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21 October, 2025

5 Frames with a Canon EOS 5000, 50mm f/1.8, and Kepler 800

By Yousuf Sarfaraz

21 October, 2025

/ Canon EOS 5000, Kodak Vision3 500T, Zhenwei Kepler 800, /

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A Journey Through Time – Exploring Old Slides of a Rotel Tours African Adventure

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Recently, I stumbled upon a collection of old slides from the 1980s, depicting a fascinating African journey. Although the individuals captured in these images are unknown to me...

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I normally do a post about the top ten most read and most commented upon posts of the year. This year it’s just most commented upon as I have stopped tracking the traffic ...

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Bradley Newman on 5 Frames with a Canon EOS 5000, 50mm f/1.8, and Kepler 800
These are lovely, frame-worthy images, Yousuf. I just acquired an EOS 650, and have had a great time using all…
Bradley Newman on A Few Frames with a Canon P and how I found myself on 35mmc
Hi Walter, Thanks for the article. It was fun to explore Zons through your eyes, and recorded so well by…
Gary Smith on A Few Frames with a Canon P and how I found myself on 35mmc
Greetings Walter! Like you I have also found my way back to film and have several older film cameras in…

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