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9 October, 2015

The 35mmc (growing) Guide to the 35mm Advanced Compact Camera

By Hamish Gill

I get quite a few emails from people asking me what camera they should buy. Quite often these questions get asked within the sphere of one or another type of camera, and probabl...

7 October, 2015

My First Film Camera – by Aukje

By Aukje

My first year of shooting film – Part 1 A year ago, I became a photographer. Well of course that depends on your definition, I am not a professional, nor do I intent to be...

6 October, 2015

Leica M-A – From digital, back to film – by Anthony Killeen

By Anthony Killeen

The Leica M-A is a fully mechanical rangefinder camera that is the latest in the long line of Leica M film cameras. Leica manufactures three film M cameras today, the M7, t...

4 October, 2015

Hacking a Taab to fit a Zeiss 50mm ZM Sonnar

By Hamish Gill

One of the big things that concerned me about the Zeiss 50mm ZM Sonnar before I bought it, at least in terms of its handling, was its focusing nubbin.

3 October, 2015

A couple of rolls with the Leica M5

By Hamish Gill

I realised the other day that I haven’t yet posted any photos I’ve taken with my Leica M5. So since just in the last few weeks I’ve shot a couple of rolls with...

2 October, 2015

Minolta Riva Mini Review – by Torsten Kathke

By Torsten Kathke

If you ask me, on any given day, “what’s in your jacket pocket?” the answer is likely to be “that’s none of your business.” Then again, if we...

27 September, 2015

The first 24hrs of Norah Dali Gill

By Hamish Gill

The regular reader will be aware that my wife recently gave birth to our second daughter, Norah Dali Gill.

26 September, 2015

The 50mm Sonnar gets a workout in the Gym

By Hamish Gill

A good mate of mine, Gianni, is setting up a company to sell high quality weight lifting apparel. As part of his bid to sell this apparel he needed a brand and website setting u...

Nigel Gardner on A Zeiss Ikon’s Demise and Harman Phoenix 200 – First Experiences
Hi Philip - really interesting post. the Zeiss ikon Zm you describe sounds nothing like the one I used from…
Adrian Riu on 5 frames with Ilford XP2 film
Beautiful skin tones with that green-yellow filter. As others have commented, I expose XP2 at nominal ISO 100 in high-contrast…
Keith Drysdale on 5 Shots From Minolta’s Entry Level AF SLR – The Dynax 300si
Thanks Iain. I agree with absolutely everything you say. Quite often, point and shoot camera compromises can have an adverse…

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