Benjamin Chan, Author at 35mmc

Benjamin Chan

Analog photographer from Portland, Oregon, USA. Primarily 35mm. Failing at not acquiring more cameras.

Benjamin Chan's Posts

Voigtlander Vitoret 110 EL camera from the front surrounded by 35mm film canisters

6 August, 2025

5 Frames with the Voigtlander Vitoret 110 EL and Lomography Orca

By Benjamin Chan

Although I don’t shoot 110 film much, maybe 1-2 rolls a year, I do enjoy it. But it’s a hassle and options for film stocks are limited with Lomography being the only...

Photograph of a Minolta AF-Sv camera (front view) surrounded by rolls of film

21 February, 2025

Minolta AF-S V&D — What was the mind of Minolta thinking?

By Benjamin Chan

I can be a sucker for gimmicks, and the Minolta Talker is as gimmicky as they come. The Talker, also branded as the AF-Sv, is a variant of the AF-S with the same lens and featur...

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Geoff Chaplin on Battle of the Budgets Continued… Fomapan 200 & Kentmere 200 (35mm)
A very nice comparison and many excellent images as always. I was surprised by the halation on Kentmere - one…
Bob Janes on Battle of the Budgets Continued… Fomapan 200 & Kentmere 200 (35mm)
An interesting read! I've been shooting quite a lot of K200 recently along with K100 and K400 pushed and pulled…
Bob Janes on A third of a roll with a Pentax Spotmatic F and Kentmere Pan 200
Thank you. The little 28 is a gem - not hugely fast, but small and not horrendously expensive as the…

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