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26 November, 2024

5 Frames rock hunting in the Keweenaw with a Minolta SR-7

By Steve Kotajarvi

My wife, the pups, and I like going to Michigan’s Keweenaw Peninsula several times a year to relax on the beach, visit family, and do light work on our house there. I alwa...

25 November, 2024

Join me and the photography community on Bluesky

By Hamish Gill

Just a note to say that I, like many people, have finally completely ditched Twitter in favour of Bluesky. I joined Bluesky sometime ago now, but whilst it was in its testing ph...

25 November, 2024

5 Frames with a Vivitar 70-210 f/3.5

By Sebastian Shields

Cheap zoom lenses have never had a great reputation. Especially in the Digital age, some budget zooms are considered a bit of a plague. Cheap, plasticky, and very poor optically...

Color photo of a Konica Pearl III medium format folding camera.

25 November, 2024

Konica Pearl III Medium Format Folder – Review and Street Shots from NYC

By Chad Gayle

As much as I love film, I’ve always had a love / hate relationship with medium format. Spoiled by the speed of 35mm’s fast lenses and the liberal largesse of 4...

24 November, 2024

Lesson Learned Again – A One Shot Story

By Floyd

Those of us who travel with film kits live on the knife edge of disaster every time we head out for a day of shooting. Most of our gear is likely 20 to 40 years old, very possib...

24 November, 2024

Converting Colour and B&W Film Negs – an Evolution

By Marco Andrés

Today there are many options for converting colour and b&w negatives to positives that combine hardware and software. In contrast to now, when I embarked on this journey, th...

23 November, 2024

The great Agfa Scala 200x disaster

By nzcarl

This is a tale of discovery, disappointment, joy and finally utter, utter confusion. I have always admired Agfa Scala. The idea of a black and white slide film was absolutely bo...

23 November, 2024

Two cameras with a common shortcoming

By John Furlong

LOMO LC-A I’ve owned a LOMO LC-A for some years and enjoyed its inherent ‘quirkiness’ – both in the image quality and operation: – the easy to ...

Paul Quellin on TLR under Grey Skies – A response to Geoff’s TLR challenge
Hi Jeffery, thank you. This particular area of woodland is very varied. There is a small sheltered Vally where the…
Jeffery Luhn on TLR under Grey Skies – A response to Geoff’s TLR challenge
Paul, Nice photos! Ravioli House seems like a good place after hiking in the cold woods. Very nice colors in…
Jens on A Journey Through Time – Exploring Old Slides of a Rotel Tours African Adventure
Here is your text adapted to British English: Thank you for your comments. To be honest, I can’t imagine spending…

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