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10 January, 2025

5 Frames with a Nikon F65 – an old photographic friend

By Cem Eren

10 January, 2025

/ c200, Fujifilm film, Nikon f65, /

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23 July, 2024

Agfa Copex Rapid – Development Tests

By Geoff Chaplin

The EU seems to produce a rich array of unusual (“speciality”) films – from Adox, Rollei, Spur and others (many of which are rebranded Agfa-Gaevert films). ...

23 July, 2024

Zeiss Ikon Ikoflex II – Falling in love with an ancient TLR.

By Steviemac

My first foray into the world of TLR cameras was back in the early 1980’s, courtesy of a brand new Lubitel. I bought it from an old fashioned camera shop on Oldham Street ...

22 July, 2024

Rollei B35 – the German Cousin from Singapore

By Julian Tanase

Back in the early 90s, when I became acquainted to Minox 8×11 cameras, I also started to get an interest in 16mm / 110 film photography. To this day, I still believe they b...

21 July, 2024

The Cost of the Mamiya 7

By Andrew

In the early days of the pandemic I purchased a Mamiya 7 kit from an old timer at a reasonable price. This had long been a dream camera of mine and I had been searching for one ...

20 July, 2024

Is the Revolution Here Again? (I’m really serious about this.)

By Tony Warren

I read Hamish’s recent review in 35mmc of the new Pentax 17 half frame 35mm camera with interest being an inveterate user of film nowadays. In fact, it stirred in me feel...

19 July, 2024

Rodinal Tests – Temperature, Grain and Contrast

By Geoff Chaplin

Rodinal is a high acutance (sharpness) developer. High acutance means grain as well as the image is more clearly defined. So if I develop at different temperatures either the gr...

19 July, 2024

Sony a700 from 2007 Revisited – Sony and APS-C part 2 of 3

By Bob Janes

In part 1, I talked about the Sony R1, this part is about a camera that represents another key moment in Sony’s APS-C camera history, the Sony a700. In July 2005 Sony anno...

18 July, 2024

Visiting Algeria with My Olympus XA

By tomodayes

I took a trip back to Algeria to see my grandfather. Packed my faithful Olympus XA. I needed a camera I could easily hide for some street shots. Wikipedia moment: Algeria, the b...

Keith Drysdale on 5 Frames with a Nikon F65 – an old photographic friend
I can see why that camera is an old friend. Nice shots with natural colours and character.
Daniel Castelli on Reedy Island Range Rear Lighthouse – One Shot Story
I have my father’s C-3. It is framed and hangs in a prominent place in my darkroom. It reminds me…
Paul Quellin on A Zeiss Ikon’s Demise and Harman Phoenix 200 – First Experiences
Great article Philip, with the difference between the two cameras perfectly illustrated with the images. I have had a couple…

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