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28 August, 2020

Lomography Fisheye 2 Camera Review – Family Vacation – By Alex Vye

By Alex Vye

I acquired the Lomography Fisheye 2 a coupe of years ago when a colleague came to my cubicle (unfortunately, in real life I am a cubicle-dwelling software developer) and said "...

13 August, 2020

Hanimex VEF Mini Camera Mini Review – by Tobias Eriksson

By Flashknappen

My very first own camera was one of those flat fold-out Kodak 110-format Instamatics. I remember making paper copies from 110 negatives with my father's old enlarger once I'd st...

11 August, 2020

Sprocket Rocket 2.0 Review – A Day at the Fair – By Alex Vye

By Alex Vye

The Sprocket Rocket is a plastic, panoramic 35mm camera that offers a 1:3 aspect ratio. The lens is a 30mm with f/10.8 and f/16 settings, and a fixed mechanical shutter with a s...

11 August, 2020

Disposable Camera Holiday Snaps – Moments of Truth (Part One) – By Brian Nicholls

By MrSnappy

We’ve all got George Eastman and his Brownie cameras to thank for creating the tool for vernacular photography. That simple principle of combining a single element, fixed focus ...

7 August, 2020

Vivitar Tec 45 / Panasonic C-600 Review – Remarkable Machines Without A Reputation – By Thang Nguyen

By Thang Nguyen

This maybe the first time you have heard of The Vivitar Tec 45? It's a re-branded camera made by Panasonic for the US market, and is branded as the Panasonic C-600 for the rest ...

3 August, 2020

Samsung EX2F Review – A Pocket Camera No One Remembers – Orkhan Abbasov

By Orkhan Abbasov

In 2014 my sister was looking forward to buying a new camera and asked for a suggestion. I don’t remember when or where I first heard about Samsung EX2F. It caught my attention ...

27 July, 2020

Konica Big Mini F Review – Is It As Good As It Looks? – By Thang Nguyen

By Thang Nguyen

The Konica Big Mini series is a premium line-up from Konica. These cameras are known for their sleek design while still being decent performers. The last of the line-up was the ...

23 June, 2020

Olympus Stylus Epic Zoom 115 Review – Elegant by Design – By Thang Nguyen

By Thang Nguyen

This Olympus Stylus Epic Zoom 115 (also known as the Olympus Stylus mju Zoom 115) was not my camera of choice per se, I came across it in a thrift store with a price tag of $3, ...

James Langmesser on Lesson Learned Again – A One Shot Story
Point taken. We are preparing for our annual trip to the South Tyrol, leaving on Thanksgiving, 4 days away. My…
Alexander Seidler on Converting Colour and B&W Film Negs – an Evolution
Thanks for your story Marco ! Your absolutely right it is complex. Your test image looks good. I am curious…
Bob Janes on Converting Colour and B&W Film Negs – an Evolution
Interesting stuff! A couple of suggestions: 1. Your link to your previous posting in the third para leads off to…

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