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10 June, 2017

Leica 90mm f/2.8 Elmarit-M Review – closing the door on modern Leica lenses (in favour of Zeiss)

By Hamish Gill

I've gone off Leica glass - the newer stuff at least. I touched on this in a roundabout way in my 28mm Elmarit-M review, but since then it's become ever more clear to me that it...

4 June, 2017

35mm & (very) Large Format in Detroit – by Erik Henderson

By Erik Henderson

Most of my work is social documentary work, usually dealing with the urban landscape and the environment. One of my projects is centred around the Detroit neighbourhood of Delra...

3 June, 2017

Jupiter-8 – fluked success at modification – Finding my Perfect Classic Sonnar – PT6

By Hamish Gill

In the last post in this series I talked bout how viable it is to use an unmodified Jupiter-8 on a Leica rangefinder - following on from that, I thought I might like to find out...

29 May, 2017

Disposable cameras – Reflections on my early use – by Tobias Eriksson

By Flashknappen

Taking a good or great picture with a single use is really all about composition. Other parameters, like light or contrasts, are in the hands of the lab. Motion blur is often in...

28 May, 2017

Kodak Retinette 1A Review – A compact piece of Kodak History – by Carlos Argott

By C. Argott

Introduced in 1939, the Retinette was one of these cameras, designed to be a cheaper alternative to the more famous Retina series, it is still a very capable camera and much mor...

28 May, 2017

Tips and a DIY tool for film loading using a 35mm Paterson Tank System – guest post by Guy

By GW

Following on from the Parallax review of the Paterson reel system, I thought I would share a few quick tips and a little home made device a use for helping load one. This might ...

27 May, 2017

Canon AF-10 DIY LTM lens conversion

By Hamish Gill

For a good while now I have been fascinated by the idea of hacking compact camera lenses to work on my Leica cameras. So far this has taken me down a few paths, with one end of ...

21 May, 2017

Jupiter-8 (unmodified) on a Leica – Finding my Perfect Classic Sonnar – PT5

By Hamish Gill

...I thought I'd write this about how well a few unmodified later model, easy to find, imperfect focusing Jupiter-8 lenses work when used on a Leica rangefinder. Really, this is...

Marco Andrés on Argus C44R – The American Rangefinder
Glad that you brought this USA camera manufacturer to the fore. Even if, as you say, the camera is difficult…
Jeffery Luhn on Imago Absentia – A Portrait of the Absent
Bradley, Thanks for your comment. I've done a few shots of current family members in poses similar to vintage photos…
Gary Smith on Argus C44R – The American Rangefinder
According to McKeown's 2005/2006 Guide, the C44R was produced between 1958 and 1962 however it is a modified C44 which…

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