Chris Hooke, Author at 35mmc

Chris Hooke

I'm a UK based amateur photographer who first picked up a camera, many moons ago. Shot film through the 80's and 90's, took 20 years to realise that digital depressed me. Now, here I am, playing with and selling all the cameras I couldn't afford when I was younger, and telling people about it

Chris Hooke's Posts

27 November, 2024

Leica III from 1933 – Perfectly Imperfect

By Chris Hooke

I’ve feel like I’ve been away from photography for a while. Like most of people these days, the general state of the universe has got me down. Don’t get me wro...

6 April, 2023

Rolleicord IIe 1949-50 – Lalage Bown’s Camera

By Chris Hooke

I think the very essence within all our obsessions with film cameras is the romance of holding something in your hands that could tell many stories. It’s the unknown history tha...

23 February, 2023

The Pitfalls of Buying 2nd Hand… When 2nd Hand is all there is – By Chris Hooke

By Chris Hooke

Well, this is quite embarrassing. This, my first post for 35mmc, would tell the glorious tale of a Rolleicord Va, newly acquired from a well know auction site. It would include...

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Ibraar Hussain on Nicéphores window – A One Shot Story
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