First thing this morning with the last few wisps of morning mist hanging in the air I walked my daughter to her Saturday morning recreational gymnastics session. The walk back f...
Hamish Gill's Posts
Just a little update to the compact camera lens conversion project. If you haven’t read the first part of the project, you can read it here. As it turns out, the Ricoh ff9...
16 January, 2016
Voigtlander 28/35 mini-finder micro-review
I've had a couple of messages lately asking me about the Voigtlander 28/35 mini finder, specifically whether or not I think it's worth the fairly large amount of cash they go fo...
15 January, 2016
First roll with the Hasselblad Xpan II & 45mm
First impressions of the camera are fairly positive, it's seems largely speaking fairly logical to use and is comfortable in the hand, if a little big and heavy. I'll get to all...
2 January, 2016
7 Reasons you should own a Thread Mount Leica
7 reasons and a whole load of waffle about why I (and some reader of 35mmc) think all photographers should own, or at least try, a thread mount Leica
1 January, 2016
The Gear Acquisition Syndrome Horseshoe
Just a bit of fun. I’ve been thinking about Gear Acquisition Syndrome and what it means to me. I thought about writing a post about it but decided instead it could be bett...
22 December, 2015
A 35mm compact camera lens conversion – Part 1 – Choosing the lens
I've decided to have one of my compact camera lenses converted to Leica thread mount by MS-Optical in Japan. Rather than wait until the end of the project to document the whole ...
16 December, 2015
A Birthday at the Birmingham German Christmas Market
For the second year running, a few weeks ago me and a bunch of mates visited the Birmingham German Christmas Market. I must be honest, the non-consumable things on sale don̵...