A fair few years ago now, way before I set up 35mmc, I set up a photography forum by the name of Real Photographers Forum. It’s still going today, so I thought I might draw a bi...
8 May, 2023
PPP 35M Color-Minotar 35mm f2.8 Review
Recently, the lens market has seen a new fresh offering for us, vintage lenses enthusiastic people. Some workshops, like PPP, Omnar, MS Optics has been offering the possibility ...
6 May, 2023
Fujifilm Professional TX-2 – Seeing Panoramic
The Fujifilm Professional TX-2 (its sister Hasselblad XPan I/II or the older Fuji TX) is one of those cameras which you lust after, and when you get it, open the packaging and ...
Now, amongst the multitudes of cameras I bought, sold then regretted was a very special camera - being the Fujifilm Professional GA645i. You’ve all probably read about this and ...
3 May, 2023
Agfa Isolette L – I Dared to Repair… and Won!
Between 1937 and 1960 Agfa Kamerawerk AG, Munich, Germany produced a series of compact folding medium format (6x6) film cameras, the first being named the Isorette which was qui...
28 April, 2023
Konica TC and T4 SLRs – The Last of the Steam Powered Trains
Back in the 1970s competition in the SLR camera market was fierce. Most companies needed to innovate regularly to maintain their profile and market share. Konica had been buildi...
The Kodak Ektar H35 half-frame camera captivated photographers in 2022 with its retro simplicity. The little plastic film camera is sourced from an overseas manufacturer, Reto, ...
26 April, 2023
An Overview of my 5 Artisans Lenses – 7 and TT
The spark for this post started with an email thread between myself and Haimsh where I was detailing my obsession with my new to me Leica M Type 240. Hamish predicted that I wou...
