Hamish Gill

I started taking photos at the age of 9. Since then I've taken photos for a hobby, sold cameras for a living, and for a little more than decade I've been a professional photographer and, of course, weekly contributor to 35mmc.

Hamish Gill's Posts

5 February, 2017

Finding my perfect classic Sonnar – PT1

By Hamish Gill

I've decided to attempt to find my perfect classic 50mm lens to mount on my Leica rangefinders. I have my ideal modern lens in the form of the Zeiss ZM Sonnar, but sometimes, ju...

22 January, 2017

Day 1 in the Darkroom…

By Hamish Gill

On Friday I did something I've been promising myself for a long time, and something I specifically wanted to do in 2017. I went on a darkroom beginners workshop. I've built a da...

10 January, 2017

The lure of the uncomplicated camera

By Hamish Gill

Readers of this blog and those who interact with me on social media often comment about what they see as a varied choice of cameras in my collection. The most common comments I ...