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18 September, 2020

Vivitar PZ3815 DB – It Gets the Job Done – By Thang Nguyen

By Thang Nguyen

If you have ever gotten a hand on a Vivitar compact 35mm camera, there’s a high chance that it’s a rebranded from other brands. The camera I am reviewing today is no different: ...

17 September, 2020

Disposable Camera Holiday Snaps – Moments of Truth (Part Two) – By Brian Nicholls

By MrSnappy

Why would someone with a brace of half decent cameras even consider buying a disposable camera? I pondered over this question as I emerged from a photographic shop in the city ...

16 September, 2020

Olympus Mju-mini Digital – The OTHER Mju – By Orkhan Abbasov

By Orkhan Abbasov

Many years ago when I was a child I saw a TV ad publicizing a very small and beautiful Olympus Mju-mini Digital. The design of this camera stuck somewhere deep inside my brain, ...

15 September, 2020

Macro Converter Lens – for “Broadening Photography Skills on the Cheap” – By Salman Rameli

By salmanrameli

“Here, your father bought you this at the airport during transit” said my uncle one evening way back in 2013. My father, my uncle, and my cousin went to a mining company in Born...

14 September, 2020

Asahi Pentax Spotmatic F Review – A Class Act – By Bob Janes

By Bob Janes

Before I get to talking abou the specifics of the Pentax Spotmatic F, I want to take you back to 1979 when I was a teenager, my brother’s first son was born. Mum, Dad and I went...

14 September, 2020

Pentax 77mm Limited Review – The Joy of a Short Tele Lens

By Hamish Gill

Not so long ago I picked up the Pentax 77mm Limited f/1.8 lens on a bit of a whim. I’d bought the 43mm f/1.9 Limited a few weeks before and was impressed, so when the 77 surface...

11 September, 2020

Canon Top Twin & MC Review – Comparing Two Mid-80s Compacts – by Tobias Eriksson

By Flashknappen

Canon Top Twin & MC Review - Comparing Two Mid-80s Compacts - by Tobias Eriksson

10 September, 2020

Sony 135mm STF ‘Smooth Trans Focus’ – A Bit of Lens GAS Come Good – By Vincent Ferrier

By vincent ferrier

I am an amateur photographer, shooting family and friends and also doing outdoor / travel photography. I don't think I suffer from GAS but I like to test gear, so I suppose I ma...

Stefan Wilde on Zeiss Ikoflex III (1939) – Atoning For GAS By Doing A History Project – By Stefan Wilde
Hi Bruce, great find! Would be super interesting to see your results here or over at the RPF! Mine has…
Russell Rosener Jr on Downtown with a Leica M3
Thanks for sharing these. I found myself getting lost in some of the images, transfixed even due to the dizzying…
Bruce on Zeiss Ikoflex III (1939) – Atoning For GAS By Doing A History Project – By Stefan Wilde
Nice article. Read it as I just came into possession of one of these, apparently in fully working condition. It…

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