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…
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Leica MDa | Stockholm | Kodak Ultramax 400 | Avenon 28mm f3.5 LTM
The Avenon 28mm f3.5 LTM lens come from a Japanese manufacturer called YK optical in Yokohama, which had a short history of only producing two lenses mainly under the name of KOBALUX, a 28mm f3.5 as well as the 21mm f2.8 LTM…
Read MoreAn Interview with Juho Leppänen - The History of Camera Rescue & How to Save 100,000 Film Cameras
In this video, Cameraville travels to Finland to sit down with Juho Leppänen of Camera Rescue and take an inside look at their goal of saving 100,000 analog cameras by 2020. Leppänen details what is means to 'rescue a camera' …
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Eagle Hills Construction & Train Station Destruction - Belgrade, Serbia - 2017
Anomaly on the River - The Belgrade Waterfront Project
Through my film photography I try to seek out the balance and imbalance of modernization vs preservation through architecture. Every few weeks for the last year and a half I have been traveling to Belgrade, Serbia documenting…
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Horizon 202 | Tampere | CineStill 800T
The Horizon 202 doesn’t have any panoramic optics, it has panoramic mechanics. The Horizon 202 has a traditional 28mm f/2.8 prime lens, housed in mechanics which together categorize the Horizon as a swing-lens panoramic…
Read MoreLeica VS Zorki plus FED VS Elmar | Balatonfenyves | Agfa Vista 200
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…
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Nikon Rangefinder Film Cameras (1948 - 2005)
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 More4 Affordable Alternatives to Expensive Point & Shoot Film Cameras
Instagram and eBay are filled with images and info on premium compact film cameras, but when others offer comparable features and similar looks for 1/5th the price, is it really worth it? Here are 4 affordable alternatives to expensive point and shoot film cameras.
Read More10 Alternatives to the Contax T2 Film Camera - $100 to $1,000
Perhaps you’ve considered buying it yourself but can’t afford it, don’t trust it, or feel it’s too mainstream for your style. Let’s take a look at some other film cameras that are comparable alternatives to the Contax T2…
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Rollei AFM 35 | Yosemite National Park
Voigtländer Bessa R3A | Helsinki | Jupiter-8 50mm f2.0
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…
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Contax G1 | SF LA NY | Provia 100F | Zeiss 28mm f2.8 Biogon
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…
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