Five Masters of Light from Japan’s Shōwa Era
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As Olympus Exits the Camera Business, Let’s Look at Our Favorite Olympus Articles
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5 Best Medium Format Cameras for Beginners
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10 Holiday Gifts for Photo Geeks
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5 American Cameras Worth Owning and Shooting
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The Ugliest Cameras of All Time
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Five Photography Products We Want to See Rise From The Dead
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The Ten Best Electronic 35mm SLR’s Ever Made
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Five Tips for Shooting Concerts on Film
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Fuji GA645Zi Professional Review: Releasing Control
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Canon FD 50mm f/1.4 S.S.C Lens Review
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Summer with the Canon Sure Shot Del Sol, a Solar-Powered Film Camera
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The Russian Photographer Who Pioneered Color Photography Over 100 Years Ago
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Kodak Euro 35 Colors Camera Review
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Nikon EL2 Review – Present Perfect SLR
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Leica Digilux 1 Review: Red Dot Digital Disaster
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Nikon Nikkor H Auto 85mm f/1.8 (1964-1977) Lens Review
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Retrospekt Unveils Limited Edition 24k Gold-Plated Rollei 35 Film Camera
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read moreCanon FD 85mm F/1.2 L – Finding My Ideal Focal Length with Canon’s Legendary Portrait Lens
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In Japan, Digicams are the New Film – Guest Post by Johnny Yokoyama
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The Best Beach Cameras Just in Time for Summer – Updated
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Fujifilm X-E4 Review – Rekindling my Relationship with Digital Photography
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Fujifilm Announces the Instax Mini Evo, a New Digital Instant Film Camera
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Nikon 1 J1 Review: A Retro Digital Camera for the Modern Photographer
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Fujifilm X70 Mirrorless Camera Review
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Ricoh GRD IV Digital Point and Shoot Camera Review
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Martha’s Vineyard with The Konica Minolta Dimage X50, a 20-year-old Digital Camera
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If a Lens Vignettes But Nobody Sees It, Did It Really Vignette?
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Let’s Roast – We Pick Our Most Hated Cameras
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What I Learned from a Weekend Doing Everything Wrong (Photographically)
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What’s a Prime Lens and Why You Need One
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