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20 August, 2020

Hasselblad 500CM – Sometimes objects of desire do match expectations – By David Mitchell

By David Mitchell

When I was about 18 I was getting into photography and I had a huge poster of Ansel Adam’s ‘Moon and Half Dome’ on my wall. I devoured everything I could about Adams which led m...

18 August, 2020

Kodak Jiffy VP Art Deco Camera – My Pre-1940’s Camera Project – By Kate Johnson

By Kate Johnson

The Kodak Jiffy VP Art Deco Model, was produced during the main Art Deco Period, between 1935-1942. It was designed by Walter Dorwin Teague, a prominent Art Deco designer of...

17 August, 2020

Skyllaney Zeiss 50mm f/1.5 Single Coated Sonnar Review – Exploring Classic Sonnars pt.12

By Hamish Gill

This Leica thread mount modified Skyllaney Zeiss 50mm f/1.5 single coated Sonnar lens is third I’ve reviewed from the hands of Chris Andreyo from Skyllaney this year. It’s the m...

16 August, 2020

Seeking Sharpness on a 15-year-old Flatbed Scanner – By Nathan Bobinchak

By Nathan Bobinchak

“I would like to buy you a new film scanner for your birthday,” my wife says concernedly from the couch. I am crouched over my 15-year-old Epson flatbed, a $10 purchase from Goo...

15 August, 2020

Kodak Panoram No.1 – Photographing Yosemite with my 120 year old Panoramic Camera – By Dan Cuny

By Dan Cuny

My love for cameras and photography goes back to when I was a young boy living in Chicago. I believe the majority of the people I know with this kind of passion always starts at...

14 August, 2020

Fed 2 Russian Rangefinder Mini-Review – By Julian Higgs

By julianhiggs

Why would anyone want to buy a 50 plus year of Fed 2 Russian Rangefinder camera? I have been interested in older LTM rangefinders ever since I bought a charity shop Fed 4 and a ...

13 August, 2020

Hanimex VEF Mini Camera Mini Review – by Tobias Eriksson

By Flashknappen

My very first own camera was one of those flat fold-out Kodak 110-format Instamatics. I remember making paper copies from 110 negatives with my father's old enlarger once I'd st...

13 August, 2020

Six of my Best Freebie Cameras – Part1: The SLRs – By Rock

By Rock

This is about six cameras that I now own; great cameras I might add. Why, because they are classics? Are they the best of their class? Great performers? Valuable? To be honest, ...

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