Contact (Tango) Sheet – The photo and camera that won a Leica M4 – By Julián...
What a competition! 373 amazing photographs, the quality was very high and in the end it was a neck and neck race. Hamish asked me to do this AL (Anno Leica) post to show the process. Remember how in...
View ArticleThe Voigtländer 35mm f/2.5 Color Skopar – Guest Review by Theo Wiersema
Sometimes a lens catches your eye not because of its brilliant resolution or bokeh-inducing aperture but because of the unique features that it brings to the table. Today, I want to talk about the...
View Article35mm Compact Camera Photographer #26 – Caio Proença
Hi there, my name is Caio Proença, and I`m born 1991 in Porto Alegre, Brazil, where I still live. This year I finished my Master degree in History and Visual Culture, writing about the History of...
View ArticleThe Yashica T3 – Guest Review by Alex Redman
The Yashica T3 features an F2.8 35mm lens, the only compact Yashica in the T series to do so. This was one of the reasons I wanted one as I always try and avoid using flash where possible, the other...
View Article5 frames with… #07: A Leica M4-P + 35mm Summilux by Marco North
The Leica M4-P is as manual and simple as a rangefinder camera can be. To set my exposures, I use a Sekonic L-758 light meter (being a cinematographer, some habits die hard). My 35mm 1.4 Summilux...
View ArticleSecond City – Making My First Zine – Guest post by Richard PJ Lambert
I’m a very unprofessional, self-taught film photographer from Birmingham. There is always a camera in my pocket and I like to experiment with different techniques to capture the slightly weirder side...
View ArticleExclusive Preview: 7Artisans 35mm f/2 News & Pre-Production Sample Photos
The 7Artisans 35mm f/2 is a lens I am told we can expect to be released to market in February 2018. The version I’ve been shooting for the last few days is a pre-release prototype - and whilst this is...
View Article7Artisans 35mm f/1.2 – my new mini super-sonnar
When I first heard about the 7Artisans 35mm f/1.2 lens, I must admit I was a little bit disappointed that it wasn't a full frame lens. The first images I saw of it looked a little odd too - they...
View ArticleYashica T2 Review: A Noisy Companion – by John Lee
In my pursuit of a point and shoot film camera, I found myself drawn to the Yashica T series because of (A) the high-quality Zeiss lenses and (B) Contax Ts are way out of my budget. I ended up getting...
View Article5 Frames with the 7Artisans Prototype 35mm f/2 m-mount lens
As the official release of the 7Artisans 35mm f/2 looms, I’ve been getting excited about it and have taken to using the prototype I’ve had kicking around for a while. Mechanically it’s not perfect, and...
View Article5 Frames with a Miranda Sensorex – by Nigel Haycock
I've only had this a month or so and already it's a favourite. I mostly own and use Voigtländer as favourite brand for vintage cameras, but this came onto my radar and I couldn't resist especially as...
View Article5 frames with a Canon 7, 35/2 lens and Rollei RPX400 – by Anthony Chatain
As a follow-up to to my “5 frames with Canon 7 + 50/1.4 + Ilford HP5+” article published a few months ago on EMULSIVE, here is the my other Canon LTM lens: the 35mm F2. This is my only 35mm lens, and...
View Article5 Frames with a Leica Summarit 35mm f/2.4 lens – by Adam Laws
It transpires a limited edition Contaxt T2 with all its paraphernalia is the equivalent of a practically new Summarit-M 35mm f/2.4, a Yashica Matt 124g, and a pub lunch. I for one can’t refuse a good...
View ArticleA Zeiss 35mm f/1.4 ZM Distagon Review – An Optical Wonder!
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 ZM Distagon. Ironically,...
View Article5 Frames with Fuji Velvia 50 and an Olympus OM-1 – By Ben Kepka
I have a love/hate relationship with slide film. The colours are second to none and the contrast is uniquely crisp. However, the costs associated with shooting slide film seem to be increasing day to...
View ArticleTTArtisan 35mm f/1.4 ASPH review – by Vincent Bihler
TTArtisan is a new Chinese brand that are apparently planning on producing several high quality Leica M mount lenses, with the first one being this, the TTArtisan 35mm f/1.4 ASPH.Announced at 380USD...
View Article5 Frames With An Olympus OM1 MD (Again) – By Julian Higgs
I’ve been in possession of what has become my favourite 35mm SLR, the Olympus OM1 now for about eight months. Truth be told I have not shot it as often as I was expecting. The honeymoon period with it...
View Article5 Frames mini-review of the Rolleiflex SL35 – A Gorgeous Under-The-Radar SLR...
In early 2019, my interest in analogue photography was suddenly rekindled after a hiatus of a mere 35 years – as a teenager I had discovered my grandfather’s 6×6 folder and learnt photography using...
View ArticleA short note on my Enduring Love Of Fuji C200 – By Phil Stefans
OK yes it’s cheap. Fuji C200 is one of the cheapest 35mm colour films on the market. But if Portra 400 was the same price as C200, I’d still pick the Fuji most of the time. I’m not a Portra 400 hater,...
View ArticleUrban/Rural Decay in the Texas Panhandle with Ektar 25 Film – by Andrew Morang
The Texas Panhandle is the land of big skies, big farms, big men and women, enormous pickup trucks, and fading towns and farm houses. The Panhandle is the northern rectangle of the state, bordered by...
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