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20 December, 2023

NEWS: The Sustainable Darkroom’s Documentary Shares Eco-Friendly Vision for Photography’s Future

By Molly Kate

A new documentary called “I AM A DARKROOM” explores the philosophy and practices behind The Sustainable Darkroom’s research into ways of reducing the toxic ...

20 December, 2023

5 Frames With a Trip 35 – A Brace of Olympi Pt. 2

By Peter Roberts

Olympus compacts seemed to have been like London buses for a while round our way. No sooner had I caught the XA2 than it was closely followed by a Trip 35 at the same charity sh...

19 December, 2023

NEWS: RETO Releases KODAK Multi-Purpose Camera Strap With Quick-Detach System

By Molly Kate

RETO Production Ltd has brought us a new camera strap, a thick, stylish, multi-coloured, fashionable accessory for holding our beloved cameras secure while out and about. The KO...

19 December, 2023

5 Frames with a Ricoh XR-X and Vivitar Series I 28-105mm f2.8-3.8

By Stuart Jenkins

I wanted to see how effective this mid-Eighties body and lens combination would be as a walkabout camera. Theoretically, the wide zoom range and program mode would enable me to ...

18 December, 2023

NEWS: TTArtisan Releases Affordable Ultra-Wide 10mm F2 Aspherical Lens for E, X, Z, RF, and MFT Mounts

By Molly Kate

TTArtisan’s next affordable lens for E, X, Z, RF, and MFT is a wide-angle 10mm F2 option that reduces distortion through its two aspherical glass elements. The 105° ...

18 December, 2023

PAM Britar 105mm f/4.5 – An American Triplet Review

By Agata Urbaniak

Despite being very fond of my Leitz lenses, there’s always something exciting about picking up a lesser-known third-party lens. With little to no information available onl...

17 December, 2023

A Curious British Institution, and the Tale of an Agfa Isolette II

By Steviemac

Up and down the length and breadth of Britain, a strange ritual occurs on most Sunday mornings. It has nothing to do with a faith or religion, but everything to do with belief, ...

17 December, 2023

ROUND-UP: Camera Reviews from the Film Photography Blogosphere

By Molly Kate

The latest bi-weekly round up of camera reviews and stories from the film photography blogosphere is here. From very cheap plastic options that can be found at TK Maxx for 12.99...

Gary Smith on Film Camera Zen – Book Review
I seem to recall you are correct...
Scott Ferguson on Marilyn Monroe in Banff – A Zero Shot Story
Thanks David! This was a little more of a reflective piece, for me about the confluence of photography and memory,…
Richard Arbib on Film Camera Zen – Book Review
Update, on March 8, 2025. Although I just posted recently saying I would not buy the book because I was…

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