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11 February, 2025

5 Frames from a Braun Paxina 29 – a mid 1950s “compact” camera.

By Alan Gauld

11 February, 2025

/ Braun Paxina 29, Foma Film, Fomapan 200, /

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5 Frames in Laos with the Lomo LC-A

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27 November, 2024

5 frames taken with a Leica R4 that I got by chance

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A German proverb says: “Unverhofft kommt oft.” (The unexpected often happens.) and so a friend called me some time ago to offer me the Leica collection of his fath...

27 November, 2024

Leica III from 1933 – Perfectly Imperfect

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26 November, 2024

5 frames with an Olympus Trip MD2 and Kentmere 400

By Steve Phillips

While my camera of choice has been an Olympus OM1 for a while now, I am always on the lookout for something cheap and cheerful to stick in my rucksack or pocket for days where a...

26 November, 2024

5 Frames rock hunting in the Keweenaw with a Minolta SR-7

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My wife, the pups, and I like going to Michigan’s Keweenaw Peninsula several times a year to relax on the beach, visit family, and do light work on our house there. I alwa...

25 November, 2024

Join me and the photography community on Bluesky

By Hamish Gill

Just a note to say that I, like many people, have finally completely ditched Twitter in favour of Bluesky. I joined Bluesky sometime ago now, but whilst it was in its testing ph...

25 November, 2024

5 Frames with a Vivitar 70-210 f/3.5

By Sebastian Shields

Cheap zoom lenses have never had a great reputation. Especially in the Digital age, some budget zooms are considered a bit of a plague. Cheap, plasticky, and very poor optically...

Color photo of a Konica Pearl III medium format folding camera.

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Konica Pearl III Medium Format Folder – Review and Street Shots from NYC

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As much as I love film, I’ve always had a love / hate relationship with medium format. Spoiled by the speed of 35mm’s fast lenses and the liberal largesse of 4...

Daniel Emerson on 5 Frames from a Braun Paxina 29 – a mid 1950s “compact” camera.
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