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31 July, 2026

Rolleimat AF with Kodak Gold 200

By Michael Zwicky-Ross

31 July, 2026

/ Point & Shoot camera, Rollei Point & Shoot, Rolleimat AF, /

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26 July, 2026

The Pier at Teignmouth, Devon

By Ed

The featured image shows the entrance to the amusement arcade on the pier in Teignmouth, Devon. Although the arcade survived the winter storms, the pier did not. Half the struct...

Two dark tarred boat bows against a bright white hull in hard sunlight, Brittany

25 July, 2026

The Zone System on a Leica, without the mental arithmetic

By Jürgen Suk

There is a specific moment on a shoot that I never enjoyed. The light is doing something interesting and about to stop doing it, and instead of looking at the scene I am staring...

24 July, 2026

On Insincerity

By Andrea Monti

This is a rant. It was caused by the umpteenth self-promotional, vertically shot from above video made toting a smartphone, in which, after the hideous opening — ‘hey guys’ — th...

24 July, 2026

VILTROX AF 28mm F4.5 Lens for L-Mount Review

By JK LOCKWOOD

The Viltrox AF 28mm f/4.5 “Chip” lens was recently released for the L-Mount Alliance platform. It is a fixed-aperture, AF lens. No explanation for the word “Ch...

23 July, 2026

The Impromptu Professional Shoot

By Omar Tibi

“You have a really nice camera. Can you take photos for us?” With those words from the organizer, I got roped into becoming an event photographer. With no flash, no ...

23 July, 2026

New Horizons with Adapted Lenses

By Emmanuel Hernandez

My creative journey usually looks like this: have a slight interest in a topic, go on a deep dive online, and learn as much as I can before committing fully. I started photograp...

22 July, 2026

Photochemical Graffiti – a rock ‘n roll photowalk

By Scott Ferguson

It was a beautiful sunny afternoon in late May – perfect for a photo outing. For most of the late winter and early spring, I had been shooting street portraits, mostly on...

21 July, 2026

Gemini on Film – the Cameras and Films Used on the Gemini Space Missions – Pt2

By Andrew Long

Part one of this article looked at how, after very humble beginnings, NASA realised the potential photography could bring to the Space Program – how the cameras used in space we...

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