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11 January, 2025

5 Shots From Minolta’s Entry Level AF SLR – The Dynax 300si

By Keith Drysdale

11 January, 2025

/ Ilford Film, ilford HP5+, Minolta Dynax 300si, /

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By Keith Drysdale

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27 September, 2024

5 Macro Frames with a Canon EOS 30 & MP-E 65mm

By Matthew Becker

I do macro photography. I have an Canon MP-E 65mm EF 1-5x macro lens. I have a Canon EOS 30 film camera with EF mount. There was only one way this was going to end. I loaded up ...

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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 Jens

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

By Andrea Monti

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