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20 November, 2025

Instax Mini Evo – If Fujifilm Built a Car, It Better Not Sound Like this Camera

By Eagle Omomuro

20 November, 2025

/ Instant Camera, Instax Mini Evo, /

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28 December, 2024

The Little Dino that could – a thermal print camera

By Kohtli

Many of us have spoken about the cost of film photography. The development costs, the film costs, the time investment, and the occasional blank roll hiding around the corner, ar...

27 December, 2024

Zorki 5 & 6 – A Brace of Otherwise Unwanted Cameras

By Richard Becker

You know how it is, you see something on a certain auction site very near the auction end with a sensible start price and no bids so you put just the minimum on with no expectat...

26 December, 2024

Olympus XA-2 – An old friend

By Chris Davenport

Years ago (40 years) I moved to the east coast for a couple years. I was loaned a small compact camera. I decided to carry it instead of my heavy bulky Minolta. At first glance ...

A Mid-Century-Modern "Happy Holidays" sign

25 December, 2024

Happy Holidays! – One-Shot Story

By Dave Powell

Growing up in the 40’s and 50’s, I developed an enduring love for everything Mid-Century Modern. Including Christmas decorations. During the 31 years that Kate and I lived in Wi...

24 December, 2024

Corfield Periflex Camera – A British Gem

By Dan Cuny

The Corfield Periflex is a relatively new camera to my collection. I’ve only had it for a few months, but I’ve desired to own one for many years. The opportunity aro...

23 December, 2024

Rolleiflex 2,8GX – A Short Review and Comparisons with the 2.8F

By Geoff Chaplin

There are many reviews of the 2.8F – here I concentrate on the differences between the Rolleiflex 2,8 GX and F, why I bought a GX and my experiences with it having shot around 3...

22 December, 2024

7Artisans 35mm 0.95 – Testing this Fujifilm X Mount Lens in a Demanding Environment

By Andrea Monti

So far I have been very happy with the 7Artisans 35mm 0.95 in X-mount, but I have only tested it in non-demanding conditions. Although the results were promising at first sight,...

21 December, 2024

One Shot Story: (Un)Available Coin Lockers at Shin Osaka Station

By Andrea Monti

コインロッカー, the coin-operated lockers, are fundamental to travel around Japan: this is the first lesson any first-timer to this Country should learn beforehand. Almost ubiqu...

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