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14 February, 2020

TTArtisan 21mm f/1.5 ASPH review – by Vincent Bihler

By vincentbihler

We are currently living a very exciting period of time. The lens market has been rencently opened with third party producers that are becoming better and better, often at a very...

10 February, 2020

Minolta 28mm f/3.5 G-Rokkor Review – Another Gem I’m Parting With

By Hamish Gill

I’ve owned this Minolta G-Rokkor 28mm f/3.5 for quite a while now - I had Bellamy find me one after I sold my Minolta TC-1 (also bought from Bellamy), the camera from which the ...

7 February, 2020

Kodak Tri-X Review – Five Decades and Counting of Praise – by Andrew Morang

By Kodachromeguy

At the beginning of every new year, full of ambitious resolutions, I try to do some cleaning up at home, both physical and electronic. The physical does not achieve all that muc...

31 January, 2020

Fujifilm X-Pro3: First thoughts from a film shooter – By David Hume

By David Hume

As soon as I read about the Fuji X-Pro3 I thought, "Yeah, shut up and take my money." I bought the original X100 the day it hit my town, and I’ve been using an X-E2 for a couple...

27 January, 2020

SilverPan Film Lab – My Choice for Film Development Services

By Hamish Gill

I’ve been using SilverPan Film Lab for my film development for a little while now, and have been really very happy with the service I’ve received. Like everything in life, what ...

24 January, 2020

Instant Magny 35 Review – An Instax Headache! – By Hern Tan

By Hern Tan

Instax. For many, that word would conjure up images of kitschy, bulky cameras with plastic lenses, or some slightly better glass-equipped offerings from Lomography and MiNT, if ...

23 January, 2020

Olympus Stylus Epic Zoom 80 – Mini Review – By Will Hopkins

By willhopkins

A film photography friend recently clued me in to the best local spot for thrifting film cameras (sorry, can't say where - sharing the good thrifting spots is a trust not easily...

20 January, 2020

Pentax P30 Review – Finding Joy, Despite it not working as expected

By Hamish Gill

A little while ago I picked up a Pentax P30 for £5. I’d been shooting happily with the Pentax MX, but just liked the look of the P30 as a second Pentax body and couldn’t resist ...

Jens on 7 Frames with a Rollei XF 35 and Kodak Gold 200 in the Bavarian Alps
Greetings Gary, Thank you for your comment! So far, I’ve only shot three black-and-white films with this camera and this…
RichardH on 5 frames with Fujifilm Superia X-tra 400
Hello Julian. The composition of "St. Kilian’s Cathedral" is a delightful piece of perspective and leading lines. I like the…
Gary Smith on 7 Frames with a Rollei XF 35 and Kodak Gold 200 in the Bavarian Alps
Greetings Jens! Thanks for your review. I have to say that the colors/contrast/clarity of the example shots seems to be…

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