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21 January, 2026

Reflecting on a few of my own failures

By Michael Murray

21 January, 2026

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Inspired by a post from Alexandre Kreisman, I wanted to present some misses to the community to look for ideas and opportunities for growth. Below, you’ll find 8 images that I was intentional with, but which just didn’t pan out the wa...

21 January, 2026

New ads provider incoming – possible interruptions to service

By Hamish Gill

21 January, 2026

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Just a heads up, I am moving ad providers. I have, believe it or not, been quite happy with the current provider, but I have had some page load issues and a very poor Q4 which has put more strain on the website finances. I am not sure the new supp...

21 January, 2026

100 or 200 skies – Kentmere vs Kentmere – Not really a fair contest

By Paul Quellin

21 January, 2026

/ Kentmere 100, Kentmere 200, Kentmere Film, /

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There is nearly always Kentmere film in the fridge. There are films I would prefer, but Kentmere rarely seems to be out of stock when it is shopping time. With a period of cold front weather bringing some really quite impressive skies, I determine...

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2 April, 2019

5 Frames With a Canon Sure Shot Sleek – By Charlie Thom

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The Canon Sure Shot Sleek is a 35mm point & shoot from 1996. It has a 32mm f/3.5 lens, which is surprisingly pretty sharp in the centre, and does the job for general shooting. I...

1 April, 2019

Zeiss 35mm 1.4 ZM Distagon Review – Optically Awesome!

By Hamish Gill

There’s quite a few lenses I’ve been asked to review by readers of this website over the years, but there aren’t many that I’ve been asked about as much as the Zeiss 35mm f/1.4 ...

31 March, 2019

My Dark Side: Night Photography with CineStill 800T Film – By Christian Schroeder

By Christian Schroeder

I always found myself drawn to the rather mystical photographs captured at night. Not only that these images are kinda cool, it's also very practical during the winter season: s...

30 March, 2019

Olympus Mju ii & Kodak T-MAX 400: Lessons from The Forgotten Ones – by Jon YK Lee

By Jon YK Lee

"Why did I let her go?", a voice whispered in my mind when I received my film scans on an unusually quiet Friday night. I watched as the images slowly populated my screen, produ...

29 March, 2019

Nikon L35AF – a mini review – by Giacomo Zema

By giacomozema

I started shooting film at the beginning of last year when I picked up a mint Canon Eos 620 that I intended to use with my EF lenses (which were tired of my aps-c digital camera...

28 March, 2019

Ricoh GR10 Review – A Diamond Wrapped in Coal – By Edward Chang

By edwardchang

The Ricoh GR: this series of cameras has had a cult following since its introduction in 1997 in the form of the debut model, simply called the GR1. I didn’t even know Ricoh made...

27 March, 2019

5 frames with Fuji HD-M and Cinestill 800t – By Linda Terstad

By Linda Terstad

Together with my previous 5 frames with... I guess this will make a niche-y little sequence of 80s/90s underwater cameras. But rather than a review of the Fuji HD-M, I intend th...

26 March, 2019

5 frames with a Chinon CG-5 and Vivitar 19mm & Ilford Delta 3200 – by Charles Higham

By Charles Higham

I enjoy shooting wide angle, and the wider the better. I've used 24mm lenses and got a lot of fun from a cheap Vivitar UltraWide and Slim camera which has a plastic 22mm lens. W...

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Paul Quellin on 100 or 200 skies – Kentmere vs Kentmere – Not really a fair contest
Hi Christopher, thank you. I find the Kentmere stocks a little more curly than some of the older Ilford badged…
Paul Quellin on 100 or 200 skies – Kentmere vs Kentmere – Not really a fair contest
Thank you Curtis, that is very kind. I think the weather conditions probably did most of the work, but I…
Paul Quellin on 100 or 200 skies – Kentmere vs Kentmere – Not really a fair contest
Thank you Geoff. I have a lot to learn with developers and I know full well I am not adventurous…

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