In May, vintage-inspired analog camera company Reto announced the Reto Pano, a reusable point-and-shoot camera with both an ultra-wide lens and the promise of being able to switch freely between standard 35mm film aspect ratio and panoramic mid-roll.
It got my attention.
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Reto, makers of vintage-inspired analog cameras and film, has announced that its latest device is a 35mm film camera that can switch between standard and panoramic modes without changing film. [Read More] petapixel.com »
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Harman is on a roll, expanding its support for analog photographers with multiple new film emulsions this year. Right on the heels of Kentmere Pan 200, its new Phoenix II film stock replaces the more experimental original Phoenix and improves on it in multiple areas.
Any photographer who wishes to improve their images needs three key elements: knowledge, practice, and constructive criticism. While the first two are entirely dependent on the individual's will, the latter requires inputs from a third source.
I don't really like fisheye lenses. I've never found much use for them and find the surreal look of the images to be of limited utility. But that doesn't mean that I won't jump at the chance to give a new one a try. [Read More]
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Nearly a year ago, I finished our Pentax 17 camera review. And back then, I gave it an Editor's Choice award. The Pentax 17 is the camera that finally made me empathize with Mets fans. You see, when I was much younger, I'd root for the Yankees because I knew that I'd always get lunch money when betting against my friends.
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