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25 February, 2020

That time I shot a Noritar 80mm f/2 medium format lens on a Pentax 35mm film camera – By Aivaras

By Aivaras

For a long time, I was looking into 6x6 medium format cameras with a really fast standard focal length lens (around 80mm). Such lenses are rare, as far as I know there are two o...

6 January, 2020

That time I shot Instax film in a Mamiya 6, upside-down – By Gilbert Townshend

By Gilbert Townshend

I have over the past five years developed either passion or an obsession for instant films, depending on who you should choose to ask. Growing up just on the cusp of the digital...

26 December, 2019

That time I adapted lenses to (rather than from) a Chaika – by Tobias Eriksson

By Flashknappen

The following endeavour was something that I thought had been tried by others, but it turns out that I think it might be something new. I recently wondered, why not adapt the Ch...

12 August, 2019

That time I shot a Toyo 4×5 with a Fuji XE3 stuck to the back – By Martin Norton

By maverick118

I have shot all manner of cameras over the years, and have long had a love affair with Large Format photography, I’ve even built my own 4x5 cameras. I do admit to sometimes find...

5 August, 2019

That Time I Shot a Instamatic Lens on a Fuji XE-1 – by Tobias Eriksson

By Flashknappen

The Kodak Instamatic 500 might look like a common Instamatic camera. Boxy, thick, pocketable and simple, quickly loaded with a 126-film cassette. But once you take a closer look...

15 July, 2019

That time I shot homemade red scale in a pinhole-modified Zorki 4 – By Alex Purcell

By Purcell

I guess this all started when James Guerin of RealitySoSubtle posted some photos taken with one of his 0.1mm pinholes, on a digital APSc camera. Until then, despite having tried...

5 July, 2019

That time I shot freelensing with a Camedia D-435 and an Olympus OM 50mm – by Charles Higham

By Charles Higham

At the bottom of John Scott's fun gaffa tape pinhole lens post is Hamish's invitation for contributors to a new series entitled "That time I shot with a...". Essentially, any so...

1 July, 2019

That time I shot with a Mamiya Press lens strapped to a Sony A7Rii – By Martin Ellard

By martinellard

I started collecting parts for a summer project with my son. I’ve been wanting to build a Goodman 3D printed medium format camera for a while and finally took the plunge on orde...

Geoff Chaplin on A Castle You Say?
Yes, great shots and well done taking the D with little prior experience. I too found no problem getting film…
Philip on The Whole Roll: Harman Phoenix 120 in Minolta Autocord MX
It really does seem like Phoenix 200 was meant for the 120 format. Likely due to the smaller negative size,…
Simon Foale on Memorable photos made with forgettable lenses
Thanks for this Tony. I've been reading with admiration your posts, many of which showcase your impressive capacity to construct…

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