A friend here in town is an experienced and very capable photographer with over five decades of experience. Early this year (2020), his wife emailed me…
Photos & Projects
The coronavirus has caused almost unprecedented disruptions to commercial activity around the world (I wrote “almost unprecedented” because the great flu influenza of 1917 caused similar…
Lenses
Canon 50mm ƒ/1.4 LTM Lens – A Mini-Review of 1960s Optical Excellence – by Andrew Morang
March 11, 2020Long-term 35MMC readers recall that I have used my dad’s Leica IIIC rangefinder camera for decades. He bought it at the Post Exchange in Guam in…
At the beginning of every new year, full of ambitious resolutions, I try to do some cleaning up at home, both physical and electronic. The physical…
Film• Photos & Projects
Kodak Ektar 25 – Urban/Rural Decay in the Texas Panhandle – by Andrew Morang
December 21, 2019The Texas Panhandle is the land of big skies, big farms, big men and women, enormous pickup trucks, and fading towns and farm houses. The Panhandle…
5 frames with...
5 Frames (oops, 6) in Mississippi with 35mm Kodak Ektar 25 film in a Spotmatic by Andrew Morang
August 21, 2019Dear 35MMC readers, I am a dreamer. I keep hoping I will be able to buy some Kodak Ektar 25 (or Royal Gold 25 - the…
Film• Photos & Projects
Kodak Ektar 25 – Living in the Past, a Hasselblad, and Flooding in Mississippi – by Andrew Morang
June 15, 2019Yes, I know, I am living in the past. I remember when I could buy a Shutterbug in the supermarket, read through page after page of…
Philosophy & Reflections
Dilemma Dilemma: What Shall I Use, Color or Black & White? A Short Comparison – by Andrew Morang
May 7, 2019When the digital tsunami overwhelmed the world of picture-taking in the mid-2000s, I bought various digital camera and used them for color work. However, I continued…
Camera History• Scale Focus
Voigtländer Vito BL Review – Compact Excellence – by Andrew Morang
April 5, 2019Reading 35mmc can be dangerous to the pocketbook and can lead to GAS (no, not flatulence, but gear acquisition syndrome). I read several glowing articles here…
When I travel overseas and need to pack light, I often take my Leica M2 rangefinder camera with compact 35mm and 50mm f/2.0 Summicron lenses (along…
