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17 January, 2020

7artisans 50mm f/1.1 Long Term Review – by Simon King

By Simon King

7artisans have been producing some absolutely fantastic options in the low-budget lens department, and one of their best entries for rangefinder coupled full frame cameras is th...

14 January, 2020

Olympus XA3 Review – Highs and Lows of Travel Photography with a Simple Compact Camera – By Keith Tomlinson

By keith1974

Well, what can I say? I fell foul of hype and hyperbole this year and I have learnt my lesson. I own a perfectly good Olympus Trip and a Rollei 35 but no that was not enough! ...

13 January, 2020

Ilford Ortho Plus Review – My First two rolls

By Hamish Gill

I must admit, I wasn’t all that excited when Ilford Ortho Plus was announced. I mean, I was enthused by the fact that Ilford had brought a new stock to 120 and 35mm - this sort ...

11 January, 2020

Canon 50mm F1.8 LTM on A Leica T – by Ed Lara

By Photoedontheweb

As much as I enjoy shooting film, I still take the majority of my photographs with digital cameras. That said, I prefer to use cameras and lenses which give me as much simplicit...

10 January, 2020

Voigtlander VSL 1 review

By Natalie B.

The Voigtlander VSL 1 is a camera with an interesting and somewhat complicated history. It was originally launched in 1971 as Zeiss Ikon SL706, the last camera of that famous co...

9 January, 2020

Nikon EM & Nikkor 35mm Review – A Quest for An Ideal Compact Film SLR – Pt2 – by Ed Lara

By Photoedontheweb

In a prior post I shared my thoughts on the Pentax MV-1 which I purchased at the same time I found a Nikon EM. I bought both in an attempt to replicate the great experience I ha...

7 January, 2020

Fujifilm X100F & Shooting it like an Analog Rangefinder – By Steven Bleistein

By Steven Bleistein

I shoot film, but I am no analog zealot. For me, shooting film is rarely about the film. It is always about the experience shooting with some of the best cameras the world has e...

29 December, 2019

Panasonic GM1 Review: A Digital ILC Alternative to the Olympus XA2? – by Charles Higham

By Charles Higham

The Olympus XA2 has, for decades, been a popular small 35mm film compact you can carry around in your pocket. An excellent piece of design, it's simple to operate with zone focu...

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