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22 September, 2023

Praktica BX20 – Meeting my Old Friend after 30 years, a Happy Reunion or a Disaster?

By Gideon Liddiard

I re-bought a Praktica BX20 to relive the experience of the very first 35mm SLR I bought new. My previous camera, the Praktica MTL3 I had acquired in a ‘well-loved’ ...

21 September, 2023

NEWS: Newgrain Plans to Follow Official iOS Launch with Premium Features and Web/Android Versions

By Molly Kate

Newgrain, a mobile app dedicated to analogue photography, recently launched an official iOS version with plans for web and Android to follow. Created by Tim Issenmann and helped...

21 September, 2023

Two Photographers, One Camera, and the Crushing Disappointment of Film

By Joel Rouse

I’m over it now, the crushing disappointment that is. And there’s a caveat – the film was expired. This was the brief: twelve shots consisting of three portr...

20 September, 2023

Everyday Abstracts: A Frank Benson “Splatter-work” (One-Shot Story)

By Dave Powell

In 2018, our friends Peter Engeldrum and Carol Keller invited Kate and me to spend a few days with them on Maine’s North Haven Island. It proved to be a more productive v...

20 September, 2023

A Walk Through Western New York Wine Country

By Anders Lewis

“When the red star bleeds and the darkness gathers, Azor Ahai shall be born again amidst smoke and salt to wake dragons out of stone.“ (George R. R. Martin, A Danc...

19 September, 2023

Minolta Dynax 9 – The 24 Year Wait for a Camera I had Put to the Back of my Mind

By NotNecessarilyAnalogue

This is perhaps a familiar story to photographers over the age of 40. I started taking pictures in the pre-digital era. The first camera that was my own was a Canon Snappy 20* &...

18 September, 2023

NEWS: Vintage Visual to Launch IndieGoGo Campaign October 3rd for Compact Automated Film Processor

By Molly Kate

A new compact automated processor for home film developers or small labs is coming soon to IndieGoGo. Designed and created by the team from Vintage Visual, the AGO processor hel...

18 September, 2023

Minolta AF50 Big Finder Review – a Wide Angle Compact to Use Close-up

By Iain Paterson

It has a 27mm lens, is truly pocketable and has been recommended by a 35mmc contributor*; I felt compelled to try out the Minolta AF50 Big Finder. It turns out there are at leas...

David Hume on Oxford Museums with a Leica M9 and an Omnar Birthday Present
No - It's been remarked that the D Lux 8 lacks this... Firmware update maybe? But apparently the DL 7…
Russ Rosener on Liege with a Leica iiig, Elmar 50mm f3.5, FP4, Fomapan 100 in PMK Pyro and an accident
Excellent article and photos. I am envious you made it up those steps! Not sure I would attempt it and…
Russ Rosener on The Southwestern Ontario Winter on Film – Don’t be a Fair-Weather Photographer
Looks like you, the cameras and your subjects all had FUN! How it easy is when immersed in a blizzard…

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