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4 February, 2026

One Shot Story Cotton Candy Sunset

By Fred Nelson

4 February, 2026

/ Landscape Photography, /

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I live in San Diego and am treated to beautiful sunsets all year long all most as good as Hawaiian sunsets, if that could be possible. On this particular evening, I was surprised by this sunset which turned out to be the picture included. People...

Viltrox 56mm 1.2 Pro

4 February, 2026

Viltrox 56mm 1.2 Pro APS-C Lens Review

By Hamish Gill

4 February, 2026

/ 56mm lens, Mirrorless Lens, Telephoto Lens, Viltrox 56mm 1.2, Viltrox Lens, /

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Since I started reviewing these Viltrox lenses in the latter part of last year, I have been more than intrigued to try one that has “Pro” in the nomenclature of the lens. So when I was offered the Viltrox 56mm 1.2 Pro to review, I very quickly agr...

4 February, 2026

5 Frames with a Fujifilm X-T5 – Back to Basics Naturally

By Simon Sheldon

4 February, 2026

/ Camera Theory, Fuji XT-5, /

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I recently bought a new digital camera, a Fujifilm X-T5 and while setting it up on and began to wonder about all the different automatic options. I have never really liked Autofocus, it’s convenient but can be annoying, if like me you use one focu...

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18 October, 2024

Nikkor-H Auto 2.8cm f/3.5 – Wakimoto’s Triumph and Nikon’s Hidden Legacy

By Andrew Bibee

In the late 1950s, one of Nikon’s lead designers at the time, Zenji Wakimoto, was handed down an arduous task that would prove to be one of his greatest triumphs: “Make a lens t...

17 October, 2024

Leica R3 – a camera I was never expecting to buy!

By Phil Harrison

If I hadn’t looked at a certain film camera shops website after I was advised of the bulk movie b/w film they are re-spooling and selling very cheap, I wouldn’t have...

17 October, 2024

TLR Challenge – My Response

By Jeffery Luhn

I’m Jeffery Luhn and I’m happy to respond to Geoff Chaplin’s TLR Challenge! Background: A week after beginning my career as a news photographer in 1969, I acqu...

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16 October, 2024

5 Frames With a Nikon S3 — a Camera That Will Make Your Heart Flutter

By David Smith

“Collectors are happy people.” — Johann Wolfang von Goethe Old Nikon rangefinders are a like catnip for camera collectors. Even insufferable Leica snobs, like myself, can get of...

16 October, 2024

NEWS: Jagglé Berlinova – Live on Kickstarter!

By Hamish Gill

You might remember a little while ago Wicher shared this article about his forthcoming Jagglé daylight enlarger – well, if you liked the sound of it, today is finally the ...

16 October, 2024

Minox 110S review

By Tony Warren

Recently, I was very kindly given two 110 cameras by submin exponent and expert, Bob Janes, one being the very compact and immaculately designed Minox 110S, out of the top tier ...

15 October, 2024

Can a Polaroid pack camera shoot 4×5?

By Jim Skelton

The short answer: sort of… A Polaroid pack camera comes with a 114mm lens and basically covers a 3×4″ image. I was curious as to whether it could shoot 4×5...

14 October, 2024

Keks KMQ – a new answer to the need for tiny light meter?

By Hamish Gill

The Keks KMQ has actually been reviewed on the website before, though that previous review was on the first version of this meter. The review looks at the subtly updated version...

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