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27 September, 2024

Viltrox 28mm f/4.5 Pancake Lens Review and Indigogo Launch

By Hamish Gill

This is the Viltrox 28mm f/4.5 Pancake Lens, it is soon to be launched on Indigogo, but I’ve been playing with the copy I have here for the last week or so. I am, I admit...

26 September, 2024

5 Frames with Pentacon F and Agfa APX 100

By DocJR

The Pentacon F camera was produced by the East German company VEB Pentacon Zeiss Ikon between September 1956 and June 1961 in Dresden. I lived in Dresden for two years in the 20...

26 September, 2024

A creative approach to zone focusing with superfast manual lenses and mirrorless cameras in street photography

By Andrea Monti

Manual lenses on mirrorless cameras are often a match made in heaven: (once) cheap, high-quality lenses can finally be brought back from the grave and used on modern cameras. Ho...

25 September, 2024

5 frames with a Canon R6 Mk II and its RF 50/1,2 L USM

By Andrea Monti

I was recently given a Canon R6 Mk II and a set of lenses, including the RF 50/1.2, to test them in a specific environment, so to familiarise myself with the kit I spent a few h...

25 September, 2024

4×5 reborn, or “What are those things?”

By Jeffery Luhn

For perspective, let’s rewind our brains. In a long-forgotten time, on a planet called Earth, there were no self-driving cars, no 20MP cell phone cameras, no affordable d...

24 September, 2024

NEWS: Intrepid Launch I-0 Shutter and 150mm f6.3 Lens on Kickstarter

By Hamish Gill

Intrepid have been working on developing and releasing a new lens and novel electronic shutter for large format cameras, and have today launched the project on kickstarter here....

24 September, 2024

How to shoot Kodak Vision Color Print (2383) in colors

By Bruno Silva

Many people used shoot analog photography may have already come across an ISO 12 violet/blue film that stores usually offer. This film, which can also be developed with chemical...

24 September, 2024

NEWS: Ilford Photo Celebrating 145 years History with Limited Edition Retro Packaging

By Hamish Gill

Running a branding company as I do, I find this sort of thing very cool. Ilford photo will be selling some of their film range in these limited edition 1950s inspired boxes. In ...

Simon Foale on Memorable photos made with forgettable lenses
Thanks for this Tony. I've been reading with admiration your posts, many of which showcase your impressive capacity to construct…
Simon Foale on Memorable photos made with forgettable lenses
Thanks Zach. I am also a fan of that Adams quote. The other ingredient that I think often makes a…
Tony Warren on Memorable photos made with forgettable lenses
Great read Simon and brings out the character of the various lenses well, especially the Nikons. I have a Tamron…

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