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9 June, 2020

Architectural photography with a 50mm lens (and some thoughts on minimalism) – By Daniel Sigg

By Daniel Sigg

I love modern design, and in particular also interior and exterior architectural design. Most recently, I have been focusing on architectural subjects in my photography. It turn...

3 June, 2020

5 Frames Composed in Layers, with a 35mm Lens – by Simon King

By Simon King

The last piece I wrote featuring images made with this lens was on the topic of its strength when applied to fast paced, from-the-hip shooting situations. This is certainly not ...

18 May, 2020

Lomography Metropolis Film and the Minolta Riva Panorama

By Hamish Gill

Before the Covid-19 lockdown in the UK began, I was casually shooting what had started to become a bit of a project. In reality, it’s little more than me loading Lomography Metr...

21 March, 2020

Conversion to Film: The Expected and Unexpected – by Anton Yakovlev

By Anton Yakovlev

A couple of words about myself first. I’m a hobbyist photographer with about a decade of experience. I come from the “digital generation”. My first camera was a Panasonic FZ-som...

19 March, 2020

Enjoying and Learning in the Darkroom – by Michael Scott

By scottfotodotcom

As a film photographer, I’m in the fortunate position of being able to print my own work, both colour and black and white, in a darkroom. For some few years now I’ve been rentin...

5 March, 2020

The Beauty of Basic: Life with One Lens – By Will Mordell

By Will Mordell

Before we jump in, I have a quote to share:Limiting options forces creativity. Fishing for a year with only the Pheasant Tail & Partridge has given me deep knowledge about what ...

1 February, 2020

Doing my Thing (with a Fuji or two) – By Thorsten Wulff

By thorsten

I love my Fuji. The X100s that is. A couple of weeks ago I went to a function at the german parliament. Security is tight, like when boarding a plane you face scanners, bullet p...

22 January, 2020

Street shootout between Nikon 35mm camera/lens combos yields surprising results – By Isaac D. Pacheco

By isaacpacheco

Gear reviews are typically created to help consumers decide between products with similar specifications and price points. Accordingly, comparisons often focus on the nuances th...

Kodachromeguy on Argus C44R – The American Rangefinder
Tony, I often thought many American cameras had no industrial design. The Germans made beautiful Leica, Voigtlander, and Rolleiflex cameras.…
Gary Smith on Pentax Zoom 60 Auto – Thoughts from a 3rd roll
My bid on a Graflex 45 Crown was rejected so it's probably best to sleep on this itch anyway.
Tony Warren on Pentax Zoom 60 Auto – Thoughts from a 3rd roll
Thanks Gary. I have a post pending that might amuse you telling how I finally had to leave LF and…

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