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13 September, 2025

5 Frames at a Farmers’ Market and a Nikkor 105mm f1.8

By Dave Lynagh

13 September, 2025

/ Fuji x-t4, Nikon 105mm f/1.8, /

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18 April, 2025

Sony Alpha 850 – My Unexpected Journey Rediscovering the Joy of DSLRs

By vincent_vfr

What initially drew me to the Sony A-mount system? It was, without a doubt, my youthful obsession with bokeh. Roughly a decade ago, this fascination led me to abandon my DSLR se...

17 April, 2025

One Shot Story – Soulless Places

By Andrea Monti

Official brand stores are a powerful way to assert a company’s presence. They are a bold statement of strength and confidence. They send a message to the customers and to ...

17 April, 2025

5 Frames with Ilford FP4 Type 517 Cine Film

By Nik Stanbridge

When it comes to film, I like predictable results. I need to trust a film stock to deliver. I also need it to look good in Rodinal. I don’t often try new films and when I do it’...

16 April, 2025

5 frames with a Yashica T5 and a roll of Fuji Neopan 400

By Hamish Gill

Once in a blue moon I like to get the old Yashica T5 out. Those who have followed the website for a while will know, this was the camera that started 35mmc. I got it for a barga...

15 April, 2025

5 frames exploring the Sporting Gun Culture in Italy

By Andrea Monti

Firearms and gun culture are a very sensitive issue. Privately owned weapons are associated to mass shooting and individual killings, street violence and law enforcement abuses....

15 April, 2025

A Paul Chaleff Vase Series

By David Pauley

In this series of photos, taken with my Rolleiflex 2.8F, I focus on a vase made in the 1980s by noted American potter and ceramist Paul Chaleff (he’s shown above in a port...

14 April, 2025

Samoca Super 28XLM Review – A Fantastic Littler Rangefinder

By MARTIN MISIAK

Say hello to my little Samoca rangefinder. “Sa-MO-ca!” Fun to say, isn’t it? Made around 1957, it was part of a wave of new cameras made by new marques that had suddenly appeare...

14 April, 2025

Fujifilm S5 Pro and What does “Film-Like” Even Mean?

By David Hume

Most film shooters would know that over the past few years there’s been chatter about certain older camera sensors, in particular CCD sensors, that are widely reported to have “...

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This is a great series, Richard! I am always in search of power lines or telecommunications lines but here in…
Russ Rosener on 5 Frames at a Farmers’ Market and a Nikkor 105mm f1.8
I have one of these lenses and it is a stellar optic. They are uncommon. Production was only for a…
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Great shots and cool cameras. I have a couple of Zeiss Nettars which are square format. They have Novar lenses…

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