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7 January, 2026

Donating and Subscribing

By Hamish Gill

7 January, 2026

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Just a couple of notes on the donations and subscriptions… First off, thank you to everyone that has supported me and the website with donations and subscriptions recently!! Subscriptions Second, to everyone I has been in touch asking to up ...

7 January, 2026

Georgia – Echoes of a Timeless Land

By Alex Efthimiou

7 January, 2026

/ canon ae, Kodak Film, Kodak UltraMax 400, travel photography, /

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Georgia, a country at the verge of Europe bordering Asia located on the South of the infamous Caucasus mountains. Travelling through the country of Georgia I felt warm hospitality, tasted great food, met warm hearted people and was stunned by the ...

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7 January, 2026

Rural Landscape

By Andrea Darra

7 January, 2026

/ Landscape Photography, Nikon F2, /

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About three years ago, after having lived on the outskirts of Verona for many years, my landlord decided against renewing my lease. It was August, and my family and I had until December to leave what had been my sanctuary for years. What a trauma ...

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Just like riding a bike

By Gary Smith

This article will sort of be all over the place however the main gist of it will be the fact that after 52 years I haven’t forgotten how to develop film. I realize that th...

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30 September, 2024

Expired Kodak Technical Pan – a Cornucopia of Contrast

By David Smith

I’m a straight shooter. I follow the rules. If a carton of milk expires on December 16th, I bloody well drink it before the 16th. And because of this, I came to the world of exp...

Nikonos V cameras

30 September, 2024

Nikonos V – My Thoughts and Experiences – Is it really indestructible?

By Leonidas Germanopoulos

Seven years ago I had the misfortune of loosing all my photography gear to a wild fire. Apart from my digital kit, I had some exposed film and my beloved Nikonos V in my bag. It...

My father's proposed electrostatic flying machine.

29 September, 2024

My Father’s UFO – a One Shot Story

By Dave Powell

Shortly after my 35mmc article about “Understanding Life Backwards” went online, another fascinating example dropped on me. I was working at my computer — with...

Canon F1-n in front of Dallas skyline print of longhorn cattle drive

29 September, 2024

5 Frames, 40 Years, 1 Camera

By Bill Brown

With 1984 in full swing I was starting to get more commercial photography work and I wanted to purchase a professional camera. Since I owned a Canon ftb and an A-1 I decided to ...

Moscow 4 Camera

28 September, 2024

A Full Roll of Flowing Water with a Moscow 4

By Richard Becker

My success rate with the Moskva (Moscow) 4 camera I bought a year or so ago has not been good. Until recently only a few times have I managed to get even half a roll of useable ...

circa 1960 Balda Super Matic

28 September, 2024

Balda Super Matic – Quirky but fun

By Keith Drysdale

Many years ago, a neighbour offered me a camera he had acquired “from a mate” for £10. I had never seen a Balda or even heard of one but it looked interesting and I ...

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27 September, 2024

5 Macro Frames with a Canon EOS 30 & MP-E 65mm

By Matthew Becker

I do macro photography. I have an Canon MP-E 65mm EF 1-5x macro lens. I have a Canon EOS 30 film camera with EF mount. There was only one way this was going to end. I loaded up ...

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