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13 November, 2026

Computational photography: M-Kamera and GrainWorks

By vzzdor

If you read my post about M-Kamera, you know that for me photography is as much about the process as about the results: preferably slow, mechanical, and with a fair chance of th...

12 November, 2026

Konica K-mini Pingu- my favorite penguin

By Thao Ha

Hi, this is my second entry into my toy cameras series where I review cameras from my little whimsy collection of fun film cameras. The Konica K-mini Pingu camera is the favorit...

12 November, 2026

Zorki 1c – Further Down the Barnack Rabbit Hole

By David Rusling

I bought my first Barnack, a 1953 Leica IIIf Red Dial whilst waiting for my Leica M2 to come back from a CLA. It was a revelation. I really loved collapsing the lens (Leitz Elma...

10 November, 2026

Leica ii D (1932) & Leica Summar 50mm f2 (1934 ) – NYC Street Shooting

By Scott Ferguson

In the waning days of Summer, 2026, I decided to take a flyer on an early Barnack Leica. I was intrigued by the history of the pioneering 35mm rangefinders, and perhaps attracte...

9 November, 2026

Minolta Dynax 700si review – On the button

By Bob Janes

In 1993 Minolta released their latest enthusiast autofocus SLR, just two years after the release of the previous model. It was called the Alpha 707si in Japan, Dynax 700si in Eu...

Australasian gannets gathered closely together.

6 November, 2026

ISO100 — Why Another Photography Portfolio Service?

By Elbert Alias

I wanted a website for my photography, but I did not particularly want a website project. Social media gave me somewhere to post individual photographs, though not the way I wan...

3 November, 2026

Canon EOS 650 – the cheap the good and the Phoenix

By Giacomo Cecot

The title is probably confusing enough to prompt an explanation here in the first few lines. I bought a Canon EOS 650. Why? Because it was cheap, that’s probably the first...

2 November, 2026

Minolta Dynax 7xi review – Everything turned up to ‘xi’

By Bob Janes

The Minolta Dynax 7xi (also known as Alpha or Maxxum 7xi) was released in 1991 as a replacement for the Alpha/Dynax/Maxxum 7000i which had been Minolta’s ‘enthusiast...

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applex on 5 Frames on the Costa del Sol with a Konica C35 and Kodak Gold 40015/11/2026
Looking forward for more adventures!
Jorge Luis Rodriguez Lugo. on Voigtlander Vito CLR – Early Experiences with little Stips15/11/2026
NICE CAMERA, tengo dos, una Vito CLR y una Vito B ! Gracias por sus fotos y artículo.
Cosme Lapena on Standing Still in the Glass – A One Shot Story15/11/2026
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Michael, Thanks for your kind comments. Velzoe was special!
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