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17 January, 2025
Wollensak 5″ f/3.5 Projector Lens Adapting Journey (and Failure)
I ran into this lens during a trip to bop around the local thrift store with friends one afternoon. I picked it up off of a Revere 553 Projector, of which I have, surprisingly, run into several copies of since then. I was really excited when I fir...
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11 August, 2023
Everyday Abstracts – From Italy’s Lake Region
Many photographers love abstract photography. And why not? Subjects are everywhere and almost demand capture. In fact, you may well have your own favorite subjects that you can&...
Did you know the photograph reported to be the “most viewed ever” was taken on film using a Mamiya RZ67? If you ever had a Windows PC with the XP operating system ...
It was last year while I was on holidays that my trusty old camera stopped working, the journey continued but I was forced to store the camera away and had to wait until I was b...
New lens releases are flying out this way and that, so today we have Pergear with an upgraded 60mm F2.8 II Ultra-Macro Lens which allows you to get within 19.1cm of subjects. Th...
9 August, 2023
Ilford Ortho 80 Plus for Documentary Photography: A Review
Any film still in production today must have something going for it – almost a survivorship bias in effect. I don’t think there are any “bad” films, only...
M42 mount shooters who love a bit of bubbly bokeh will be delighted to hear that TTartisan has released a new lens featuring what they call “soap bubble bokeh”. Th...
8 August, 2023
Dad’s Voigtlander Vitomatic II
It is the mid-1960s. Dad is coming through the door – home from work at last. Hanging from his neck he has two cameras – a Rolleiflex for people pictur...
8 August, 2023
Running With Cameras
I love photography and I love running. I am just now getting back into shape after a longer-than-I-thought break from running. Most of the time, because I am covering very short...
