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9 January, 2026

Nikon IX 30-60mm – Resurrection of a Redundant Lens

By Edward Currie

9 January, 2026

/ Lens Adapting & Modification, Nikon IX 30-60mm, /

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10 June, 2025

Fragments of Life – A One Shot Story

By Ibraar Hussain

For there upon a bed of soft wool lay the most splendid jewel, a jewel such as Dyson had never dreamed of, and within it shone the blue of far skies, and the green of the sea by...

10 June, 2025

Let the Sky Fall – Part 1

By John-Paul Menez

Let thy west wind sleep on the lake; Speak silence with thy glimmering eyes, And wash the dusk with silver. – William Blake St. Andrews West Sands Beach, March 2025 An ora...

9 June, 2025

A Year in Pictures – 12 Frames in 12 Months

By Scott Ferguson

It’s been one year since I unexpectedly came into custody of a Hasselblad 500CM and a Leica M2. This opened up a whole new creative outlet for me and has become a very ab...

9 June, 2025

Balda CA 35 – A Fantastic little camera shot with Kodak Eastman Double X 5222

By Ibraar Hussain

Having been drooling over Hamish’s article on the Minolta TC-1 and full of fond memories of a black Contax TVS III I used to have, being the best of the Contax T series I&...

A watch and digital clock... one hour apart

8 June, 2025

Can Time “Slip”? – One-Shot Story

By Dave Powell

I think H.G. Wells did centuries of disservice to future scientists when he wrote “The Time Machine.” It’s a great story, but its title and text subtly imply that a machine is r...

8 June, 2025

Rocamadour with an EOS3 and Velvia 100

By Richard Becker

Writing about my EOS3 got me wondering, when had I last used it exactly, and on what? Looking through my notes showed use had gradually petered out and towards the end the photo...

Film with sprockets St. Michael's Church

7 June, 2025

Analogue Photography goes ICH…

By Jens Kotlenga

…or 5 frames on the intersection of UNESCO World Heritage and UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage. In early February this year the German Commission for UNESCO added Analo...

6 June, 2025

NEWS: Omnar Bertele FLB 50mm f/2 – Finally Announced

By Hamish Gill

Those who follow what I get up to will know I am half of Omnar Lenses. Well, today we finally announced the Omnar Bertele. I will save you all the waffle, as it can all be read ...

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Jeffery Luhn on Nikon IX 30-60mm – Resurrection of a Redundant Lens
Edward, Quite an interesting journey to overcome several obstacles. This reminds of the Beatles lyric, "The amazing mr K performs…
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Gil Aegerter on Nikon IX 30-60mm – Resurrection of a Redundant Lens
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