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13 October, 2025

Wider Isn’t Always Better

By Andrew

13 October, 2025

/ Lens Theory, Rant, /

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A lot of people love wide angle lenses from Garry Winogrand, known for his street photography made with a 28mm lens to Alex Webb, who favors 28 and 35mm lenses to Magnum photographer Bruce Gilden, who is known to shoot almost exclusively with a 28...

13 October, 2025

Fujica AZ-1 Review – A Swansong for M42?

By Bob Janes

13 October, 2025

/ Fujica AZ-1, fujica slr, SLR Camera, /

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Fujica didn’t make a lot of interchangeable mount 35mm SLRs, but they did make some interesting ones. From 1970, with the introduction of the ST701, they produced a series of models in a variant of m42 mount. the 701 (introduced first) was an enth...

13 October, 2025

Mr. Ding Pactcron 35mm f/1.8 Review

By vincentbihler

13 October, 2025

/ 35mm Lens, Mr. Ding Pactcron 35mm, Rangefinder Lens, Wide-Angle Lens, /

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Mr. Ding might be one of the most discreet lens makers today, rarely releasing products under his own brand. Still, he’s the mind behind several lenses sold through other distributors such as Funleader and Artra. After the release of the 50mm f/1....

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30 April, 2019

5 Frames with Lomography 400 on the Nikon F3 – by Tiffany Perez

By Tiffany Perez

Film exploration is awesome. Some people have a dedicated film stock that they like to shoot. Portra 400, Fuji Superia, HP5+, etc. And you see how people really know the film st...

29 April, 2019

Canon MC Review – The Joys, and Woes of Early Autofocus Point & Shoot cameras

By Hamish Gill

There’s two ways to look at the Canon MC. It’s either a more advanced equivalent of the likes of the Olympus XA with autofocus and auto-advance. Or it’s a clunky feeling, primit...

28 April, 2019

5 frames with a Leica M6 and Voigtlander 40mm f/1.4 – by Dean Vuksanovic

By MrDean

G’day everyone, former G.A.S. sufferer here! Although in my case it’s more accurate to call it Gear Experimentation Syndrome since I would typically enjoy using one vintage film...

27 April, 2019

5 frames with a Minolta Dynax 7000 – By Dorian Farrimond

By Dorian Farrimond

I can completely understand why you'd think a Dynax 7000 is an irrational choice of camera. Even when it launched, photographers were wary of all the complex electronics that co...

26 April, 2019

5 frames with the Olympus 35SP and Fomapan 200 (I have a lot to learn) – by Giacomo Zema

By giacomozema

I have been looking for a compact rangefinder for almost a year, at the top of my list there initially was the Canonet QL17, but as time went by it got replaced in my wishlist b...

25 April, 2019

Pentax Espio 115M – Mini Review – by Phil Harrison

By Phil Harrison

Many years ago, well to be precise around 1998, I owned a 115M. I had just taken redundancy after 25 years as a photographer and was fed up with carrying heavy bags of gear. I j...

24 April, 2019

Voigtlander 35mm f/2 Ultron ASPH Review – Shooting in Hong Kong – By Ong Sien Hong

By Sien Hong

Can I start off by mentioning that I am a fan of the 35mmc, I love reading the articles and reviews by varied photographers from all walks of life. Naturally I wanted very much ...

23 April, 2019

5 Frames With A Konica Auto S3 – By Marcus Harris

By Marcus Harris

With Brexit heading into overdrive and blessing the news cycle with round-the-clock developments and a couple of nights out in Leeds and Manchester on the cards, myself and thre...

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