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22 November, 2025

Mexico City with a Travel Camera (Olympus 35 RC)

By RichardH

22 November, 2025

/ Kodak Portra 160, Olympus 35rc, travel photography, /

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The Whole Test Roll – Hasselblad 503CX and Ilford XP2 Super

By John Greene

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5 Frames with a Leica M6 and Slide Film

By Lasse Andersen

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23 August, 2024

The Accidental Double Exposure: A Virtual Architectural Vision – a One Shot Story

By Jens

As an avid hobbyist photographer, my journey through the world of analog photography has been marked by moments of surprise and serendipity. One such moment occurred recently wh...

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Maximizing Garage Sale And Thrift Store Finds

By Azriel Knight

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Thornton Pickard Rubyette No. 2 – So now what?

By Steviemac

So now what? This is the question I ask myself, or perhaps should have asked myself when I rashly bought this wonderful example of an English plate camera. It’s a Thornton...

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