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30 June, 2025

Wanderer Above the Peaks – A One-Shot Story

By Nathan Sherwood

30 June, 2025

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21 November, 2018

5 Frames with a Mamiya Sekor 45mm f/2.8 N & Mamiya 645 1000S – By Aivaras

By Aivaras

When I dipped my toe into medium format photography, my first camera was Mamiya 645 1000S, equipped with 80mm 1.9 standard lens. After understanding how captivating is this worl...

20 November, 2018

5 frames with a Rollei 35SE – By Pierre-Alix Favillier

By pierrealx

After using a DSLR for years I listened to an old friend of mine and spent £221 of my hard earned cash on a beautiful mint Rollei 35 SE which I bought from a German camera shop ...

19 November, 2018

Voigtlander 28mm f/2 Ultron Review – Speedy Value – By Hern Tan

By Hern Tan

Speed. For many, this quality has been edging down the list of priorities when it comes to purchasing a lens, especially in an era where sensors have got so good that them produ...

18 November, 2018

5 frames with my dear Nikon F and Nikkor 28mm f3.5 – by Jano Urda

By janourda

Hallo, my name is Jano Urda and I am freelance photographer, camera trader and repairer. I can say, I do care to keep film alive, for me, for us. This time, my friend on the roa...

16 November, 2018

A Difference Between Professionals and Amateurs – By Frank H. Wu

By frankhwu

I do not aspire to be a professional photographer. I shoot maybe three rolls of film per week and another couple hundred images digitally in that same period, which likely would...

16 November, 2018

7Artisans 28mm f/1.4 late-prototype early impressions preview

By Hamish Gill

On Monday this week I received a 7Artisans 28mm f/1.4 late-prototype lens to play with. There’s been a lot of information churning around the rumour mills about this lens lately...

15 November, 2018

5 Frames with an Olympus Zuiko 55mm f/1.2 – by Thomas Risberg

By Thomas Risberg

I've been taking pictures for close to 50 years now. I started seriously shooting with a Pentax Spotmatic and soon moved to a Leica M2 that I bought as a demo unit from a small ...

14 November, 2018

5 Frames travelling with a Mamiya 6 MF – By Faraz

By faraz

A few 35mm cameras into my return to analog and I was eager to try medium format. Trouble is MF cameras are generally a bit bulky and I mostly shoot when on business trips if I ...

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