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4 December, 2024

Fujica 35-SE – A review of an interesting if tatty camera

By Tony Warren

My interest in mid 20th century efforts to automate photography led to the purchase of a Fujica 35-SE. When I bought my first dSLR, a Fuji S2 Pro, Fuji were better known for the...

2 December, 2024

Kentfaith Variable ND (ND2-400) & 1/4 Black Mist and a growing love for lens filters

By Hamish Gill

I am a fan of mist filters, and have used ND (neutral density) filters a fair few times before. I’ve even crossed paths with variable ND filters. I’ve never come across a Variab...

29 November, 2024

O.Zone 69 – My Summer with an Open-Source Camera System

By Sam Bulleit

I think that what excites me most about film shooters today is the DIY mindset we all have to embody in order to be here. It is the unintended side-effect which comes from many ...

27 November, 2024

Leica III from 1933 – Perfectly Imperfect

By Chris Hooke

I’ve feel like I’ve been away from photography for a while. Like most of people these days, the general state of the universe has got me down. Don’t get me wro...

Color photo of a Konica Pearl III medium format folding camera.

25 November, 2024

Konica Pearl III Medium Format Folder – Review and Street Shots from NYC

By Chad Gayle

As much as I love film, I’ve always had a love / hate relationship with medium format. Spoiled by the speed of 35mm’s fast lenses and the liberal largesse of 4×5 and 5×...

22 November, 2024

PIC Camera – Having fun with the rare round British made oddity

By Dan Cuny

The PIC camera was on my list of cameras to review just before I returned to work after the two years lost years of COVID-19. Recently, when I looked up from my desk and saw the...

20 November, 2024

Ricoh KR10 Super – I have a debt of gratitude to this camera

By Leonel Leyva C

Since I discovered Photography at the age of 13, it has been my joy, my hobby, my passion, my favorite activity… It is a gift of life that there are now blogs on the Inter...

18 November, 2024

Pentax 67II – The Perfect Travel Camera

By Patrick Medd

As a amateur photographer forced against your will to work in some non-camera based occupation, your holidays (vacations, for my friends across the pond) are one of the few occa...

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Jaume Rosselló on 5 Frames – Including a Homage to Henri – from a Trip to France – By Thorsten Wulff
Hello. My name is Jaume and I am a photographer in Palma (Mallorca, Spain). I belong to a group of…
Curtis Heikkinen on Vivitar EZ Motor Big View – A modern box?
Very nice results from this camera! Interesting piece. Thanks for posting!
Omar Tibi on The Motorway Bridge – A One Shot Story
Ed, congrats on your first posts on 35mmc and thank you for sharing! I really appreciate these "Eggleston-ian" looks at…

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