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17 March, 2025

Our Annual Brean Day with my Leica CL, Omnar Pantessa FLB and Ilford XP2

By Hamish Gill

17 March, 2025

/ Ilford Film, Ilford XP2, Landscape Photography, /

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10 February, 2016

Three simple, non-invasive things to try to repair dead or erratic Nikon L35AF – Guest post by Eddy

By Eddy

Hamish had a frustrating experience with a Nikon L35-AF. His excellent review spurred me to write a few notes on some simple but sometimes effective things to try if you f...

7 February, 2016

Discovering the professional scan – Guest post by Frank Lehnen

By Frank Lehnen

First let me get something out of my system: Film should be wet printed! Yeah, and I should be really rich and the whole world should be at peace. Problem is, I don’t have the s...

6 February, 2016

Voigtlander 28mm f/1.9 Review, or: A cautionary tale of Actual vs. the Perceived need of a fast lens

By Hamish Gill

Before I get into this, I just want to point out, this isn’t intended as a negative slant against the Voigtlander 28mm f/1.9. It is instead intended as a cautionary tale o...

4 February, 2016

My First Roll(s) With A Leica Film Camera Continued – Guest Post by Aukje

By Aukje

In my last post I shared the results of the first roll shot with my Leica M2. I had mixed feelings, mostly missing colour, and was not sure if exposure was right. I got some use...

2 February, 2016

An evening at home with a Leica M8(!)

By Hamish Gill

I've borrowed a Leica M8! I have been using it since lunch time, and already feel like I have a lot to say about the experience. Perhaps a review is on the cards...? Time will t...

30 January, 2016

Nikon L35AF – A review of a broken camera (that will see life after it’s death)

By Hamish Gill

The Nikon L35AF is a bit of a cult classic in certain circles it seems. I've written about the Nikon AF3, the 3rd iteration of this camera, but when I was writing about it I cou...

28 January, 2016

Birthday no.33

By Hamish Gill

It was my 33rd birthday the other day. As is traditional on such occasions I went out for a large Laphroaig or 2 (possibly a few more than 2). Another tradition is of course tak...

26 January, 2016

Clee Hill in the Fog / 3rd roll with the Xpan II

By Hamish Gill

If you’ve a keen eye, you might be wondering what happened to the second roll, I posted my first and now I’m in the third. Well if your really interested, you can se...

Gary Smith on Sony SLT-A77 – hybrid mirrorless/DSLR with Minolta history
In 2014, I purchased a Sony SLT a65. Somewhere along the way I purchased a 2nd used a65 so I…
Paul Sauve on Free Photo Editing Apps – A Comparison and some Personal Experiences
I don't use tablet/phone apps for photo editing, so I can't really comment on Dev Technosys. I'm really a PC…
Nik Stanbridge on First Men on the Moon: A hand made, hand bound photobook
Thanks Jeffery. Like you I used to use commercial services for my book publishing and they were in the ballpark…

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