Some photographers want the newest sensor. Others want a camera that changes how they see, and a process slow enough to make each frame count. This hub is for both, because the two ideas meet more often than you would think. Leica has spent a century building cameras around that second idea, and film photography has come back for many of the same reasons.
We start with Leica because the brand still makes three very different answers to the question of what a serious camera should be. The Q3 is a fixed lens compact you can carry every day. The M11 is a rangefinder that asks you to focus by hand. The SL3 is a full system body built for working professionals. Our comparison guide puts their official specs side by side, and our news posts cover the special editions as they arrive.
Then we move to film. You can still buy new film cameras, and the stocks people love, from Kodak Portra 400 to Tri-X and CineStill 800T, are still made. We explain the difference between 35mm and 120, what push processing does, and how to develop color film at home. The final sections cover compact digital cameras with real character, instant cameras, and the photography books and exhibitions worth your time. Every relevant post we have published is linked below.
We keep this page updated as new posts go live. If you are choosing a camera, start with the comparison guide and the compact camera roundup. If you already own one, jump to the film stocks and developing guides, which are the fastest way to get more out of the camera you have.
Leica
- Leica Q3 vs M11 vs SL3: Which 60MP Leica Is Right for You: Three 60.3MP Leicas, three very different cameras.
- Leica SL3-P: The First Leica SL That Shoots Like a Flagship: The Leica SL3-P drops the red dot and adds 40 frames per second at 44 megapixels.
- Leica Releases the Q3 43 Formula 1 Edition: Leica Camera and Formula 1 have a new licensing partnership, and its first product is a special Q3 43 with handcrafted carbon fiber, Microvelour trim, red controls and an exclusive Formula 1 Leica Look.
Film cameras and film stocks
- Film Cameras You Can Still Buy New: 5 Worth Owning: Old film cameras are getting expensive and hard to repair.
- 35mm vs 120 Film Explained: Which Format Should You Shoot?: The same film often comes in two formats, 135 and 120.
- Kodak Portra 400: The Color Film for Skin Tones and Everything Else: The color film portrait photographers trust and new film shooters love.
- Kodak Tri-X 400: The Classic Black and White Film to Start With: The black and white film almost everyone starts with.
- CineStill 800T: The Tungsten Film Built for Night: A fast, tungsten balanced color negative film made from a motion picture stock.
- CineStill 50D: The Fine Grain Film for Bright Days: A slow, daylight balanced color negative film with very fine grain and wide latitude.
Developing and process
- Push Processing Film Explained: How to Shoot Faster Than Box Speed: Pushing film lets you shoot in less light by rating it faster and developing longer.
- Developing Color Film at Home: C-41 Explained: Color film is easier to develop at home than its reputation suggests.
- CineStill Cs41: Color Film Developing in Two Baths: A two bath C-41 kit for developing color negative film at home.
Compact and digital cameras with character
- The Best Compact Cameras: 6 Cult Cameras Worth Buying: Fixed-lens compacts are the hardest cameras in photography to buy.
- Fujifilm X100VI: What the Cult Compact Camera Does and Who It Is For: The sixth generation X100 adds a 40.2 megapixel sensor and in-body stabilization to the classic dial based compact.
- Fujifilm Film Simulations Explained: Which One Should You Use: Fujifilm's Film Simulations recreate the company's classic film stocks right in the camera.
- Ricoh Releases the GR IV 30th Anniversary Edition Kit on October 21: Ricoh marks 30 years since the GR1 with a GR IV kit limited to 6,000 worldwide: GR1-inspired buttons, a diamond-cut ring cap, a leather strap and 16 pin badges.
- Sigma Announces the FP2, a Pocket Full Frame Cinema Camera: Sigma has announced the FP2, a pocket sized full frame camera with a 24.5MP partially stacked sensor, a still and cine mode switch, 6K OpenGate, ProRes RAW, a tilting LCD and 70GB of internal storage.
- Fujifilm instax mini Evo 2 Is the First instax With a Touchscreen: Fujifilm's new hybrid instant camera gets a bigger 4.5-inch touchscreen, a print lever you pull by hand and a feature that saves the moments just before you press the shutter.
- Fujifilm instax SQUARE 2 Brings a Sculpted New Body and a Mood Filter Switch: Fujifilm just announced the instax SQUARE 2, a redesigned square format instant camera in Slate Blue, Misty White and Brick Red with a new Mood Filter Switch, plus a softer new Soft Haze film.
Gifts and photography books
- Best Gifts for Photographers 2026: Photographers are hard to gift.
- John Divola's Sheila Puts His Most Private Photographs Next to Zuma and Vandalism: TBW Books' new John Divola monograph, Sheila, pairs rarely seen portraits of his wife at the time, made between 1976 and 1984, with images from Zuma, Vandalism and his LAX Noise Abatement Zone series.
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