1 October, 2025
To CineMot Coimbra, with love
For anyone who doesn’t know, CineMot is a company based in Porto, Portugal, that takes spools of old Kodak Cine film and re-spools it into the typical 36-exposure rolls. They re...
26 September, 2025
Super-Frankarette LRII – a German Rangefinder camera from 1959
They don’t make cameras like the Super-Frankarette any more. Franka-Kamerawerk (Franka being a German region and nothing to do with Franke & Heidecke) was based in Beyreuth,...
25 September, 2025
Viltox introduces Spark Z3 – a new Cyberpunk TTL enabled mini-flash
Viltrox, known primarily as a third party manufacturer of super sharp, budget friendly prime camera lenses, continues to expand its inventory of adjacent camera products. This ...
25 September, 2025
My Alternative to RX1RIII: Sony A7Cii and Mandler 35mm f/2
When Sony announced the RX1R III, my ears perked up. I’ve always love the idea of that little full-frame compact body that you could almost slip into a coat pocket. I once...
23 September, 2025
Rollei SL35 – Reminiscing with a Re-Purchased SLR
When I first started out on my photography journey while growing up in NZ my first SLR was a brand new Rollei SL35 given to me as a Christmas present by my uncle in Scotland. I ...
22 September, 2025
Omnar Bertele 50mm f/2 MC FLB Review
Recent years have seen the rise of numerous new lens manufacturers offering alternatives for Leica M users. Most of these new makers focus on fast, sharp, modern lenses, often b...
19 September, 2025
Viltrox AF 14mm f/4.0 Air – Drama on a budget with the new full frame, autofocus lens
I got pretty excited when Viltrox agreed to send me a copy of their new, full frame 14mm auto focus lens, the Viltrox AF 14mm f/4.0 Air. As you might be able to tell from the na...
