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19 November, 2021

Fuji Discovery 875 Zoom Plus: Attention Kmart Shoppers, or a Discount Department Store Photographic History – by Shawn Granton

By shawn granton

Here's a story down memory lane, triggered by a camera acquisition. The Fuji Discovery 875 Zoom Plus is pretty forgotten today, but it relates to a moment in my former life. It...

16 November, 2021

Photography Through The Pandemic – A Spotlight on the Artists: Pt 1

By Holly Gilman

Now that the kickstarter campaign is live we wanted to take some time to share with you the talented artists and photographers being featured in the book. I am going to be putti...

16 November, 2021

Industar-50 LTM (on Fujifilm X-Pro3) Review – The Joy of Flawed Lenses – By Don Goodman-Wilson

By Don Goodman-Wilson

I had the good fortune to be wandering the Kazimerz neighborhood of Krakow, Poland, on a Saturday morning, where I stumbled upon a small but very interesting flea market. An Ame...

15 November, 2021

TTArtisans 90mm 1.25 Review – Bonkers, Extreme, but Exactly what you Should Expect!

By Hamish Gill

Sometimes I get a bit stuck when it comes to writing a lens review. This usually happens when there’s something about the lens that stops me from using it as much as I need to. ...

14 November, 2021

Datafilm: The Note Taking App Designed For Film Photographers – By Vincent

By Vincent

I am excited to present a project I have been working on during the past few months. It is called Datafilm and it is a modern note taking iOS app designed for film photographers...

12 November, 2021

LensFayre Snap LF35-M – A Sustainable, Customisable & Reusable Camera

By Hamish Gill

Lensfayre have just announced the release of the a ‘Snap LF35-M’, a new sustainable, customisable and “accessible” 35mm “reusable camera”. I’ve had one to play with for a few we...

9 November, 2021

Chiyoko Super Rokkor 45mm f/2.8 – Early Experiences – By Agata Urbaniak

By Agata Urbaniak

Ebay is a dangerous place. One moment you see a funny-looking lens with an eye-catching chunky focus ring in related searches, the next you’re awaiting a parcel from Japan. Ther...

8 November, 2021

Konica Auto S3 – Small and Perfectly Formed – By Bob Janes

By Bob Janes

Coinciding with their centenary in the early 70s, Konica fused two of their camera lines together. Since 1968 they had made a compact rangefinder camera called the C35. They had...

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Michael Kaplan on The Final 5 Frames with My Leica Digilux 204/11/2026
That is true. The results have been very nice. I have an S2 Pro as well but it lacks the…
Jeffery Luhn on The Final 5 Frames with My Leica Digilux 203/11/2026
If I'm not mistaken, Fujifilm has a unique sensor design. Even older ones. Some of the best flesh tones I've…
Jeffery Luhn on A Peak in a Colorless Sky – My photo of the year 202603/11/2026
In the end, a good photo is one that you can look at without tiring of it. That photo does…
Michael Kaplan on The Final 5 Frames with My Leica Digilux 203/11/2026
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