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22 October, 2025

Minolta a-9 – Raspberry Picking in September with a 24mm f2.8, Red 25 Filter and Rollei Retro 80s

By Ibraar Hussain

It was a lovely day in early September, a month where I’m often filled with anxiety; dreading the coming Winter and the end of the brief days of fine weather of Spring and...

Front view of an Agfa Agfamatic 901 E Motor camera surrounded my 35mm film cassettes

19 October, 2025

Agfa Agfamatic 901 E Motor — Beautifully Loud

By Benjamin Chan

I didn’t expect to pick up another 110 camera after the Voigtlander Vitoret 110 EL I wrote about earlier, let alone so soon after. But when I saw an unusual Agfa Agfamatic...

17 October, 2025

Voigtlander VF 135 – A Very Small Review

By Sorin Lazarescu

I must confess, right from the beginning, that for the last 40 years or so, if not even longer, I have been a rangefinder user only; I stopped using SLR cameras, and quite an ex...

15 October, 2025

Adox HR-50 and PanF in PMK Pyro

By Geoff Chaplin

The launch of Leica Monopan 50 prompted me to buy the Adox HR-50 (the same film) and give it a try. Recommended ASA and developing time in PMK is not given so I decided to expos...

13 October, 2025

Fujica AZ-1 Review – A Swansong for M42?

By Bob Janes

Fujica didn’t make a lot of interchangeable mount 35mm SLRs, but they did make some interesting ones. From 1970, with the introduction of the ST701, they produced a series of mo...

13 October, 2025

Mr. Ding Pactcron 35mm f/1.8 Review

By vincentbihler

Mr. Ding might be one of the most discreet lens makers today, rarely releasing products under his own brand. Still, he’s the mind behind several lenses sold through other distri...

11 October, 2025

Kodak Ektachrome E100 on Holidays in 2025.

By David Hume

The purpose of this article is to lay to rest my nagging question as to whether there’s any point in me shooting slide film for holiday snaps in 2025. Spoiler alert – my answer ...

10 October, 2025

Minox 35 EL review – The Original Minox 35

By Bob Janes

Forty-one years ago, I borrowed this very Minox 35 EL from my father for a trip to Zaragossa. When I came back and had the film developed, I was quite blown away by the quality ...

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Cristian Ionescu on Assignment of Exposures using Ansel Adams’ Zone System
Hello Ibraar! Many thanks you kind words. "And I almost always make sure there is enough tonal variation in a…
Omar Tibi on 5 Frames with Expired Soviet Svema ISO 25 at Cinevilla, Tukums, Latvia
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Cristian Ionescu on Assignment of Exposures using Ansel Adams’ Zone System
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