Leica and affordable rarely share the same conversation, but the Leica M240 might be the exception worth paying attention to. It's a full frame, M-mount digital rangefinder that costs a fraction of what modern Leica bodies go for, and it still delivers the core experience that makes these cameras worth owning. 

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My first impression when pulling Freewell's latest filter kit offering out of its packaging was how small and light it was. Filter kits tend to be bulky and take up lots of space, often housed in boxes that take up valuable space in camera bags too. They can be a nuisance to lug around. Not this kit. I immediately liked it. 

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Choosing a wide angle prime for a Fujifilm X mount body gets complicated fast, especially once you start weighing image quality against price. The Viltrox 15mm f/1.7 sits at $239, which isn't rock-bottom, but it's close enough to make you wonder whether it can actually hold up. 

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The Nano-X Pro filter system proves there's still a place for those who try to get it right in camera. 

It's no secret that I enjoy taking the "scenic route" when it comes to photography. For better or worse, these days most of my work orbits around non-digital and historical techniques.

Don't get me wrong, I'm no purist when it comes to photography. An idealist? Maybe.

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If you produce short-form video for clients or your own brand, take a second and count the number of apps, browser tabs, and subscription logins sitting between the moment you have an idea and the moment you hit publish. There's the scriptwriting tool (or a blank doc you've been staring at for twenty minutes). The generation or editing platform. A separate captioning service you pay for monthly. Something for thumbnails, maybe a dedicated generator, maybe you're still screenshotting frames and adding text in Photoshop. A background removal tool.

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I sold my Mamiya 645AFD, and I regret it every time I think about it, which is more often than I would like to admit. The film got too expensive, and the scanning costs added up, and I told myself the rational thing to do was to let it go and put the money toward something more practical. I was right about the math. I was wrong about everything else.  

A few years later, the absence of that camera is still something I notice, and no amount of sensible reasoning about cost per frame has made the regret any smaller.

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