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7 December, 2020

Olyversal 2:1 Frame Camera Project – By Alexander Seidler

By Alexander Seidler

After a few years of shooting, and 2 or 3 hundred rolls of film I felt my experience was growing, and my GAS with it. I'd been shooting a lot of wide angle lenses, and wanted to...

7 December, 2020

Canon Sure Shot EX – A Mini-Review of a Very Basic Camera

By Hamish Gill

I picked up the Canon Sure Shot EX for next to nothing. In fact, since it was thrown in the box with something else I bought, I suppose it was free. For that reason alone I had ...

4 December, 2020

Agfa Selectronic 2 Review – The Best of Both Worlds – By Rock

By Rock

The roll over from the 1970s into the 80s saw Agfa boldly launch two new 35mm camera systems. I say boldly as the implosion of West German camera manufacturing was all but compl...

2 December, 2020

My First Rolls of Ektachrome – A Tropical Thunderstorm – By Aukje

By Aukje

It has been a while since I have submitted a story for 35mmc, sometimes life gets in the way of photography. This time I broke my foot, and it kept me indoors most of spring and...

1 December, 2020

Microcord & Rolleiflex – A Comparison of two TLRs – By Bob Janes

By Bob Janes

I have a Microcord & Rolleiflex; two fully functioning Twin Lens Reflex (TLR) cameras, with one of them being 'influenced' rather heavily by the other. I'd like to introduce you...

30 November, 2020

“Why It Does Not Have to Be in Focus” and “Out of Focus”: Pinhole Adventures Part 4 – by Sroyon

By Sroyon

Another Monday, another episode of my Pinhole Adventures series… but this one is a bit different. So far, I’ve mainly focused on designing and building cameras. Part 4 is less a...

27 November, 2020

Agfa Optima Sensor Flash Review – By Bal Camp

By Barry Camp

OK, before we get started I need to make clear this isn't a simple review. It's a love letter to the Agfa Optima Sensor Flash, an evangelical sermon, a story of trolling turned ...

26 November, 2020

5 Frames Cut from The Summer of ’20 – by Simon King / New Exit Group

By Simon King

In 2019 I co-founded a documentary photography movement with fellow photographers David Babaian, Andrew Blowers and Sagar Kharecha, with the intention of representing local stor...

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