Why Everyone Should Shoot Manual … Sometimes
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We Pick Your First Film Camera For Under $50
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Five Favorite Photos – Jeff Mermelstein
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What’s a Prime Lens and Why You Need One
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Five Favorite Photos – Saul Leiter
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Four Lessons Learned Through the Photography of Jazz Bassist Milt Hinton
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Five Tips for Building a Full Film Camera Kit for Under $100
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Five Favorite Photos – Josef Koudelka
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How to Develop Black and White Film at Home – Part Two: Developing The Negative + Video Guide
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Tips and Techniques No. 002 – Push Processing Film
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Tips and Techniques No. 003 – How to See in Black-and-White
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Making the Most of Motion in Photographs – Photo Tips and Techniques
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Five Favorite Photos – Street Photography Master, Fan Ho
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How to Cheat at Film Photography – Simple Tips for Making Better Photos
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Reverse Lens Macro Photography – Intro and How To Guide
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Franka Solida II-R – Shooting a Classic 120 Folding Camera from 1959
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Simple But Sophisticated – the Leica M6
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Check Out These Amazing Items from Flints Auctions’ November 19th Catalog
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Sony E 18-135mm F/3.5-5.6 OSS Lens Review
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Five Photo Accessories I’m Glad I Bought (And Some I Regret)
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read moreCarl Zeiss Planar 50mm F/1.4 C/Y Mount – Lens Review
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Sony A6000 Review – a Modern Classic in 2020?
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Fujifilm X100V Review — A Digital Camera with an Analog Heart
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Leica Q2 – a Real World Camera Review
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An Unscientific Review of the Nikon D700
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Ricoh GRD IV Digital Point and Shoot Camera Review
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5 Best Travel Cameras – Digital Edition
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These are the Best Beach Cameras Just in Time for Summer
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Fujifilm X70 Mirrorless Camera Review
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Should You Buy a Mechanical or Electronic Camera?
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Let’s Roast – We Pick Our Most Hated Cameras
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Why Polaroid Originals and the New One Step 2 Matter
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Which Leica Rangefinder Should You Buy?
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