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12 February, 2025

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5 Frames with a Voigtländer Vito B

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I got my first camera at the age of 6. It was a properly functioning toy camera, (hearsay your honor), love at first sight, and though I did not master photography, I did proper...

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Young Band Rocks at a Youth Rock Concert

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This past weekend I attended a rock concert, in one of the youth theatres around here. The reason of my presence there was twofold: the theatre is run by a good friend of mine, ...

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The Dancer – A One Shot Story

By Floyd

Every so often, if we’re lucky, we’re reminded just how important photography can be in people’s lives. I got lucky the other week when I received a message...

31 October, 2024

In a Haunted Antiques Shop – One-Shot Story

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For several years, Kate and I rented booth space in a New England antiques shop that turned out to be very haunted. A delightful British woman (whom I’ll call “Mrs...

30 October, 2024

Don’t be afraid to experiment and test before tossing stuff out

By Daniel Keating

I am a denizen of thrift stores here in the USA. I believe the British refer to them as 2nd hand or charity shops across the pond. I was a bit surprised to see old photo chemica...

30 October, 2024

Ilford Advocate Camera – A wonderful street camera

By Dan Cuny

It’s been a year since I first laid eyes on the Ilford Advocate camera, and I’ve been eager to share my experience with it. The journey began in England, where my wi...

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Padua, a photographer’s goldmine

By Andrea Monti

During a few hours off work, I recently had the chance to wander around Padua, one of the many historical jewels that make up Italy’s immense cultural heritage. What makes...

Paul H on 5 Frames from a Braun Paxina 29 – a mid 1950s “compact” camera.
I’ve got a Braun Gloria, the results from it are plenty sharp enough. The only issue I had was that…
Alan Gauld on 5 Frames from a Braun Paxina 29 – a mid 1950s “compact” camera.
It may well be camera movement because I was trying to use my tripod(that I had for my digital camera)…
Alan Gauld on 5 Frames from a Braun Paxina 29 – a mid 1950s “compact” camera.
Yes, I was surprised that the last frame was so soft, given it was at the highest speed. I hadn't…

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