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21 December, 2017

5 frames with a Ferrania Condor II – Francesco Melis

By Francesco Melis

The 1952 Ferrania Condor II rangefinder camera, alongside with some famous and well sought-after postwar productions, is normally considered a Leica copy, although it shows many...

19 December, 2017

5 frames with a Pentax Espio 35-70 AF Zoom – By James Cockroft

By James Cockroft

Pentax made loads of Espio cameras. You can find different versions all over. The 35-70 AF Zoom is one of the bigger, clunkier ones, and it does all kinds of things, like double...

17 December, 2017

7Artisans 50mm f1.1 – The Everyman’s Noctilux? – Guest Review by Mehrdad Abedi

By Mehrdad Abedi

When I first looked at the 7Artisans 5mm f/1.1 specs I asked myself if this could be a kind of 'everyman’s Noctilux'. But hand in hand with this question comes the scepticism. I...

17 December, 2017

Nikon F75 Project – Part 1 – Going off on a tangent from my usual direction of travel

By Hamish Gill

I’ve started a little project shooting a Nikon F75. I’m calling it a project, as I want to differentiate it a little from my normal trials with cameras. My intention isn’t to sh...

16 December, 2017

Leica M2 – Overlooked lesser sibling or minimalist, ‘gold-standard’ talisman of classic Leicadom for wide angle? – By Chroma

By chromacomaphoto

Now then, down to brass (Leica) tacks…(and yes, I am including favourite shots taken by myself in Bangkok with a Leica M2 throughout this post).In reading this article, it is as...

14 December, 2017

5 Frames with an Olympus Trip 35 – By Chris McPhee

By Chris McPhee

This is a camera that I would guess everyone is familiar with. It’s not a complicated piece of machinery and millions were made in the 60’s, 70’s and 80...

12 December, 2017

5 frames with a Lomo LC-A+ – By Etienne Despois

By Etienne Despois

I’ve been trying to take photos for about 11 years now (in fact I was doing some photos before but I’ve been doing it more « seriously » since then). I wo...

10 December, 2017

Leica 50mm f/2 Summicron v3 – Cameraworks Restoration Review

By Hamish Gill

A few years ago a mate of mine bought a v3 50mm Leica Summicron that could be best described as a bit of a dog. Optically, it was spot on, but mechanically it looked and felt a ...

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