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6 February, 2026

When Bad Light is Good for Holgas – The Whole Roll

By Neal Wellons

6 February, 2026

/ Foma Film, Fomapan 400, Holga 120N, /

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6 August, 2019

5 frames with a Pentax Auto 110 – by Martin Connolly

By theoldsmithy

For the last 2 or 3 years I have been reading about the Pentax Auto 110. A real SLR but tiny. Something about miniature cameras really fascinates me. Reading all the reviews of ...

5 August, 2019

That Time I Shot a Instamatic Lens on a Fuji XE-1 – by Tobias Eriksson

By Flashknappen

The Kodak Instamatic 500 might look like a common Instamatic camera. Boxy, thick, pocketable and simple, quickly loaded with a 126-film cassette. But once you take a closer look...

5 August, 2019

Canon 50mm f/1.5 LTM Review – Exploring the Classic Sonnars Pt.9

By Hamish Gill

I’ve recently got my hands on a Canon 50mm f/1.5 Leica thread mount lens. A Sonnar derived gem with a bit of a mixed reputation, it’s a lens I’ve been interested for a long time...

4 August, 2019

5 frames with Minox B and HR50 – by Victor Doroshenko

By vzzdor

I stumbled upon it in a local camera shop, lying among the used gear, so small and beautiful. I just can not resist the brushed aluminium flair, even if I had no hope to actuall...

4 August, 2019

5 Frames with a Leica M6 and Pro Image 100 – By Greg May

By Greg May

Oh hey another Leica M6... let us not worry about that too much. Enough has been said. The feeling. The simplicity. The expense. Either way, it was a camera I bought myself to d...

3 August, 2019

FujiFilm Neopan 400 – Trying Not to Get Too Attached to a Dead Film – by Simon King

By Simon King

My first exposure to Neopan 400 (Professional/Presto) was in the work of one of my favourite film photographers; Walter Rothwell. When I first discovered his work I wasn't too i...

2 August, 2019

Olympus Pen-FV review – Less is more (literally) – By Tim Lebedin

By Timmeh129

As any aspiring film photographer (or at least, any I can imagine), with time I found my perfectly fine Minolta Srt-101 lacking for some reason. Collector’s syndrome much? Yeah,...

1 August, 2019

5 Frames with a Hasselblad 500C and Kodak Portra 160 – By Christian Schroeder

By Christian Schroeder

It follows a pattern, every time: I am convinced that I have tried enough, that I have found the photographic technique I like the most. Then there comes another photographer wh...

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