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11 October, 2023

Rollei RPX 100 and some comparisons to ADOX Silvermax.

By Geoff Chaplin

My goto film is FP4 for a variety of reasons – flexibility in exposure, contrast and tonal rendition, grain level, dries flat after development, and others. But in Japan ...

10 October, 2023

Mamiya C220 – The TLR Itch

By Paul Quellin

More than a little while ago as a young photographer, I aspired to turn professional, even starting a sort of apprenticeship with a wedding photographer. I had graduated onto a ...

9 October, 2023

Nikon FM and How it Became my “Do Anything” Camera

By Noah von Hatten

I’ve always been intrigued by the idea of getting to understand one camera so well that it becomes an extension of oneself. Thus, some years ago, I set out to find this m...

5 October, 2023

5 Frames with the Zeiss Ikon Contaflex II and Kodak Portra 400

By Eric

These images took longer to happen than I had planned. I will tell you about this in the order of the camera, then light meter, and then the film. First then, the camera. The Ze...

5 October, 2023

5 Frames with a Pentax MX and AristaEDU

By Simon Cygielski

I got a 35mm f/2 lens off Ebay for my long-dormant Pentax MX last week, and decided to take it out for a bit of a leg-stretch. The test was crucial not only because the lens was...

4 October, 2023

My First 5 Frames on Large Format – And How it Took Me 9 Months to Get Here

By Charlie Bierwirth

This post is intended to focus more on my slow journey into large format photography and hopefully give some insight to those who are “large format curious” like I...

3 October, 2023

Ago Film Processor by Vintage Visual – Product Review

By DaveTheWalker

Full disclosure – I have been lent a pre-production prototype of the Ago Film Processor to test and review. After the review period I will have the option to purchase the ...

2 October, 2023

Konica zUp 140 Super Review – Gratis Gratification

By James Hynes

The Konica zUp 140 Super is an all-plastic analog camera, circa 1996. I found this camera for free here in Calgary on Kijiji, Canada’s Craiglist. Researching the camera, I...

Russ Rosener on Calm Down – How Slow Photography Eased My Pre-Match Anfield Anxiety
Truly this is one of the best posts about photography, and WHY we do photography that I have seen in…
Louis Sousa on 5 Rushed Frames with a Canon EOS3 and an EF 14mm f/2.8L ii.
Understood. I mistakenly believed you were not happy with the camera and lens combination. Cheers, Louis.
Tony Warren on Contax G1 – A thing of Beauty…
Great article Bob and those lenses are really top drawer. Such clarity and drawing. Not surprised though that the camera…

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