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14 February, 2023

That time I “Half-Framed” a cute Kodak Flash Bantam camera (Part 1 of 3)

By Dave Powell

I’ve long wanted a half-frame 35mm camera. Doubling one’s images per roll is especially great now that film costs more. I’m an inveterate tinkerer, though, and preferred to conv...

13 February, 2023

Minolta XM Compared to the Nikon F2 – Between Myth and Market – By Alex Peter

By Alex Peter

In 1973, the year of the Minolta XM's launch, Minolta had been serving the consumer market very successfully for several years with the SR-T . There, it was a hard-to-beat queen...

12 February, 2023

The Role of Film Photography in an AI World – By Joseph

By josephtwx

The position of film photography has never been stronger. Against the intangibility of our virtual reality, the medium of photography and its process gives viewers the craved ta...

11 February, 2023

Cairo, Egypt with a Nikon FE, 20mm Lens and Cinestill 50 – By Felix I Flores Rodriguez

By Felix Flores Rodriguez

Egypt is one of the fifty-four countries on the African continent. One of the most famous cities around the world is Cairo, which has served as an inspiration to one thousand an...

10 February, 2023

Declining Reno – 13 Frames Developed in Kompostinol – by Sonny Rosenberg

By sonny rosenberg

I think the city council and mayor would probably want to kill me if they read the title of this article. To be clear, Reno Nevada at large is not declining. It’s a thrivi...

10 February, 2023

Chroma Double Glass Lens – My First Shots – by Sonny Rosenberg

By sonny rosenberg

I first heard of the Chroma Double Glass lens in a post here on 35mmc. A new 24mm extremely compact and inexpensive fixed focus, fixed aperture lens for Leica screw mount defini...

9 February, 2023

NEWS: New Solarcan Puck Kickstarter with Limited GOLD and RED Editions

By Molly Kate

Solarcan is running a mini Kickstarter alongside the spirit of the crowd-funding platform’s “Make 100” initiative, that invites makers to launch campaigns offering 100 items to ...

9 February, 2023

Rolleiflex 2.8F – Reflections on a Brief Period of Ownership – by Simon Foale

By Simon Foale

Thirty years ago my dad acquired a Rolleiflex 2.8F which had been part of a large government scientific project, but because it had been bought with external funds, his division...

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Steviemac on Leidolf Lordomat – Capturing Light and Shade
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