selenium to CdS, and the addition of adjustable focus. Here’s the stor...

4 September, 2023

Fujifilm Velvia and My Shallow and Shameless Dumping of Kodachrome

By Simon Foale

I tried out my first ever 35mm roll of Fuji Velvia 50 (‘RVP’) in mid 1990, not very long after it became available in Australia. It totally blew my mind and I was ...

Marcus Gunaratnam on Minolta Autocord TLR: First Impressions – by Sroyon
Saroyan thank you for a comprehensive account of the Minolta Autocord,I bought a Minolta Autocord in the 1970s because I…
Tony Warren on 5 Frames from our Tragic Past Shot with an iPhone 14 Pro Max
A sadly moving piece Andrea and a good description of this very touching display. Some of the today's world leaders…
Tony Warren on Minolta AF-E II Review
Thank you Ibraar. These quite basic cameras do have some good lenses, a result of improved production techniques I guess.

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