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5 February, 2017

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...

4 February, 2017

Contax T2 vs. Fuji Klasse S – A Clash of Compact Camera Giants – by Aivaras

By Aivaras

It's been 5 months and 20 rolls of film through two highly acclaimed compact film cameras – the Contax T2 and Fuji Klasse S. Through this process I’ve come to the point where I’...

28 January, 2017

Minolta TC-1 Review – A Worthy Companion – by Benn Murhaaya

By Benn Murhaaya

If I think about it, every other camera required me to do something on top of what I really wanted. Constantly switch modes, turn off flash or scan the film almost one frame at ...

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...

21 January, 2017

My Time With The Travelling Yashica – Paul Rice – Chatham, Ontario Canada

By Paul Rice

Hi I’m Paul Rice, a photographer and camera collector from Ontario Canada. What a thrill to be a part of the Travelling Yashica project. When I first read about it on 35mmc I im...

16 January, 2017

Sony A7Rii review – A superb farce of a camera

By Hamish Gill

Let me just start by saying, it doesn't matter which way you look at the Sony A7Rii, it is a ridiculous thing. Ridiculous in every sense. If you view it as bad, it's ridiculousl...

14 January, 2017

Reflecta RPS 10M Review – Reflections on Homes Scanning – by Frank Lehnen

By Frank Lehnen

...I heard bad things about the Reflecta RPS 10M - banding, incorrect frame recognition, many returns. But my short experience up to now has just shown me great qualities of a r...

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 ...

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