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13 January, 2018

Nikon F75 Project – Part 4 – The SLR viewfinder, fundamentally flawed and entirely outdated…?

By Hamish Gill

The biggest issue I have is with the concept of the SLR is the viewfinder. It seems to me that the technology around the SLR viewfinder was flawed from day one, and has now been...

7 January, 2018

Voigtlander 25mm Snapshot Skopar Review – by Eddy Lambert

By Eddy

The Voigtlander 25mm Snapshot Skopar is an unusual lens that won’t suit everyone but might be perfect for some. It’s small and light but also quite slow and comes only in Leica ...

31 December, 2017

Leica M9 Review – Rediscovering a Joy in Digital Photography

By Hamish Gill

The Leica M9 was the first full frame digital rangefinder. At the time of its release it was also the smallest full frame digital camera on the market. In fact, it wasn't until ...

30 December, 2017

Yashica Electro 35GS Review – I Guess I’ll Keep It? – by Ian Ross

By Ian Ross

I’m an old-ish guy, so when I think of photography I think of film. My interest in photography has ebbed and flowed over the years, and really took a nosedive with the arrival o...

29 December, 2017

7Artisans 55mm f/1.4 aps-c lens – Mini-review

By Hamish Gill

The 7Artisans 55mm 1.4 is so inexpensive that I decided to add one to my own collection. I’ve not been using it that long, and haven’t taken a huge amount of shots with it, but ...

24 December, 2017

Nikon F75 Project – Part 3 – Kodak Portra 800 & Two competing brains at the Christmas Fayre

By Hamish Gill

I talked around the way I think differently with different cameras in my hands in my post about the Lure of the Uncomplicated camera. How the Nikon F75 impacted on my thought pr...

21 December, 2017

Nikon F75 Project – Part 2 – revelling in the 50mm point & shoot experience

By Hamish Gill

The one feature I’ve always desired from a compact camera is a 50mm lens. I would estimate that around 75% of my photography is shot with a normal focal length. This is actually...

17 December, 2017

7Artisans 50mm f1.1 – The Everyman’s Noctilux? – Guest Review by Mehrdad Abedi

By Mehrdad Abedi

When I first looked at the 7Artisans 5mm f/1.1 specs I asked myself if this could be a kind of 'everyman’s Noctilux'. But hand in hand with this question comes the scepticism. I...

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