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29 August, 2026

By Roger

As someone who has more film cameras than I need, I decided it would be interesting to know how accurate their shutters are. Obviously, you can tell the difference between 1 sec...

18 August, 2026

Don’t Talk To Strangers

By David Brancaleone

The catalyst: Covid-19 When I was in my twenties, I loved to sketch strangers on buses and trains. When I emigrated to London, I turned my drawings into watercolours, etchings, ...

14 August, 2026

Monster LA-FZ1 and 180mm AF with V1.3 Firmware (on the Nikon Zf)

By Hamish Gill

I recently published a post containing a series of photos I took at Welland Steam Fair, some of which that were taken with the Nikon Zf, Monster LA-FZ1 and Nikon 180mm with a ne...

7 August, 2026

Godox V100 Flash – Long-Term Review

By Sroyon

I don’t know if you are keeping up with the world of flash photography – 35mmc is after all a largely analogue-focused website, and many film photographers prefer availabl...

Two dark tarred boat bows against a bright white hull in hard sunlight, Brittany

25 July, 2026

The Zone System on a Leica, without the mental arithmetic

By Jürgen Suk

There is a specific moment on a shoot that I never enjoyed. The light is doing something interesting and about to stop doing it, and instead of looking at the scene I am staring...

The BorderTool Pro interface — colour controls, presets, and live preview in one window.

16 July, 2026

I’m a Photographer Who Builds Tools — How Two Mac Apps Grew Out of My Own Workflow

By Michael Damböck

I have roughly fifteen packs of Fujifilm FP-100C instant film in my fridge. I know I should use them. I’ve been telling myself that for years. They’re discontinued, ...

2 July, 2026

M-Kamera (Magic, Mental, My!) – Fixing the smartphone photography

By vzzdor

The best camera is the one with you, and yet most photographers, including myself despise smartphones as photographic tools. There are some good reasons for that, but for me per...

10 June, 2026

Fotopro Origin Travel Tripod – Long-term Review

By Sroyon

Tripods, I feel, are among the less glamorous photography accessories. They don’t have the technical wizardry of gimbals and drones, nor the whizbang street-cred of flashe...

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Jeffery Luhn on Windows, Tripods and Strobes: Lighting Indoor Portraits on Film
David, Great portraits! I've complimented you and Scott on this before, but it's worth repeating; your working distance and collaboration…
Jeffery Luhn on My LX100 and why the new Panasonic L10 doesn’t appeal
Nice article, Hamish. I used to be a fan of Lumix (Panasonic) cameras with Leitz lenses. The pocket models I…
David Pauley on Windows, Tripods and Strobes: Lighting Indoor Portraits on Film
Thank you Tony! I l'm glad the photos don't look "over-lighted" to you. By the way I love Jane Bown's…

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