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30 June, 2019

5 Frames with a First-Gen Leica Summilux 35mm f/1.4 Wide Open and a Leica M240 – by Steven Bleistein

By Steven Bleistein

About two years back I was perusing Leica lens offerings on eBay and came across this gem, a first generation Leica Summilux 35mm f/1.4. It was the black chrome version and appe...

27 June, 2019

5 Frames with Kodak Ektar, My Dream Film, on the Nikon F3 – by Tiffany Perez

By Tiffany Perez

I am not one plagued by Gear Aquisition Syndrome (aka G.A.S.) per se since I have some solid cameras in my arsenal that I am happy with. What I have been in search of is the ide...

26 June, 2019

5 Frames with a 7Artisans 28mm f/1.4 – By John Scott

By John_S

7Artisans. I love what they are creating with their lenses. Tiny but high quality lenses that are fast and high quality – compared to some modern day plastic fantastic lenses at...

25 June, 2019

5 Frames with a Voigtlander Nokton Aspherical 40mm f/1.2 – By John Scott

By John_S

Disaster. Catastrophe. Destruction. Not the typical opening you would imagine for a 5 frames with story. But that’s where this story goes... But like all good fairy tales there ...

23 June, 2019

5 Frames With Ilford Delta 100 (expired 2006) – by Simon King

By Simon King

There were so many things that could have gone wrong with the rolls of Delta 100 I shot in April. ISO 100 films in general I tend to avoid, instead I prefer anything around 400 ...

22 June, 2019

5 Frames With CineStill 800T and Orange Filters on a Leica M6 – By Christian Schroeder

By Christian Schroeder

"Shiiiiiiiit, what has happened? I am such an idiot!" That's exactly what I thought when I was looking through my recent scans from the lab. But what had actually happened? It b...

20 June, 2019

Frames with the Mighty Hasselblad XPAN – By Yul Vazquez

By Yul Vazquez

The Hasselblad Xpan is a camera I've always wanted since I first saw Mary Ellen Mark use one on the set of Steven Soderbergh's Che films - she had come over Spain to shoot some ...

19 June, 2019

5 Frames with Fuji Velvia 50 and an Olympus OM-1 – By Ben Kepka

By Ben Kepka

I have a love/hate relationship with slide film. The colours are second to none and the contrast is uniquely crisp. However, the costs associated with shooting slide film seem t...

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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