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5 Best Point and Shoot Film Cameras – Part 2
A while back, we published a rather popular list of some of our favorite point-and-shoot film cameras. We made it pretty clear that our list was just a small sampling of the amazing machines out...
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The Ultimate Camera Battery Compendium
We field a lot of questions here at CP. Whether they come by way of post comments, our online shop, our social networks, or via direct message, there’s a never-ending supply of inquisitive photo-geeks...
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Film Profile – Kodak BW400CN
We’re back with another film profile to help you decide which film is right for you. In the past we’ve profiled two Kodak films that are still being produced today; the smooth-as-silk Kodak Ektar 100,...
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Leica Minilux – Camera Review
For many photo-geeks, there are few cameras that elicit the kind of lustful ogling as those made by Leica. For many photophiles, Leica’s machines are the holy grail of cameras. And for many devoted...
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Minolta MD 50mm ƒ/1.4 – The Ultimate Standard Legacy Lens?
With the runaway success of today’s mirror-less digital cameras has come another photo gear boom. And while the products in question are neither new nor novel, they’re essential and seem almost...
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Canon AE-1 Program vs AE-1 – Camera Review
If it ain’t broken, don’t fix it. A good philosophy, and one that Canon kept in mind when designing the follow-up to their massively successful AE-1 SLR. After five years of that machine’s...
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Jay Tsujimura Soft Release Buttons – Product Spotlight
Today’s product spotlight is firmly fixed on the exquisitely crafted hot shoe covers and shutter release buttons made by Jay Tsujimura. Based in Japan, Jay meticulously carves, shapes, and polishes...
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The Best First Film Camera for Any Shooter
It’s one of the questions we’re asked most often here at CP, across our social media accounts, and through our online shop. Every day, new shooters and experienced digital photographers ask us to help...
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What’s a Prime Lens and Why You Need One (or Five)
Prime lenses are amazing marvels of optical wonder. And even though they’ve been around for as long as photography itself, there are still people out there who don’t shoot them, and may not even know...
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Pentax ME – Camera Review
Well, it’s finally happened. We’re reviewing a Pentax. It’s the Pentax ME, an entry-level 35mm film SLR that entices with its promises of creative photographic controls, exceptional optics, and...
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Pentax – A SMC 35mm F/2.8 – Lens Review
We’re back from a brief vacation and we’ve brought with us a treasure trove of material for our Photophile friends! First on the docket is a review of a pretty rare and rather wonderful legacy lens...
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Polaroid Snap, a New Instant Camera Now Available
Instant camera buffs rejoice, because today there’s a new option for unbridled, instant-print photo fun. That’s right, Polaroid Snap is finally available, and this isn’t your grand-pappy’s Polaroid....
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Why Everyone Should Shoot a Wide Angle Lens
At its very best, photography presents the viewer with something previously unseen. Some of the best photographs are the ones that show a far away place, a seemingly impossible event, or an...
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Polaroid Snap – Camera Review
Polaroid is back with a brand-new instant film camera. Good stuff! But wait, what year is it? Did we slip backwards through a wormhole? Did the space-time continuum rip itself to shreds? Does anyone...
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Artisan Origin Leather Camera Straps – Product Spotlight
A few months ago I was contacted by an enterprising photographer, Myron Hensel of Artisan Origin, regarding the possibility of carrying his line of leather camera straps in our shop. I was initially...
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Canon FD 24mm F/2.8 S.S.C. – Lens Review
Not long ago, we penned an opinion that every photo geek should own a wide-angle lens. In case you missed it, we heralded the incredible ability of wide-angle lenses to present a vision of the world...
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Win a Leica in Our End-of-Year Giveaway
It’s no secret we love film cameras. To us, there’s no better way of taking a break from the technological over-saturation of our day-to-day lives than leaving the digital stuff at home, loading a...
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Argus C3 – Camera Review
Here at CP, we love film cameras. But the idea that film will ever again be the dominant medium in photography is unthinkable. The technical mastery and convenience of today’s digital machines is just...
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Leica Giveaway, Thanks, and What’s Coming Up
Well, well, well. You’ve done it again. Less than two weeks ago I decided to give away a Leica Minilux. The entry parameters were simple; for a chance to win, I asked that you submit your very best...
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Leica Giveaway Winners Announced
A couple of weeks ago I asked that visitors and fans of the site submit their photos for a chance to win a Leica Minilux, or one of three Olympus OM2 Exploded View prints. As is the case every time I...
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