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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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7 June, 2024

5 Unintended frames with Agfa APX100 (and an OM4-Ti)

By Roger

The sun was shining and my wife and I went out for a walk we had long intended to do, round the perimeter of a local Common. Nothing dramatic, but it was a walk we had not done ...

7 June, 2024

Leica M8 – A “Better” Alternative to Shooting Film Rangefinders?

By Taffy Ledesma

Today there are some who want to get into film and there are those who want to get back into film. I fall in the category of the latter, having started out with film beginning w...

6 June, 2024

Rolleicord Vb, a roll of Portra 400 and the Reggia di Venaria

By Massimiliano Grivetti

After the first test of my Rolleicord Vb with Ilford HP5, I wanted to try a color film, and my choice fell on Kodak Portra 400, a film considered a milestone by many. The cloudy...

6 June, 2024

Astrhori XH-2 Shoe Mount Light Meter Mini-Review

By Hamish Gill

Astrhori have today announced the new Astrhori XH-2 Shoe Mount Light Meter. I have had one on test for a few weeks now, and though it is in many ways very similar to the Astrhor...

5 June, 2024

FOMO – Taking my Favourite Image of the Year

By Max Tiraquon

Fear of missing out as a photographer comes in many guises, shall I take colour or black and white film, primes or zooms etc etc. In this case I was planning to shoot a specific...

5 June, 2024

5 frames with Nikkormat FT3 in Meidling, Wien

By Julian Tanase

Again, Vienna. There’s something about this city; it attracts me in a way that no other city does. The place is a dream come true for any photographer, be that medium of film or...

4 June, 2024

5 frames in Ouro Preto with Ilford Delta 400 and a Nikon 35Ti

By Ian Do Carmo

In 2017, I was able to travel to a place that I wanted to visit since I was little, you know one of those places that captivates your mind when you see it on television – in my ...

4 June, 2024

Creekside with a Leica M3

By Curtis Heikkinen

Hiking the forests around Oregon’s Mount Hood is a source of great pleasure. Recently, I hiked along a favorite crook with my Leica M3 loaded with Portra 160 film. I’ve photogr...

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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…
Bob Janes on Nikon IX 30-60mm – Resurrection of a Redundant Lens
You can get adapters that take A mount to various mirrorless mounts - you can also get ones that go…
Gil Aegerter on Nikon IX 30-60mm – Resurrection of a Redundant Lens
That sounds like some serious self-flagellation, but good for you for persevering. I have read of others adapting such lenses…

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