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15 September, 2023

A One Shot Story For Battle Of Britain Day

By Peter Roberts

Cutting a channel through the chalk of the North Downs from its source near Sevenoaks to where it joins the Thames near Dartford is the River Darent. Retaining the river’s...

14 September, 2023

Praktica MTL3 – Back to Film, with a Roll of Expired ‘SupaSnaps’ Film

By Gideon Liddiard

My first SLR was a Praktica MTL3, obtained from an uncle in 1990, it wasn’t my first camera, that would have been a Kodak Disc camera when I was around 10, but it was my f...

13 September, 2023

7Artisans 35mm f/1.4 Mark II Leica L-Mount Lens Mini Review

By JK LOCKWOOD

At first glance, I loved the new 7Artisans 35mm f/1.4 Mark II manual focus lens. It is available for the L-mount, Sony, Canon, and Nikon mirrorless systems. This lens absolutely...

12 September, 2023

5 Frames with the Auto Close-up Lens for the Mamiya 6: ‘Baroque’ and superfluous or compact and handy?

By Simon Foale

In researching the Mamiya 6MF camera prior to buying one a little over 20 years ago, I read a review which included mention of the Auto Close-up Lens attachment for the Mamiya&#...

11 September, 2023

Leitz Thambar 9cm f/2.2 – Early Experiences

By Agata Urbaniak

If you’re suffering from GAS like me, being aware of a rare, expensive, and sought-after lens that you know you definitely don’t want is a great thing. 6 years ago...

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...

Nicholas Johnson on Reedy Island Range Rear Lighthouse – One Shot Story
I saw it on ebay and bought it purely for the mechanical aesthetic. Which is apparently why the other million…
Nicholas Johnson on Reedy Island Range Rear Lighthouse – One Shot Story
I like using Cafenol, It's cheap and effective especially for someone like me who isn't trying to make any money…
Eric on A Zeiss Ikon’s Demise and Harman Phoenix 200 – First Experiences
Excellent post. Thank you for the great back story and images. I also have and really like the Hexar RF.…

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