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Don't Think Just Shoot | Holga 120CFN

Some people think you need an expensive complex camera to take amazing photos, but the Holga is here to show you otherwise. Holga is a great camera to get started taking amazing analog photos. It's also a great way to get back to the basics of photography for those of us with way too many cameras.

Leica M6 vs Leica M4-P : What's the difference?

If you're in the market for a Leica rangefinder camera you're faced with a number of options, most of them starting with the letter M, but it's not always easy to tell what the differences are and why you should buy one Leica M as opposed to another one.

Leica T (typ 701) - Manual Focus Review

I came to the Leica T for rather unconventional reasons. For many, the T system is an introduction to the Leica brand or perhaps an upgrade from the Leica X series with the perk of interchangeable lenses. For me, though, it was a way to test out the chops of a Leica CMOS sensor.

Wasting Film in Santa Monica With the Contax T2

The following video is one roll of film, shot start to finish in Santa Monica with the Contax T2. The film used was your average drugstore Fuji Superia 200 speed (24 exposures). The only rule was to photograph anything that caught my eye and not hold back.

Video: Photo Vlog #1 - Leica M8 // Lisbon, Portugal

Took the Leica M8.2 on a trip to Lisbon, Portugal and got to do some street shooting.

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