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The Hasselblad XPan is a legendary one-of-a-kind 35mm panoramic rangefinder worthy of its cult camera status, but at over $3,000 is it worthy of your money?

Read More October 26, 2019 in Cameras, Entertainment, Film, Lenses, Reviews

In this video you can see the Leica Summicron-C 40mm f2 Leica M-mount lens compared to the Carl Zeiss Tessar 45mm f2.8 for Contax/Yashica mount…

Read More April 06, 2019 in Lenses, Reviews, Tips/Resources/Guides, Film, Cameras

Most all Leica 40mm f2 Summicron-C lens reviews cover the same talking points, things like: most affordable Leica lens, body compatibility issues, awkward focal length, and undesirable bokeh. While these topics are all important…

Read More January 07, 2019 in Cameras, Lenses, Reviews, Film

Turning the knob one can feel a pleasing steady resistance of the multiple gears working together, turning the transport sprocket and take up spool, gently pulling the film out from the canister and along the focal plane, like a…

Read More January 05, 2019 in Tips/Resources/Guides, Entertainment, Cameras

In the middle of the 20th century at possibly the height of rangefinder camera popularity, Nikon did something amazing, releasing 8 variants of their flagship Nikon rangefinder camera in just 12 years- a feat only matched by the…

Read More December 06, 2018 in Cameras, Lenses, Reviews

There are a lot of strong feelings out there about the Jupiter 8 50mm f2 lens. I would say in my experience the talk one way or another is about 50/50. Half think it is such a terrible lens they…

Read More November 26, 2018 in Reviews, Cameras, Lenses

I sadly only shot 3 rolls on this Contax G1. After buying it at a high price and selling it at a low one, it turned out to be my most costly per-picture expenses at over 8 USD per photo. Ouch! I would also not…

Read More Tags: Contax, Contax G1, Unknown, United States, Rangefinder November 23, 2018 in Cameras, Lenses, Reviews

Here is a short roll from New York City. Most of it was shot from an apartment on the back end of Billionaires Row overlooking Central Park and down on 59th st. as the famed Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade rolled by…

Read More Tags: Olympus XA, Rangefinder, United States, Unknown, Olympus November 20, 2018 in Film, Entertainment, Tips/Resources/Guides

Over three years ago I published the “List Of Most Popular Photography YouTube Channels”, now I’m back with an even better list to help you get inspired about your film photography with- the Best Analog Photography YouTube Channels…

Read More Tags: slr, Zone Focus, Rangefinder, Premium Compact, Point and Shoot November 08, 2018 in Cameras, Film, Lenses, Reviews

Most photographers know Kodak Ektar 100 film as a landscape film as it produces images with high sharpness and vivid colors. It’s also suggested for fashion and other commercial film applications…

Read More November 07, 2018 in Film, Cameras, Lenses, Reviews

I few weeks before a trip to Los Angeles when in Brooklyn I had met with Hannah and Michael from Revolog Film. They gave me a roll of Revolog Kolor and Revolog Texture 35mm film. I recently…

Read More Tags: Revolog Kolor, United States, Rangefinder, Contax G1, Contax November 04, 2018 in Cameras, Lenses, Reviews

The Voigtländer Bessa R3A was my main camera for about a year. I eventually sold and bought a Bessa R4M, which I sold as well after another year of use. I won’t compare the two at this this because they…