Ken Davis, Author at 35mmc

Ken Davis

I have been taking photographs since 1965 using Praktica SLRs then Chinon SLRs then Nikon and now Leica M and R series but I have a considerable collection of cameras that get used for both B&W & colour work in addition to day to day use of digital cameras. My interests are recording the area around me, landscape and close up work and street photography.

Ken Davis's Posts

20 October, 2025

Prakticas and Their Associated Lenses – Building A Film Camera and Lens System At Reasonable Cost

By Ken Davis

The post that Matt Reverzani gave us about his work with a Praktica L prompted me to write an article about this range of cameras. Now the Prakticas were always ‘bottom of the p...

8 February, 2020

Re-Acquainting with Adox Scala B&W Slide Film – By Ken Davis

By Ken Davis

A bit of background, I've been taking photos for more than 50 years starting with Prakticas (models FXII, IV and V) using a Prakticamat for many years, then a Chinon Memotron. I...

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