David Smith, Author at 35mmc

David Smith

I'm a 44-year-old biology professor at Western University (Ontario, Canada) with a passion for photography, camera collecting, and vintage microscopes.

David Smith's Posts

30 August, 2024

The Power of a Pinecone — A One-Shot Story

By David Smith

“Perfection is attained by slow degrees; it requires the hand of time.” — Voltaire I fell in love with analog cameras before I became enamoured with the images that they can cre...

27 August, 2024

A Collector’s Journey From Microscopes to Cancer to Cameras

By David Smith

My passion for film photography began with a different sort of vintage lens, the kind you mount to an aged brass microscope. I’m a biologist and have always been fascinated with...

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Stephen on Light Lens Lab 35mm f1.4 ASPHERICAL Review
Thanks for the detailed and insightful review. I’d also be intrigued by a comparison between this lens and the Thypoch…
Danilo Leonardi on The Eclipse Was Real, But Did We See it? – A One Shot Story
Thanks, Walter! That’s exactly it. The “extras” became the subject, I left the “main attraction” outside the frame, and what…
Walter Reumkens on The Eclipse Was Real, But Did We See it? – A One Shot Story
If that were the case, I’d have done the same. And not just during a solar eclipse. It’s often the…

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