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25 December, 2017

5 Frames with a Canon F1 with a 55mm f/1.2 – James Greenoff

By James Greenoff-Cairns

My Canon F1 came to me just after I’d committed to no more cameras. I have about six or seven good cameras working in a rotation and for the most part I’m an SLR shooter, (I hav...

21 December, 2017

5 frames with a Ferrania Condor II – Francesco Melis

By Francesco Melis

The 1952 Ferrania Condor II rangefinder camera, alongside with some famous and well sought-after postwar productions, is normally considered a Leica copy, although it shows many...

19 December, 2017

5 frames with a Pentax Espio 35-70 AF Zoom – By James Cockroft

By James Cockroft

Pentax made loads of Espio cameras. You can find different versions all over. The 35-70 AF Zoom is one of the bigger, clunkier ones, and it does all kinds of things, like double...

14 December, 2017

5 Frames with an Olympus Trip 35 – By Chris McPhee

By Chris McPhee

This is a camera that I would guess everyone is familiar with. It’s not a complicated piece of machinery and millions were made in the 60’s, 70’s and 80...

12 December, 2017

5 frames with a Lomo LC-A+ – By Etienne Despois

By Etienne Despois

I’ve been trying to take photos for about 11 years now (in fact I was doing some photos before but I’ve been doing it more « seriously » since then). I wo...

7 December, 2017

5 frames with a Leica M-A – By Björn Berings

By Björn Berings

Six years ago, me and a couple of friends got together for a whisky tasting session. We’d all been interested in that distilled goodness or some time and thought it would ...

5 December, 2017

5 Frames with a Leica CL – By Dan Castelli

By Dan Castelli

I’ve had a love/hate relationship w/my Leica CL. I like its small size & the M-mount capabilities. I dislike its front mounted s/speed dial and the removable back. I ...

30 November, 2017

5 Frames with a Minolta M-Rokkor 90mm 1:4 – By Rollin Banderob

By Rollin Banderob

I don’t remember what brought the Minolta M-Rokkor 90mm f/4 lens to my attention, however I do know according to a Sept., 2014 email I paid $219 to an ebay seller in Japa...

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