9 January, 2018
5 Frames with a Leica CL and Jupiter-8 – By Simon King
I’ve gone through a handful or so of Leica CL cameras, which is more than I expected to when I first started photography. Film was never my area, so when I bought my first...
It was a week before Christmas back in 2006- I'd had a few pints and was in a panic to buy my wife a Christmas present- something that wasn't perfume for once. I then remembered...
3 January, 2018
5 Frames with a Leica M typ 262
I’ve only had this camera for around a week, and haven’t formed any particularly strong opinions about it yet – but did think a 5 Frames post would give me a...
2 January, 2018
5 frames with a Canon Av-1 and a Elicar 28mm f2.8 – A.K.A. “Don’t think, React” – by Gael Berthon
I was looking for a 35mm f2.8 for my Canon A1. After telling a friend about it, he sent me a Wallapop offer from a guy selling a Canon Av-1 with a M42 35mm f2.8 and a FD to M42 ...
1 January, 2018
Surviving 365 Days on Film – by Ken Hindle-May
So, you've decided 2018 is the year you'll attempt a Project 365 exclusively on film. The first couple of days were no problem, with the holidays providing plenty of time and o...
28 December, 2017
5 frames with a Leica M2 & 35mm Summicron – by Maximilian Selim
I knew I was in trouble as soon as I saw the Leica M2 and 35mm Summicron in the store window. "Shoot few rolls. If no like bring it back for full refund" the shop owner said wit...
27 December, 2017
5 frames with a Leica M3 & Zeiss 50mm Sonnar
Last year as part of a mini documentary project we were working on at work for Duncan Fearnley, me and my video guy at work James drove 200 miles (each way) to visit a company c...
26 December, 2017
5 frames with a Yashica Minister II – by Malcolm
While on a family holiday in Cornwall in the 1970s, I saw a Yashica Electro 35 rangefinder in a camera shop window. Needless to say, my parents were not persuaded to buy it for ...
