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27 June, 2025

Contax TVS I, TVS II, TVS III and T2 Kung Fu mash up – who wins? Which should you choose?

By Ibraar Hussain

A comparison of the Photographs taken with each of these four cameras and any differences between the results. Should you get yourself a cheap (ish) lowly TVS or go all in and b...

23 June, 2025

Thypoch Simera 21mm f/1.4 ASPH review

By vincentbihler

Since my initial reviews of the 35mm and 28mm f/1.4 Simera lenses, Thypoch has emerged as one of the most intriguing lens makers of the past few years. Their growing Simera line...

23 June, 2025

Olympus OM707 – The Autofocus Underdog

By Stuart Jenkins

The Olympus OM707 (OM77 in North America) is one of a slew of new futuristic autofocus SLRs that burst onto the market in the mid-1980s. It’s a great-looking camera with a...

22 June, 2025

Fuji X Half – A Few thoughts about a camera I’ve not even touched

By Hamish Gill

I must be honest, and say I had talked myself out of publishing this post – I just didn’t know how much value it had alongside all of the other noise that was out th...

22 June, 2025

Fujifilm X half – A few frames taken with a Camera From a World I Don’t Understand

By David Hume

This little thing is fun. That’s the main takeaway — the key word that came up over and over again on a recent photo walk in my hometown of Adelaide, South Australia. The event ...

20 June, 2025

Weston Master V – a Review of the Masterful Exposure Meter

By Bob Janes

I confess the company history around the Weston meter leaves me a bit confused. There were lots of mergers and buy-outs over time on both sides of the Atlantic. Sangamo and West...

16 June, 2025

Olympus XA1 – One roll mini-review

By Mark Ellerby

I have enjoyed owning and using various Olympus XA cameras for a while, but I had skipped over the XA1 with its fixed focus and protruding shutter button. I wondered why would t...

16 June, 2025

Kodak Easyshare Z950 – A classic “Kodak Color Science” Digi Cam

By Ibraar Hussain

Geoff Chaplin, a long time 35mmc contributor and probably the only member who takes the time and effort to kindly comment on every post here wonders how many cameras I’ve had! H...

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Ken Davis on Prakticas and Their Associated Lenses – Building A Film Camera and Lens System At Reasonable Cost
Thank you Omar, to try to answer your questions with regard to the Prakticas, then the Prakticamat is at the…
Ken Davis on Prakticas and Their Associated Lenses – Building A Film Camera and Lens System At Reasonable Cost
David, many thanks for your compliments. I hope I haven't created too much GAS as there are a couple of…
Omar Tibi on Prakticas and Their Associated Lenses – Building A Film Camera and Lens System At Reasonable Cost
Masterfully written guide, Ken! I don't have a Praktica (yet?) but it is both nice to see someone else appreciate…

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