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19 February, 2017

Zeiss 50mm 1.5 Sonnar (Separated Optics) – Finding my perfect classic Sonnar – PT2

By Hamish Gill

Out of the selection of lenses I mentioned in the first part of this journey, my wild card (completely screwed) Carl Zeiss 50mm f/1.5 definitely makes for the most logical place...

18 February, 2017

My First Experience of Film – by Ross Gibson

By Ross Gibson

My name is Ross and I'm 14 years old. I first met Hamish at my mum and step-dad's wedding, he was the photographer along with his friend James. A while after the day I got in to...

11 February, 2017

Hasselblad XPan – by Jef Price

By JefPrice

I suppose that the Hasselblad X-Pan (or Fuji TX1 as it was for the Japanese market) is pressing it when it comes to the qualification of compact, but its bold design and co...

10 February, 2017

An insight into my Post Process of colour images shot with the Leica M9 in low light

By Hamish Gill

Almost every time I post some photos taken with my Leica M9 I have people asking me "is this straight out of camera", or "what post process have you done to these" etc. This see...

8 February, 2017

Epson V800 – Home Scanning Colour Negatives – by Aukje

By Aukje

A while ago I decided to take the next step with my film photography, or moreover in gaining knowledge and understanding of how the final image comes about. Today I want to shar...

5 February, 2017

Finding my perfect classic Sonnar – PT1

By Hamish Gill

I've decided to attempt to find my perfect classic 50mm lens to mount on my Leica rangefinders. I have my ideal modern lens in the form of the Zeiss ZM Sonnar, but sometimes, ju...

4 February, 2017

Contax T2 vs. Fuji Klasse S – A Clash of Compact Camera Giants – by Aivaras

By Aivaras

It's been 5 months and 20 rolls of film through two highly acclaimed compact film cameras – the Contax T2 and Fuji Klasse S. Through this process I’ve come to the point where I’...

28 January, 2017

Minolta TC-1 Review – A Worthy Companion – by Benn Murhaaya

By Benn Murhaaya

If I think about it, every other camera required me to do something on top of what I really wanted. Constantly switch modes, turn off flash or scan the film almost one frame at ...

Matt Murray on Orwo Wolfen NC500 – Pushed a stop (or 2)
Thanks so much Philip! Yes in the right circumstances NC500 looks great, I haven't shot a roll of NC400 yet…
Matt Murray on Orwo Wolfen NC500 – Pushed a stop (or 2)
Thanks so much Steviemac! Yes I love the car shots too - the funny thing is I don't even go…
Philip on Orwo Wolfen NC500 – Pushed a stop (or 2)
I've been intrigued by Wolfen's NC500 ever since seeing some fittingly moody shots out of Eastern Europe, wherein the drab…

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