23 March, 2026
Leica D-Lux 8 in India – Part One
The Leica D-Lux 8 has been reviewed to death, so this is not a review. It’s personal observations about how I came to buy this camera, how I didn’t bond with it at first, and ...
As the only photographer many of my friends know, they have sometimes offered me their families no longer wanted old camera, usually another worn brownie of various odd lineage ...
20 March, 2026
Olympus IS-5000 – the Bridge to Digital
Olympus IS-5000 the bridge to digital.
18 March, 2026
Viltrox Vintage Z2 TTL Flash (on a Nikon Zf) Mini-Review
I don’t shoot flash very much, but I had been on the look out for a little one for the Nikon Zf when my contact at Viltrox asked me if I’d be interested in trying their new Vint...
18 March, 2026
Kodak ColorPlus 200 at a Nostalgic Car Show
In my previous articles, I explored two of the most classic and iconic black-and-white films: Kodak Tri-X and Ilford HP5 Plus. Now I turn my attention to a classic colour negati...
17 March, 2026
Yashica FR-1 – The Contax RTS for the budget-conscious
Hello again, dear 35mmc friends! If my research is correct, this is the first article about the Yashica SLR FR-1 in 35mmc. This shows that once again I have something more obscu...
16 March, 2026
Thypoch Simera 28mm f/1.4 ASPH on my Leica M6 – Second Guessing Myself in the Form of a Long-Term Review
The first question I need to ponder for this particular lens seems to be whether it’s worth no longer being able to pocket my M with it on during my commute. I am spoiled ...
Across this set, the Carl Zeiss Ultron 50mm 1.8 performs as expected: good microcontrast and local separation, reasonably crisp edge definition where focus is placed, and a gene...
