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14 October, 2026

5 frames with a 85mm and a 75mm lens – Does it make a difference?

By Peter Schu

Recently, several 75mm lenses for full-frame cameras were presented by Chinese lens manufacturers. Only few 75mm lenses were produced in the past, like the Zeiss Biotar 75mm (a ...

14 October, 2026

Digital Super 8 – Documentary Filmmaking with the Panasonic X1600 Camcorder

By Simon King

A few years ago I decided to try and incorporate video into my workflow, for the sake of having some BTS for teaching, as well as to have an extra level of “evidence”...

13 October, 2026

Priority of man – One Shot Story

By Julian Tanase

Morocco, at the end of summer, is indeed a nice place to visit. No oppressive heat, not too many tourists; I was told that the high season for tourists starts mid-September or s...

13 October, 2026

Digicam Vibes from the Saddle – An Olympus TG-310 in South Korea

By David Hume

I’m writing this one week into a three-week holiday in South Korea; my first time here. I confess I did not know much about its history beyond the obvious north/south conflict b...

10 October, 2026

5 Frames a Canon AE-1 Program and Kodak 400TX

By Andre Ritchie

As my wife got into this non-stop practicing routine for an upcoming dance competition, I was granted the special privilege to attend a rehearsal guided by her instructor. My mi...

9 October, 2026

Osmo Action 4 – Underwater images with a camera made for sports action

By Simon Bohrsmann

I’ve been working on a project about my local river Thames. It has been going on for years. I have a lot of images of people beside the river, or with a toe in it, but tha...

8 October, 2026

Looking forward to Winter (Not)

By Geoff Chaplin

It’s a long story but I was searching for some photos from my handbag modelling career. Well, career is an exaggeration, it was just a day helping a couple of friends who had st...

8 October, 2026

Mockva, Moskva, Mockba, Moscow… whatever – Grandpa Genrikh, his Cameras and Portraits

By Jeffery Luhn

“My grandpa Genrikh is visiting from Kiev and he brought a bunch of cameras with him. Could you help me sell them on eBay?” “Sure,” I replied to Micah. She was one of six non-Hi...

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Gary Smith on 5 frames with a 85mm and a 75mm lens – Does it make a difference?14/10/2026
The difference of 10mm in a prime lens wouldn't be enough for me to select one v. the other.
russell on My LX100 and why the new Panasonic L10 doesn’t appeal14/10/2026
i absolutely agree with your view on the PASM dial. it's an absolute deal breaker for me. i have been…
Ivan V. on AI Photography: My Journey Into A New Medium14/10/2026
Thoughtful piece. Whatever one thinks of AI photography, the underlying face-recognition models have unlocked some genuinely fun applications for regular…
Hamish Gill on Comments on contributor posts14/10/2026
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Michael Murray on 5 frames with a 85mm and a 75mm lens – Does it make a difference?14/10/2026
It's funny the 85 was standard. I like the 75 perspective in each sample image; not as much compression and…

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